©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd The Danube Delta & Black Sea Coast Includes ¨ Why Go? Danube Delta .......213 Romania’s 194km Black Sea coastline is remarkably di- Tulcea ..............214 verse, from both an environmental and a cultural stand- Sulina ..............217 point. In the north, the mighty Danube River (Râul Dunărea) empties into the sea after completing its Sfântu Gheorghe ....219 2800km-long journey across the continent. The river’s Black Sea Coast mouth, the Danube Delta, is a largely unspoilt wetland & Littoral .......... 220 that draws bird lovers and seekers of solitude alike. It’s Constanţa ......... 220 a fantastic, tangled network of ever-eroding canals, river- Mamaia ........... 225 beds and marshlands with remote fishing villages and Vama Veche .........227 stretches of deserted coast. Further south, around Constanţa, a string of lively beach resorts draws a different kind of wildlife altogether. Every- where you go you’ll find evidence of Romania’s long his- torical connections to ancient Greece and Rome, as well Best Places as surviving pockets of more recent Turkish, Tatar and to Eat Lippovani/Old Believer cultures. ¨ Ivan Pescar (p216) ¨ Sandalanda (p228) ¨ Irish Pub (p224) When to Go ¨ Chevalet (p226) Tulcea ¨ Pizzico (p224) °C/°F Te mp Rainfall inches/mm 40/104 5/125 30/86 4/100 Best Places 20/68 3/75 to Sleep 10/50 2/50 ¨ Hotel Cherica (p223) 0/32 1/25 ¨ Pura Vida (p227) -10/14 0 J FDM A M J J A S O N ¨ Vila Petru & Marcela Stefanov (p219) May & Jun Cool, Jul & Aug Black Sep & Oct Beach ¨ Vila Caviar (p217) fresh mornings Sea resorts towns seasonally ¨ Hotel Europa (p227) are ideal for boat- Mamaia and Vama close; culture ing the Danube Veche in peak sea- and clubbing Delta wetlands. son; book hotels action shifts to far in advance. Constanţa. 212 Ozero Gala»i Katlabuk Vylkove U K R A I N E Periprava Izmayil Chilia Arm Isaccea Danube M©cin Da Delta Br©ila nube (Dun© rea) Tulcea Niculi»el Sulina Arm Sulina ) Mahmudia a e r Horia © n u E87 Murighiol Sfân D ( THE DANUBE DANUBE DEL DEL tu ) e e e rgh b G eo e b h h u Arm u c n e n Lake a V a Ciucurova Razim D D a e Sf©ntu d r Babadag l © Gheorghe O n u D ( Jurilovca T A & & A E60 Hâr¢ova Saraiu T A & & A B BucharestLACK SEA Mihai- (220km) Viteazul B Lake LACK SEA Histria Sinoie Topalu C E60 22 OA ) a e st r Mihail C Fete¢ti © Kog©niceanu Lake n DANU u OA Airport Tasaul (D Bucharestst Cernavod© N©vodari B L A C K (200km)B e E DE E b Lake Mamaia S E A Da n u Medgidia (Siutghiol) Murfatlar Mamaia lt A & B & A Basarabi Constan»a Ion Corvin L Agigea A Cobadin C Adamclisi Danube- Eforie Nord K SEA COA SEA K Black Sea Canal Techirghiol Eforie Sud Costine¢ti E87 Neptun-Olimp st Jupiter Cap Aurora HI Saturn ghl Mangalia B U L G A R I A Doi Mai (2 Mai) I 0 40 km ghts Varna Vama Veche (26km) 0 20 miles The Danube Delta & Black Sea Coast Highlights 1 Sfântu Gheorghe 3 Mud Baths (p227) 5 Plaja de Carta (p227) Beach (p219) Enjoying one Disregarding prudence and Soaking up some counter- of Romania’s most beautiful, wallowing in the stinky, black culture and a glass of wine on unspoiled beaches with fine (healthful?) mud at Eforie the beach at Vama Veche. white sand, clear water and Nord. 6 Statue of Ovid (p220) few visitors. 4 Histria Archaeological Paying your respects to an 2 Crush Beach (p225) Complex & Museum (p224) unhappy Ovid as you stroll Testing the limits of sun and Reliving a piece of ancient Constanţa’s rejuvenating old of your modesty at one of Greece where you’d least port area. Mamaia’s trendy beaches. expect it..