Harbor highlights: Port cities to visit in Romania
Alongside the Danube and all the way to the Black Sea, many towns and cities have developed in connection to the river. Below we look at some of them for travel opportunities in search of local history and culture.
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Alongside the Danube and all the way to the Black Sea, many towns and cities have developed in connection to the river. Below we look at some of them for travel opportunities in search of local history and culture.
One of the oldest settlements in Romania, the port city of Constanța is the one best-known as a tourist destination. Its name in ancient times was Tomis and it was there that Roman poet Ovid was sent into exile.
The port of Constanta comprises a tourist port, and several of the city’s most important landmarks can be found nearby. These include the Archaeology Museum, hosting important pieces representative for the Hamangiaand Gumelnița cultures, Greek and Roman items, small statues depicting various Greek deities and various works of art. Also to visit is the Edifice of Roman Mosaics, a complex which used to connect the upper part of the town to the harbor. It was built at the end of the 4th century AD. Other landmarks are the Genoese Lighthouse, built in the 1860’s to honor the Genoese merchants who established a sea trade community there in the 13th century, and the beautiful building of the Constanta Casino, in need of restoration. Also worth seeing is the Great Mahmudiye Mosque, combining Byzantine and Romanian architectural elements. Romanian cities: the old harbour city of Constanta
Some 66 km east of Constanța is the town of Cernavodă, a port on the Danube. The town is known for hosting the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant, for the Anghel Saligny Bridge, built at the end of the 19
th
century and now a historic monument, and for the late copper age archaeological culture bearing its name. Testimony to the area’s ancient history are the ruins of the Capidava fortress, an important Roman castrum, 24 km away from Cernavodă.
