SwimmingNiagara ClubIndoor🕐 Check hours on Google MapsThe serious-swimmer pick: a 25 metre pool with four Olympic-standard lanes, plus a children's pool and jacuzzi. Open all year.
Where to play in Chișinău.
27 places to play bouldering, swimming, tennis and more across Chișinău. Where each is and how to book, in plain English.
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Tennisfrom €6Arena ChișinăuIndoorOutdoor🕐 Mon-Sun 07:00-22:00Courts to rent by the hour at the city's biggest sports complex, opened in 2023. Hourly rates, plus cheaper multi-hour packages.
Padelfrom €21Kangaroo Squash & PadelOutdoor🕐 Mon-Fri 07:00-22:00 · Sat-Sun 09:00-18:00Home to the city's first padel courts: three outdoor courts plus squash. A court is 400 lei an hour.
Footballfrom €9Megapolis Sport ArenaOutdoor🕐 Check hours on Google MapsTwo synthetic pitches by Megapolis Mall, open from morning to midnight. Rent by the hour.
YogaYOGAGOIndoor🕐 Check hours on Google MapsA friendly studio in Ciocana with yoga, pilates and meditation, and a team of around a dozen instructors. Trial classes available.
Beach volleyballLa Izvor ParkOutdoor🕐 Check hours on Google MapsSand courts in La Izvor park, where the city's beach volleyball championships are held. Open play with the local community through the summer.
Boulderingfrom €1.50Chisinau Bouldering ProjectIndoor🕐 Mon-Fri 17:30-22:00 · Sat-Sun 12:00-22:00The first bouldering gym in Moldova, with walls at many angles for all levels and a small training area. Friendly community, shoes to rent at the desk.
BasketballNeighbourhood courtsOutdoor🕐 Check hours on Google MapsThe city built new free public courts, including on D. Rîșcanu St 11 and Grădinilor St 58. Walk on and play.
Badmintonfrom €10Altius Badminton ClubIndoor🕐 Adult groups Mon-Fri 18:00-21:00 at Ion Creangă; amateurs by arrangementGroup and individual badminton training for adults and children, from beginners up. Amateur adult groups play at the seven-court USMF hall in Mălina Mică; call to join a group.