The complete Danube Limes: 3 days
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Car
On foot
Road
Unprepared
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Footwear
Water
Hat
Sunscreen
Repellent
Modest dress
By car, 3 days, on the heritage trail of Razim Lagoon, about 284 km: from Cernavodă – the Danube bank to Enisala Fortress, 16 stops. Under the Saligny Bridge. Collections from Aegyssus, the Geto-Dacian fortress on the hill. Dobrogea’s only medieval fortress, with a panorama over Razim Lagoon.
How to do the route
Plan 3 days with overnight stays along the route. Combine driving 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
- Cernavodă - malul Dunării - Beneath the Saligny Bridge.
- Capidava - Roman fort.
- Hârșova - Roman fortress on the cliffs.
- Măcin - Town at the foot of Romania's oldest mountains.
- Mănăstirea Cocoș - Forest monastery with the martyrs' relics.
- Niculițel - bazilica martirilor - Europe's oldest intact martyrdom site.
- Isaccea - Noviodunum - Base of the Roman Danube fleet.
- Muzeul de Istorie și Arheologie - Collections from Aegyssus, the Geto-Dacian citadel on the hill.
- Tulcea - Gateway to 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.
- Portul Tulcea - Gateway to the Danube Delta.
- Centrul vechi Babadag - Narrow streets and restored Ottoman houses.
- Babadag - Former Ottoman seat of Dobruja and the Ali Gazi Pașa Mosque (1610).
- Geamia Ali Gazi Pașa - One of the oldest mosques in the country.
- Cetatea Enisala - Dobruja's only medieval citadel, with a panorama over Lake Razim.