Basarabi - Ostrov: Mixed (3 days)
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Car
On foot
Road
Unprepared
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Footwear
Water
Hat
Sunscreen
Repellent
Modest dress
By car, 3 days, through the Danube corridor, about 295 km: from Basarabi to Ostrov, 16 stops. Rock-cut churches. A masterpiece of Romanian engineering (1895), at its inauguration the longest bridge complex in Europe. Village with pelicans and authentic fish borș.
How to do the route
Plan 3 days with overnight stays along the route. Combine driving with breaks at sites open to the public. Places of worship and pilgrimage: modest clothing, silence during services, respect for the customs of the local community (Muslim, Orthodox, or Lipovan).
Stops on the route
- Basarabi - Rock-hewn chapels.
- Murfatlar - DOC vineyard.
- Medgidia - Railway junction.
- Muzeul Cernavodă - Home of the Hamangia Thinker and the ancient citadel of Axiopolis.
- Cernavodă - Danube bank.
- Gara Cernavodă - Departure towards the bridge, with views from the train.
- Cernavodă - malul Dunării - Riverside promenade with views of the bridge and Dobruja.
- Podul Saligny - Masterpiece of Romanian engineering (1895); at its inauguration, the longest bridge complex in Europe.
- Capidava - The fort guarding the Getic ford of the Danube; massive walls rising directly above the river.
- Dobromir - Village at the foot of the gorge, with traditional houses.
- 2 Octombrie - Lake Techirghiol.
- Independența - Dobruja steppe.
- Muzeul Adamclisi - Sculpted metopes and artefacts from the ancient citadel.
- Adamclisi - Tropaeum Traiani.
- Peștera Sf. Andrei - The place where, by tradition, the Apostle Andrew brought Christianity in the 1st century. The region's most important pilgrimage.
- Ostrov - Village with pelicans and authentic fish borsch.