Anonimul Independent Film Festival

The Lipovans are an important minority in the northern Dobruja. One of their most distinctive traits is their religious devotement. They are old-rite Christians, which mainly means that all of their religious holidays are set about two weeks after those of the new-rite Christians. [adsense]Lipovans left Russia a few hundred years ago because of the…

On your way to Dunăvățul de Jos, you’ll pass through the beautiful village of Murighiol. It’s name means “violet lake”, thanks to the breathtaking reflection that the nearby lake has in the evening. [adsense]The village was first mentioned in 1543 with the name Mor-Kasim in a Turkish document. In the mid nineteenth century, its name…

Caraorman is one of the many gems you will find in the Danube Delta. It is an old fishermen’s village located on the sandbank between the Sulina and Sfantu Gheorghe channels. [adsense]The name is of Turkish origins and it means “Black forest”, due to the vast oak forest nearby. A good portion of it is…

[adsense]As one of the most imposing structures in Tulcea, the Independence Monument is one of the main attractions of the city. It is located on the North-East side of Tulcea, on top of a hill where you can also find the ruins of the ancient roman city of Aegyssus. The monument was erected as homage…

If you’re out for a walk of the Tulcea promenade, you’ll notice there is a very old paddle ship near to the place where people take the boat to cross the Danube to Tudor Vladimirescu. [adsense]Its name is Republica and it’s one of the oldest ships in Romania and one of the surviving three or…

Uzlina is one of the smallest villages in the Danube Delta. It is located on the left bank on the Sfantu Gheorghe arm of the Danube, about halfway from Tulcea to Sfantu Gheorghe. [adsense]It lies in an area where the Danube takes a huge loop. For that reason, a few years ago, a straighter route…