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The

, named in honor of the

, is the

, capital of

. It begins almost in the

and reaches the 'Republican Botanical Garden'. They are just over

that you have to visit to really know. Do not think that you can get an idea from a quick visit on

, because in Transnistria there are not enough photos to make a 'mapping' of the area that allows you to navigate through it as if it were the city of Madrid. No, here you have to walk to discover.

The

accompanies the wide avenue, bumpy and with grass on the sides at its beginning, and then leaves it, winding through the forest, to come back later. Shops, banks, restaurants and residential buildings begin to pile up on the right and left after passing the

, cape in the air at the gates of

, the monument to tanks and the square tribute to

, the Russian general who, they say, never lost a battle. From there life begins in Tiraspol.

A

, a

, a

, a bank, a restaurant called '

', a bank, a shop with the

sign

, a bank ... There are no problems getting money, of course. Even if you walk away from the main avenue you will find a beach. Yes, a beach. The

course, because the '

' of the Ukrainian

, the fastest access to

, is more than 100 kilometers away.

One of the tallest buildings on

is owned by a fashion brand that, in case you have any doubts, is on a week of discounts for '

'. Because in Transnistria one thing is sentimentality and symbols and another is the day to day of November 2021. It is not extreme capitalism, obviously, but the area

and is copying details from the outside. All in Russian and with the

, yes. English, the euro and credit cards do not exist for almost anyone.

In those, a few meters ahead,

appears

. The white team's expedition, received by

, most of them young, arrived in Tiraspol on Tuesday to stay in

. Guess the name? Indeed:

, next to Avenida 25 de Octubre, in which the room costs

, far from the usual luxuries of any team of the European football elite. The white team could have stayed in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, but that would have forced them to make

and repeat the journey of more than an hour between the two largest cities in the area on several occasions.

It didn't make up for it.

Instead, Madrid has stayed in this

in small Tiraspol, with the

, the stadium of its rival, a few minutes by bus and with the communist statues and symbols in the street in front.

At the university, which is located across the street from the hotel, we are greeted by a

.

"

", comments a British tourist on 'Booking', where the establishment receives a score of 8.5. On the outside, the

in Spain decades ago. The facade is old, with balconies for the rooms. "They do not accept credit cards," warns another, although the hotel, without rooms available until the day after the game, assures that it has a currency exchange service.

Inside, the hotel explains on its website, there is a

, a "

", meeting rooms and even a

that, in case you have any questions, bears the name of '

'.

Of its rooms, some renovated and others with more classic furniture, the hotel highlights "the air conditioning and the

".

In most hotels in the area, that's a luxury.

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