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The Danube Delta & Black Sea Coast
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Why Go?
Romania's 194km Black Sea coastline (
litoral
) is remarkably diverse, both from an envir-
onmental and a cultural standpoint. In the north, the mighty Danube River (Râul Dunărea)
empties into the sea after completing its 2800km-long journey across the continent. The
river's mouth, the Danube Delta, is a largely unspoilt wetland that draws bird lovers and
seekers of solitude alike. It's a fantastic, tangled network of ever-eroding canals, riverbeds
and marshlands with remote fishing villages and stretches of deserted coast. Further south,
around Constanţa and below, a string of lively beach resorts draws a different kind of wild-
life altogether. Everywhere you go you'll find evidence of Romania's long historical con-
nections to ancient Greece and Rome, as well as surviving pockets of more recent Turkish,
Tatar and Lippovani/Old Believer cultures.
