Crowds take to the seaside and mountain resorts
The Assumption of Mary mini-holiday finds the Romanian resorts on the Black Sea Coast and in the mountainous areas packed with tourists.
Corina Cristea, 14.08.2023, 14:00
As every year around this time, the Romanian Black Sea Coast is the favorite destination of a large number of Romanians, as on August 15 Romanians celebrate both the Assumption of Mary and the Navy Day, and this year’s long weekend was another reason for choosing the Black Sea resorts. Official data show that more than 120 thousand tourists are now at the seaside during the Assumption mini-holiday. The accommodation units occupancy rate in the seaside resorts exceeds 90%, and many hotels, guesthouses or villas are at full capacity, despite the skyrocketing prices. Mamaia, Eforie Nord and Neptun are the most crowded resorts, and tourists come from all areas of the country.
Events take place all along the Black Sea Coast: music festivals attract thousands of young people to the beaches of Venus and Vama Veche, and theater, music and ballet evenings make headlines in Mamaia and Constanţa, where the Madrigal Choir offers a series of performances on the Casino Promenade. The events started a few days ago and will continue throughout the week. The peak of the events organized by the Romanian Naval Forces to celebrate Navy Day will be on August 15, in Constanţa. The military sailors will present, after an absence of four years, a joint demonstration exercise called Romanian Naval Forces 2023, on the esplanade in front of the Fleet Command. After the speeches addressed by Romanian officials and the religious service, anchors of flowers will be thrown into the sea water in memory of the seafaring heroes, who sleep their eternal sleep in the depths of the waters. The god Neptune will appear from the sea through a water gate, secured by tugboats. The demonstrations will thus start with the opening greeting message of the exercise performed by helicopters and fast boats, which will carry the flags of Romania, the North Atlantic Alliance and the European Union.
The moment will be followed by the parade of the Mircea Training Vessel, Romanias Honorary Ambassador on the seas and oceans of the world, with cadets from the Mircea the Elder Naval Academy at the spars. The public will be able to admire from the promenades in Constanța and Mangalia the demonstration exercises of the naval forces and the parade of dozens of military ships, alongside aircraft and helicopters, soldiers from the national defense structures, as well as from the partner countries within the Alliance. Ship and sailor games and contests will be organized in the tourist ports, and in the evening, after the sailors retire with torches, the local authorities will offer a multimedia show created for the first time in Romania with the help of light drones and fireworks. The Interior Ministry has announced that it has increased public order troops, especially in congested areas, given that events with large audiences will be organized throughout the country. The mountain areas are also crowded during the Assumption mini-holiday as many Romanians chose the mountain resorts for relaxation these days. (LS)
