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Dobruja & the Black Sea

10 lesser-known places in Dobruja & the Black Sea, with history, curiosities, a map and tours nearby.

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10 places

The Anghel Saligny railway bridge over the Danube at Cernavodă
Modern & art

Anghel Saligny Bridge

Cernavodă · 1895 Danube railway bridge, once Europe’s longest

Ruins of the Roman fort of Capidava
Roman & Dacian

Capidava

Dobruja · Roman fort rebuilt again and again on the Danube

Ruins of the ancient fortress of Argamum on Cape Dolosman
Roman & Dacian

Argamum

Jurilovca · Greek colony and Roman-Byzantine fort

Ruins of the Roman fortress of Noviodunum near Isaccea, third view
Roman & Dacian

Castrum Noviodunum

Isaccea · Roman fortress and Danube fleet base

The railway and road bridge of Cernavodă over the Danube
Modern & art

Cernavodă Bridge

Cernavodă · steel truss bridge carrying road and rail over the Danube

The restored Genoese Lighthouse next to a modern radio tower in Constanța
Modern & art

Genoese Lighthouse

Constanța · lighthouse relit in 2020 after 107 years

The Roman and Byzantine fort of Halmyris near Murighiol
Roman & Dacian

Halmyris

Tulcea · Roman fort and port with an early Christian crypt

The Roman main gate of the ancient city of Histria
Roman & Dacian

Histria

Dobruja · Greek colony of the 7th century BC, ruins by a lagoon

The Esmahan Sultan Mosque in Mangalia
Church & monastery

Esmahan Sultan Mosque

Mangalia · Romania’s oldest mosque, from 1575

View towards the Tropaeum Traiani monument at Adamclisi
Roman & Dacian

Tropaeum Traiani

Adamclisi · Roman victory trophy over the Dacians