A day on DN22: from Saligny to Tulcea (8 stops)
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By car, full day, on the heritage trail of the Danube corridor, about 281 km: from Cernavodă – the Danube bank to Smârdan, 8 stops. Under the Saligny Bridge. Forest monastery with the relics of the martyrs. The monument of the 1877 battle.
How to do the route
Plan a full day by car along the Danube corridor. Check museum opening hours and bookings in season. 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.
- 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.
- Portul Tulcea - Gateway to the Danube Delta.
- Smârdan - Monument to the 1877 battle.