Histria - Halmyris Fortress: Cultural (4 days)
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On foot
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Water
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Combined, 4 days, on the trail of heritage in the Danube Delta, about 421 km: from Histria to Halmyris Fortress, 20 stops. Greek fortress. Ottoman residence. The fortress where Epictetus and Astion were martyred (the year 290); their relics, discovered in the crypt in 2001.
How to do the route
Plan 4 days with overnight stays along the route. Combine mixed travel with breaks at sites open to the public. Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (ARBDD): follow the local rules and the instructions of the authorities or licensed guides.
Stops on the route
- Histria - Greek fortress.
- Malul lacului Sinoe - View of the lagoon, where ancient ships once moored.
- Jurilovca și Argamum - Lipovan fishing village and the fortress on Doloșman Cape, the first settlement attested in writing on the territory of Romania.
- Capul Doloșman - Promontory with the ruins of Argamum.
- Cetatea Argamum - Doloșman.
- Enisala - parcare - Road to the foot of the hill.
- Cetatea Enisala - Medieval fortress.
- Geamia Ali Gazi Pașa - One of the oldest mosques in the country.
- Centrul vechi Babadag - Narrow streets and restored Ottoman houses.
- Babadag - Ottoman residence.
- Monumentul Independenței - Statue of Mircea the Elder and a panorama over the Danube.
- Faleza Dunării - The Danube.
- Tulcea - Gateway to the Delta.
- Muzeul de Istorie și Arheologie - Collections from Aegyssus, the Geto-Dacian fortress on the hill.
- Ceatalchioi - Chilia branch.
- Isaccea - Noviodunum - Base of the Roman fleet of the Lower Danube, at the most important ford in northern Dobruja.
- Niculițel - bazilica martirilor - Martyrs.
- Mănăstirea Cocoș - Forest monastery housing the relics of the Niculițel martyrs.
- Hârșova - Trajan's fortress on the limestone cliffs, nearly two millennia of layered fortifications.
- Cetatea Halmyris - Fortress where Epictet and Astion were martyred (AD 290); their relics, discovered in the crypt in 2001.