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A little known capital in Europe has some of the cheapest pints around - but don’t book your to it just yet, because there are definitely a couple of catches Chisinau in Moldova is just a three hour direct flight from London, and at just £1.11 for a , it’s a bargain for a night out on the town. It’s the second cheapest pint in Europe, the first of which can be found in the Belarusian capital of Minsk - for just 90p.

However, there might be a reason that bachelor parties are not yet flocking to the city of Chisinau. A former Soviet state on the edge of Eastern Europe, Chisinau is one of the poorest countries in Europe and one of the least visited - so if you did fancy a stag do, at least you wouldn’t be crowded out by hundreds of others. Over the year the city has attracted a fair bit of unkind criticism, including from travel blogger who wrote: "Chišinau is certainly one of the most unspectacular capitals in Europe.



The capital of Moldova is often called the ugliest on the continent. I agree and think that the city shares last place with Priština. Moreover, the city offers few sights and is quite sleepy.

But it is one of the cheapest capitals in Europe and still worth 1-2 days." If you do fancy giving it a go, and beer isn’t your thing, there’s also a handful of wine bars in the capital. Moldova is renowned for its wine and the country as a whole has no shortage of vineyards.

The airport at Chisinau even has its own craft brewery - a rarity in the capital as .

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