# Balti, the northern capital

- **Type:** Experience
- **Language:** en
- **Offered by:** The moldova.travel catalogue
- **Region:** Northern Moldova
- **Category:** Culture
- **Duration:** 3 h
- **Suitable for:** Families, Couples, SoloTravellers, Groups
- **Coordinates:** 47.766700, 27.916700
- **Tags:** Destinations, Destinații, Nord, North, Routes of life, Rutele vieții, Направления, Пути жизни, Север
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08T13:34:12+03:00
- **Canonical page:** https://demo.moldova.travel/en/experiences/273-balti-the-northern-capital
- **This document:** https://demo.moldova.travel/en/experiences/273-balti-the-northern-capital.md

## Description

Bălți, also called the Northern Capital, is the administrative centre of the Northern development region, about 130 km from Chișinău on the Răut river. On the 1.3 km pedestrian street stand the Vasile Alecsandri National Theatre, the market, a Catholic church and the tank monument. The city has the Saints Constantine and Elena Cathedral \(1935\), the Armenian Church of St Gregory the Illuminator, Andrieș Park with a carousel and cafés, the City Lake and the Museum of History and Ethnography, open Monday to Saturday 9:00–17:00. Bălți has two airports, Bălți International Airport and Bălți City Airport.

## Photos

![Balti, the northern capital](https://demo.moldova.travel/mt-media/catalogue/orasul-balti-capitala-nordului/media/piata_independentei_din_balti_3.jpg)

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