Near the bridge over the Răut River, this inconspicuous building houses a museum with objects recovered during archaeological digs around Orheiul Vechi, and also sells a handy English-language map and guide (40 lei) of the Orheiul Vechi complex. The price also includes admission to the small ethnographic museum (house no 15) in Butuceni village proper.
Orheiul Vechi Exhibition Centre
Moldova
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