Romanian Black Sea resorts

The Romanian Black Sea resorts stretches from Danube Delta in north down to the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in south, along 275 km of coastline.

The most important resort is Mamaia, situated north of the city of Constanţa on a narrow land slice that separates the Black Sea and the Lake Siutghiol. Mamaia is a popular destination in summertime for Romanians and foreign tourists, as a result of a major investments program in tourism infrastructure.

Other important resorts have names from the Roman and Greek mythology: Eforie Nord, Neptun, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Olimp.

There are also Eforie Sud, 2 Mai, Cap Aurora.

Costineşti is the traditional students' resort, while Vama Veche (in extreme south, at the border with Bulgaria) is a fishermen village well known for its particular 'hippie' atmosphere.

The main cities in the region are Constanţa (the biggest port of Romania), Mangalia, Năvodari and Sulina.In Tulcea County the greatest resort is Gura Portiţei.

The Romanian Black Sea riviera is served by Constanţa Airport which is connected to the main European capitals through charter flights during the summer season.

See also

• Tourism in Romania
• Riviera, featuring links to articles on the many coastal strips around the world which are known as Riviera

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