Those who once travelled to Moldova were eternally charmed by the beautiful landscapes stretching between the Dniester and Prut Rivers.
They say that Moldova resembles the legendary Mesopotamia with its garden-towns and its agricultural lands. These are spread out like a mosaic among the forest areas, meadows, small rivers and picturesque lakes – which form true natural oases for a very diverse wildlife.
Many of these areas are protected as prime examples of Moldova’s unique natural heritage.

The oldest scientific reserve of Moldova – “Codri”, founded on 27 September, 1971, located near the village Lozova, about 50 km from Chisinau. Currently, the reserve surface constitutes 12 300 hectares. It is divided into three functional zones - a strictly protected zone, buffer zone, transition zone.

The nature here surprises by the variety of forms and species that are rare or can disappear. There are about 1 thousand species that are under state protection that includes a half of Moldovan fauna, 43 species of mammals, 145 species of birds, 7 species of reptiles, 10 types of amphibians and more then 10 thousand species of insects. Oaks and beeches predominate here.
On the territory of the reserve there is a “Museum of Nature” - the unique collection of rare samples of flora and fauna of Moldovan woodland - «Codri».