Tulcea - Ostrov: Mixed (5 days)
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By car, 5 days, through Razim Lagoon, about 505 km: from Tulcea to Ostrov, 23 stops. Gateway to the Delta. Limestone reefs from 140 million years ago, among the oldest landforms in the country. Danube bank.
How to do the route
Plan 5 days with overnight stays along the route. Combine driving with breaks at sites open to the public. Archaeological sites and museums: respect visiting hours, do not damage structures, and do not pick objects up from the ground.
Stops on the route
- Tulcea - Gateway to the Delta.
- Faleza Dunării - The Danube.
- Isaccea - Noviodunum - Noviodunum.
- Jurilovca - Lipovan fishing village, with the blue church.
- Jurilovca - ponton - Kayak launch from the lagoon shore.
- Malul lacului Sinoe - View of the lagoon, where ancient ships once docked.
- Forumul roman - The civic heart of the imperial-era city.
- Histria - Romania's oldest urban settlement (657 BC), the country's largest archaeological site.
- Cogealac - Wind turbines on the horizon, against a steppe backdrop.
- Parcul eolian Fântânele - 100 m turbines on the steppe.
- Fântânele - Village at the edge of the steppe, road to the wind farm.
- Cheile Dobrogei - Limestone reefs from 140 million years ago, among the country's oldest landforms.
- Capidava - Roman fort.
- Gara Cernavodă - Departure for the bridge, with a view from the train.
- Muzeul Cernavodă - City of the Hamangia Thinker and the ancient fortress of Axiopolis.
- Cernavodă - Danube bank.
- Cernavodă - malul Dunării - Riverside promenade with views of the bridge and Dobruja.
- Podul Saligny - Romanian engineering.
- Medgidia - Rail hub.
- Basarabi - Six chapels carved into chalk (9th–11th c.), with inscriptions in three alphabets.
- Murfatlar - The sunlit hills of Dobruja's best-known vineyard, cultivated since antiquity.
- Hârșova - Carsium.
- Ostrov - Danube bank.