On the Black Sea coast: Constanta
Filed Under Romania
The historical name of the place was Tomis was a Greek colony founded around 600 BC – this is the place where Ovid was exiled. The city was later named Constantia after the name of Constantine The Great’s half sister.
The city is the oldest in Romania and is located in Dobruja region, on the Black Sea coast.
The best time to be in Constanta is the summer. Grab a chair on the beach and enjoy the heat, the sun and the sea. After you cool down in the waves of the Black Sea you can walk around The Casino – a beautiful art nouveau building which is representative for the city. Later in the evening you can have dinner in an open air restaurants on the old streets of the city or you can head to a club and party until morning.
Another good spots to see are the port of Constanta or The Great Mahmudiye Mosque which combines Byzantine and Romanian architecture. The centrepiece of the mosque is a large Persian carpet which was a gift from Sultan Abdul Hamid and which is one of the largest carpets in Europe.
From Constanta you can further explore the Black Sea coast and its resorts: Jupiter, Neptun, Saturn or Venus or you can have an adventure in the Danube Delta which is the best preserved delta in Europe.
