The Black Sea Coast

Today you are once again invited to the Romanian Black Sea Coast. The coast is 245 km long, its beaches have fine sand, and the sea is less salty than most, with a string of resorts running its entire length.

România Internațional, 01.08.2013, 11:21

Today you are once again invited to the Romanian Black Sea Coast. The coast is 245 km long, its beaches have fine sand, and the sea is less salty than most, with a string of resorts running its entire length.

We went there to find out what can be done to make these resorts more attractive, and which are the most popular. We spoke to Mihaela Lazareanu, tourism adviser for an association that promotes the Black Sea Coast and the Danube Delta.

“At this time, all around the country we are running the ‘Free Holidays’ program, which covers the Black Sea coast resorts too. Under this program you get one or two additional nights’ accommodation for free when you buy five nights at the regular price. The program covers only the agencies that are members of the National Association of Travel Agencies. There are a lot of attractions and entertainment options. You can take the Telegondola, and there is also the Mamaia Aqua Park. Starting on 28 June, tourists can tour the resort of Mamaia on a double-decker. We also have a museum complex, with the Dolphinarium, the Aquarium, and the Micro Reserve. Starting Friday and all along the weekend you can find club parties in most clubs on the coast, especially in Mamaia, where DJs from all around the world organize theme nights.”

We also recommend Mamaia as having the best beach. However, if you are interested in the therapeutic effects of medicinal mud, then you should definitely visit Eforie Nord, located close to Techirghiol salt lake. You can find there plenty of clinics for recovery medicine. One other resort that has grown a lot lately due to investments in hotels and entertainment venues is Saturn. Some notable examples are the hotels built right by the sea, and, close by, an aquatic entertainment park. Each of those three star hotels, recently refurbished, has its own spa, which means you can combine your vacation with medical treatment.

If we are talking prices, they vary from north to south, according to Mihaela Lazareanu: “Tourists who come to the Black Sea coast for entertainment purposes choose Mamaia, where young people have the largest variety to choose from. Families with children usually choose the southern resorts, such as Eforie Nord, Eforie Sud, Mangalia, Saturn, and Neptun, where prices tend to be lower.”

Tourists don’t come here only for a dip in the sea and for sunbathing, they are looking for fun places to spend their free time. Mihaela Lazareanu provides us with details:

“Early in July the town of Tuzla hosts the Aeromania show. Mamaia hosts the Mamaia Carnival, a unique concept in Europe, where the motto is fun, partying and clubs. We will have 10 floats during this period, and tourists will be able to see an original show: each club in Mamaia will build its own float, personalized with the club’s logo, playing music, decorated for summer and fun, with a lot of dancers. They roll around for hours on end. Among the other important events taking place in August are the Mamaia Music Awards, in Constanta, then Navy Day on August 15, a tradition already, and the Tomis Antiquity Festival, between August 16 and 18, which is at its second edition, and is promoted by our association. To this we can add a boxing gala in Mamaia, a national film festival, and the Mamaia pop music festival.”

One other fun thing to do available in seaside resorts is diving. The best area for that is the southern part of the seaside, where there are plenty of limestone formations and boulders on the bottom of the sea. Here you can see up close plenty of algae, crabs and fish, as well as sunken ships. You can also go skydiving, but you can also enjoy flights with light planes or helicopters, which can even take you to fly over and admire the Danube Delta.

Of course, at every step you will find garden restaurants for every taste, discos, sporting venues, all of them making a vacation on the Black Sea Coast something to look forward to all year.