The Danube Delta & Black Sea Coast Chapter
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File 16-loc-nthn-dobrogea-rmo5 Book Romania 5 Initial Mapping Anita Banh Date 18/11/09 Road Scale All key roads labelled? Hierarchy Date Title Hydro Chapter Northern Dobrogea Editor Cxns Spot colours removed? Hierarchy Nthpt Masking in Illustrator done? Symbols Author Leif Pettersen MC Cxns Date Book Inset/enlargement correct? Off map Notes dest'ns Border Locator A2 Key - Author Cxns Date Basefile RMO4 Final Ed Cxns Date KEY FORMAT SETTINGS New References none Number of Rows (Lines) Editor Check Date MC Check Date Column Widths and Margins MC/CC Signoff Date ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd The Danube Delta & Black Sea Coast Why Go? Danube Delta .................211 Romania’s 194km Black Sea coastline (litoral) is remark- Tulcea ............................212 ably diverse, both from an environmental and a cultural Sulina ............................215 standpoint. In the north, the mighty Danube River (Râul Sfântu Gheorghe ...........216 Dunărea) empties into the sea after completing its 2800km- Black Sea Coast & long journey across the continent. The river’s mouth, the Littoral ...........................217 Danube Delta, is a largely unspoilt wetland that draws bird lovers and seekers of solitude alike. It’s a fantastic, tangled network of ever-eroding canals, riverbeds and marshlands with remote fishing villages and stretches of deserted coast. Best Places to Eat Further south, around Constanţa and below, a string of » Chevalet (p224) lively beach resorts draws a different kind of wildlife alto- gether. Everywhere you go you’ll find evidence of Romania’s » Irish Pub (p222) long historical connections to ancient Greece and Rome, as » Cherhana (p226) well as surviving pockets of more recent Turkish, Tatar and » Pizzico (p222) Lippovani/Old Believer cultures. » Restaurant Select (p214) Best Places to Stay When to Go » Hotel Ferdinand (p222) Tulcea » Elga’s Punk Rock Hotel °C/°F Temp Rainfall inches/mm 40/104 5/125 (p225) 30/86 4/100 » Hotel Select (p214) 20/68 3/75 » Pensiunea Ana (p216) » Club d’Or (p225) 10/50 2/50 0/32 1/25 -10/14 0 J F DNOSAJJMAM May & Jun The Jul & Aug High Sep & Oct Beach start of the sea- season for Ma- towns close son in the Danube maia and Vama and culture and Delta. Mornings Veche. Book far in clubbing action are best for boat- advance and get shifts back to ing the wetlands. ready to party. Constanţa. 210 Ozero Gala»i Katlabuk Vylkove U K R A I N E m Periprava Izmayil Chilia Ar Isaccea M©cin Danube D Br©ila anube Delta (Dun© rea) Tulcea Niculi»el Sulina Arm Sulina ) Mahmudia a e r Horia © n u E87 Murighiol Sfân D ( The tu ) e e Sf©ntu e rgh b G e b heo h u Arm Gheorghe c u n e n Lake Danub a V a Ciucurova Razim D D a e d r Babadag l © O n u D ( e Jurilovca d e lta E60 Hâr¢ova Saraiu To & B Bucharest Mihai- (220km) Viteazul Lake la Histria Sinoie ck Topalu E60 22 s ) e a e A r Mihail © Coa Fete¢ti n Kog©niceanu Lake u Airport Tasaul (D Tos Bucharest Cernavod© N©vodari B L A C K (190kmT ) e Lake Mamaia b S E A Da n u Medgidia (Siutghiol) Murfatlar Mamaia Basarabi Constan»a Ion Corvin Agigea Cobadin Danube- Adamclisi Black Sea Eforie Nord Canal Techirghiol Eforie Sud Costine¢ti E87 Neptun-Olimp Jupiter Cap Aurora Saturn Mangalia B U L G A R I A Doi Mai (2 Mai) To Varna Vama Veche 0 40 km (26km) 0 20 miles The Danube Delta & Black Sea Coast Highlights 1 Hearing the sound of 3 Disregarding prudence some counter-culture vibes at thousands of pelicans in and wallowing in stinky black Vama Veche (p225) the canals and lakes of the mud in Eforie Nord (p226) 6 Strolling Constanţa’s Danube Delta (p211) 4 Reliving ancient Greece in (p217) lovely old port and 2 Testing the limits of sun, Histria (p219) marveling at the city’s Greek carousing and your beach 5 Hitting a midsummer and Roman roots modesty around Mamaia music fest and soaking up (p223).