Fântânele Wind Farm - Central promenade: Mixed (5 days)
Access information
Access
Car
On foot
Road
Unprepared
Gear
Footwear
Water
Hat
Sunscreen
Repellent
Modest dress
By car, 5 days, through the Dobrogea steppe and plateau, about 231 km: from the Fântânele wind farm to the central promenade, 24 stops. Turbines on the hill. Romania’s largest salt lake, known for its sapropelic mud. The resort’s classic corso, laid out from 1906.
How to do the route
Plan 5 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
- Parcul eolian Fântânele - Turbines on the hill.
- Topraisar - Limestone plateau.
- Cheile Dobrogei - Limestone reefs.
- Medgidia - Railway junction.
- Basarabi - Rock-hewn chapels.
- Murfatlar - DOC vineyard.
- 2 Octombrie - Lake Techirghiol.
- Agigea - Fishing village south of Constanța.
- Eforie Nord - Resort between the sea and Lake Techirghiol, with mud baths since 1894.
- Eforie Sud - Panoramic terrace and cliff above the sea.
- Băi de nămol Techirghiol - Sapropelic mud.
- Techirghiol - Romania's largest salt lake, renowned for its sapropelic mud.
- Independența - Dobrujan steppe.
- Costinești - Student village on the coast.
- Cazinoul Constanța - Landmark building from 1910, Art Nouveau style, fully restored in 2024.
- Faleza Tomis - Promenade with views of the port and the Black Sea.
- Farul genovez - The cliffside lighthouse preserves the memory of Genoese merchants who revived the port in the Middle Ages.
- Edificiul Roman cu Mozaic - Over 700 sq m of ancient mosaic, part of Tomis's harbour complex, 4th century.
- Piața Ovidiu - Statue of the exiled poet (1887) and the National History and Archaeology Museum, with the Glykon serpent.
- Moscheea Carol I - Romania's first monumental reinforced-concrete structure (1913). Climb the minaret's 140 steps for the view.
- Gara Constanța - Departure from the heart of Tomis.
- Malul Siutghiol - Salt lake west of the coastal barrier.
- Mamaia - The classic resort, with Lake Siutghiol to the left.
- Promenada centrală - The resort's classic corso, laid out from 1906.