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In this province are two
major tourist attractions: Romanian seaside and Danube Delta
The Danube Delta, a buffering interface between the Danube river
catchment (805, 300 sq.) km and the Western Black Sea (5,165 sq. km) is a
unique place not only in Europe, but also among other deltaic ecosystems
due to its high biodiversity, to its renewable natural resources and to its
beautiful scenery doubled by its cultural sites remnants and worth. The
Danube Delta is a large scientific laboratory for a whole range of
research-workers and explorers, whether ecologists, biologists, botanists,
zoologists, ornithologists, geologists, geographers etc. as it is singles
out by being:
- the youngest land in Europe (it
grows larger by 40 m of land every year);
- the second largest delta in Europe (Volga
is the first) and the 23rd in the world;
- the third in ecological
significance among the 300 reserves of
the world;
- a highly productive area generating a
large range of biological resources;
- one of the largest and most compact reed
areas in the world (240,000 ha);
- a place with the richest
ornithological fauna in the world (over
250 species);
- a combination of natural and man-made
ecosystems and ecotones, i.e. fresh water, seawater, terrestrial ecotones,
running and stagnant waters,
marshes, easily flooded zones, river levees, maritime levees, reclamation
zones for agriculture, pisciculture, forestry etc..
- in the Danube Delta there are islands
of old forests with subtropical species of vegetation rare for this part of the world
placed between 45 degrees latitude north and 29 degrees longitude east, at
half-distance between the Equator and the North Pole;
- the most important wetland
area in South
Eastern Europe, with a significant role to the regional and
global water cycle;
- a place where globally endangered and
therefore rare species of birds
are to be found, like Dalmatian
pelicans, pygmy cormorants, red-breasted geese, or the Pelecanus crispus,
the Pelecanus onocratslus, Egretta alba, Egretta garzeta.
- a zone of fisheries covering some 90 species of fresh, brackish and
salt water fishes, whether sedentary or migratory, among which rare species
like the Acipenseriadae;
- one of the fewest places in the world
which shelter mammals like
Mustella lutreola and the otter (Lutra lutra).
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO THE DANUBE DELTA ? If not, the notes you’ve just red may
encourage you to do so. If yes, they may be a good reason for you to come
back.
Dobrogea and its access to the Black Sea may arouse visitors' interest and make them
enjoy their stay there any other time of the year due to its unique mixture
of natural sights and historic
attractions. For in the area a
pleasant surprise is to discover traditional villages and rural
civilization not far from modern seaports, vineyards, orchards, ancient
monuments and remnants along with a whole network of modern holiday
resorts situated along the Romanian
shore of the Black Sea.
Warmed up by the sun all summer long,
that is from May until September, the sea which has been called for
centuries Pontus Euxinus or the Hospitable Sea is still there, awaiting for
visitors to come and have a good time.
Some 10 main resorts of the Romanian
Black Sea shore are stringing southwards along the coast, while Mamaia lies
a few thousand meters north to Constanta.
Romanian Sea
resorts rank among the very few beaches in Europe
which can offer all day long sunlight. Romanian beaches are sloping gently under the waters of the sea,
thus allowing sea-bathing and walking on the sea. The sand beaches are
generally natural ones, 400-500 m wide at Mangalia and Techirghiol, and
50-200 m wide on the rest of the littoral. But beaches are not the only
assets of the Black Sea coast. The high
intensity of solar radiation is said to have stimulating and healing
effects. By storing it, the Black Sea
influences the thermal aspect of
local seasons along the coast, resulting in comparatively longer summers
and mild autumns. The healing mud used in treatments is of a high
therapeutic value. Last but not least, this entire complex of water,
sand, air and sun is a beneficial one, with significant
results in thalassotherapy and psamotherapy, which most often would work
miracles for those come to restore their health. But medical therapy is not
the only reason one may find to visit Romanian seaside resorts: they also
provide a wide range of possibilities for leisure tourism, including tennis and miniature golf, bowling,
riding horses or scooters. Leisure facilities of the Romanian resorts are
mainly attractive for family tourism though Neptun and Olimp for instance are much
appreciated for their lively nightlife in clubs, bars, taverns and discos. Between these two
"extremes", youngsters
will always prefer Costinesti, a youth "planet" with its own
games, shows, contests and ways of entertainment.
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