SOROCA, MALDOVA: Most of the time you meet there young and old. Adults are away earning money or looking for jobs. WELCOME to Europe’s most unlikely tourist destination: the so-called Gypsy capital of the world. This is where the flamboyantly bearded “Gypsy King” presides over his community from his grand Moorish inspired palace headquarters. Pictures show how other architectural highlights from this gypsy (Roma) capital with a population of 37,000 include the American White House, the Russian Bolshoi theatre and the Vatican’s St Pauls Church – all private homes financed by leading members of
SOROCA, MALDOVA: Most of the time you meet there young and old. Adults are away earning money or looking for jobs. WELCOME to Europe’s most unlikely tourist destination: the so-called Gypsy capital of the world. This is where the flamboyantly bearded “Gypsy King” presides over his community from his grand Moorish inspired palace headquarters. Pictures show how other architectural highlights from this gypsy (Roma) capital with a population of 37,000 include the American White House, the Russian Bolshoi theatre and the Vatican’s St Pauls Church – all private homes financed by leading members of the community keen to flaunt their wealth. Journalist Andrei Ghihan (31) travelled to Soroca or “Gypsy Hill” as it is known locally, in the north of the Eastern European nation of Moldova – where he was welcomed by Gypsy King Arthur “Baron” Cerari at this home. Video footage shows Arthur serenading Andrei with a traditional song accompanied with his accordion.
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