Saligny Bridge - Babadag: Cultural (6 days)
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Combined, 6 days, on the trail of heritage around the Razim lagoon, about 430 km: from the Saligny Bridge to Babadag, 28 stops. Romanian engineering. The remains of the Dorian colony and Romania's only ancient tomb with a papyrus. Ottoman residence.
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. Archaeological sites and museums: respect visiting hours, do not damage structures, and do not pick objects up from the ground.
Stops on the route
- Podul Saligny - Romanian engineering.
- Capidava - Roman fort.
- Hârșova - Carsium.
- Medgidia - Restored Ottoman town, with the Abdul Medgid Mosque.
- Basarabi - Six chapels carved into chalk (9th–11th c.), with inscriptions in three alphabets.
- Murfatlar - The sun-washed hills of Dobruja's best-known vineyard, cultivated since antiquity.
- Gara Constanța - Departure from the heart of Tomis.
- Moscheea Carol I - Romania's first monumental reinforced-concrete structure (1913). Climb the minaret's 140 steps for the view.
- Piața Ovidiu - Statue of the exiled poet (1887) and the National History and Archaeology Museum, with the Glykon serpent.
- Edificiul Roman cu Mozaic - Over 700 sq m of ancient mosaic, part of Tomis's harbour complex, 4th century.
- Faleza Tomis - Promenade with views of the port and Black Sea.
- Cazinoul Constanța - Emblematic building from 1910, Art Nouveau style, fully restored in 2024.
- Gara Mangalia - Arrival at Callatis.
- Muzeul Callatis - Remains of the Dorian colony and Romania's only ancient tomb with papyrus.
- Mangalia - Callatis.
- Capul Tuzla - The promontory where ancient Callatis stood, with views of the sea.
- Histria - Greek citadel.
- Forumul roman - The civic heart of the city from the imperial era.
- Malul lacului Sinoe - View of the lagoon where ancient ships moored.
- Gura Portiței - Sand and water.
- Capul Doloșman - The promontory with the ruins of Argamum.
- Cetatea Argamum - Doloșman.
- Cherhana Jurilovca - Fresh fish.
- Jurilovca și Argamum - Lipovan fishing village and the citadel on Doloșman Cape, the first settlement attested in writing on the territory of Romania.
- Jurilovca - Lipovan village.
- Enisala - parcare - Road to the foot of the hill.
- Cetatea Enisala - Medieval citadel.
- Babadag - Ottoman residence.