Murfatlar - Gura Portiței - landing: Gastronomy (6 days)
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Mixed, 6 days, with local food stops in the Danube Delta, about 807 km: from Murfatlar to Gura Portiței - landing, 25 stops. Local wines. Limestone reefs. A fishing village reachable by boat.
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. Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (ARBDD): follow the local rules and the instructions of the authorities or licensed guides.
Stops on the route
- Murfatlar - Local wines.
- Basarabi - Rock-hewn chapels.
- Medgidia - Rail hub.
- Independența - Dobruja steppe.
- Techirghiol - Salt lake.
- Băi de nămol Techirghiol - Sapropelic.
- Agigea - Fishing village south of Constanța.
- 2 Octombrie - Lake Techirghiol.
- Edificiul Roman cu Mozaic - Over 700 sq m of ancient mosaic, part of Tomis's harbour complex, 4th century.
- 2 Mai - Fishing village, no blocks, with a wild beach.
- Peștera Sf. Andrei - The place where, by tradition, the Apostle Andrew brought Christianity in the 1st century. The region's most important pilgrimage.
- Ostrov - Village with pelicans and authentic fish soup.
- Cheile Dobrogei - Limestone reefs.
- Parcul eolian Fântânele - Hillside turbines.
- Jurilovca - Lipovan fishing village, with the blue church.
- Jurilovca și Argamum - The Lipovan fishing village and the fortress on Cape Doloșman, the first settlement attested in writing on Romanian territory.
- Cherhana Jurilovca - Fresh fish and boats to the lagoon.
- Sate lipovenești Razim - Old churches and home-baked bread.
- Cetatea Enisala - Dobruja's only medieval fortress, with a panorama over Razim Lagoon.
- Mahmudia - Fishing village on the Danube bank, gateway to wetlands and birds.
- Murighiol - Fishing village with salt lakes, departure point into the Delta on the St George branch.
- Mila 23 - Fishing village accessible only by water.
- Crișan - Fishing village at mile 13, crossroads of canals to Mile 23 and Caraorman.
- Pardina - Fishing village on the left bank of Chilia.
- Gura Portiței - debarcare - Fishing village reachable by boat.