Ovidiu Square - Halmyris Fortress: Cultural (6 days)
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Modest dress
Mixed, 6 days, on the heritage trail of the Danube Delta, about 485 km: from Ovidiu Square to Halmyris Fortress, 28 stops. Ancient Tomis. The gate of the Delta: the Danube promenade and the Independence Monument. The fortress where Epictet and Astion were martyred (the year 290); their relics, found in the crypt in 2001.
How to do the route
Plan 6 days with overnight stays along the route. Combine mixed travel 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
- Piața Ovidiu - Ancient Tomis.
- Edificiul Roman cu Mozaic - Port mosaic.
- Moscheea Carol I - Panoramic minaret.
- Cazinoul Constanța - Art Nouveau.
- Farul genovez - Tomis cliff.
- Basarabi - Rock-hewn chapels.
- Podul Saligny - Romanian engineering.
- Capidava - Roman castrum.
- Hârșova - Carsium.
- Mănăstirea Cocoș - Forest monastery housing the relics of the Niculițel martyrs.
- Niculițel - bazilica martirilor - The oldest intact martyrium in Europe (4th c.), discovered in 1971.
- Isaccea - Noviodunum - Base of the Roman fleet of the Lower Danube, at the most important ford in northern Dobruja.
- Muzeul de Istorie și Arheologie - Collections from Aegyssus, the Geto-Dacian citadel on the hill.
- Tulcea - Gate of the Delta: Danube cliff and Independence Monument.
- Monumentul Independenței - Statue of Mircea the Elder and a panorama over the Danube.
- Faleza Dunării - Independence Monument and museum.
- Centrul vechi Babadag - Narrow streets and restored Ottoman houses.
- Babadag - Ottoman residence.
- Geamia Ali Gazi Pașa - One of the oldest mosques in the country.
- Enisala - parcare - Road to the foot of the hill.
- Cetatea Enisala - The only medieval citadel of Dobruja, with a panorama over Lake Razim.
- Cetatea Argamum - Remains of the Geto-Greek town on the Razim shore.
- Capul Doloșman - Promontory with the ruins of Argamum.
- Jurilovca și Argamum - Lipovan fishing village and citadel on Doloșman Cape, the first settlement attested in writing on Romanian territory.
- Malul lacului Sinoe - View of the lagoon, where ancient ships once moored.
- Forumul roman - Civic heart of the city from the imperial age.
- Histria - Romania's oldest urban settlement (657 BC), the country's largest archaeological site.
- Cetatea Halmyris - Citadel where Epictet and Astion were martyred (290 AD); their relics, discovered in the crypt in 2001.