The Sfântu Gheorghe branch: 2 days
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Mixed, 2 days, through the Danube Delta, about 203 km: from Tulcea Port to Dunavățu de Jos, 11 stops. Gateway to the Danube Delta. Dobrogea’s Little Italy. End of the road at Sfântu Gheorghe.
How to do the route
Plan 2 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
- Portul Tulcea - Gateway to the Danube Delta.
- Niculițel - bazilica martirilor - Europe's oldest intact martyrdom site.
- Mănăstirea Cocoș - The forest monastery housing the relics of the Niculițel martyrs.
- Vârful Țuțuiatu - Highest peak in Dobruja (467 m).
- Culmea Pricopanului - Hercynian cliffs and Pontic steppe on the same trail.
- Greci - Little Italy of Dobruja.
- Măcin - Town at the foot of Romania's oldest mountains.
- Isaccea - Noviodunum - Base of the Lower Danube Roman fleet, at the most important ford in northern Dobruja.
- Malul Dunării - Isaccea - View of the river and the bridge to Galați.
- Cetatea Halmyris - Citadel of the first martyrs.
- Dunavățu de Jos - End of the road on the St George branch.