Danube & Memory
Following the Danube–Black Sea Canal and the great Roman fortresses on the Danube bank, the blue route also touches the tragic sites of recent memory — the Political Prisoners' Memorial at Poarta Albă. History in a double layer: Roman and communist.
Route Points
Constanța Casino
A start on the shore of the Black Sea.
Murfatlar — The Chalk Churches
A rock complex with medieval paintings.
Poarta Albă — The Political Prisoners' Memorial
Site of tragedy: thousands of political prisoners died building the canal in the 1950s.
Castelu — Karasu Valley / Trajan's Canal
The old canal of Trajan, the Roman forerunner of the modern canal.
Medgidia — The Mosque
The Carol I Mosque, one of the most beautiful in Romania.
Cernavodă — The Axiopolis Museum
The museum of the ancient city of Axiopolis and Anghel Saligny's bridge.
Seimeni — Greavu-Dunăre House
A traditional guesthouse overlooking the Danube.
Topalu — The Capidava Fortress
One of the best-preserved Roman-Byzantine fortresses on the Danube.
Ghindărești — PGL
A fishing paradise on the bank of the Danube.
Route Map
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