Anonimul Independent Film Festival

I visited the Aquarium in Tulcea this Saturday. My uncle wanted to show my two-year-old cousin the museum that everybody is talking about, so we took the whole family for an intellectual expedition. [adsense]Last time I’ve been there was two years ago, just after the grand inauguration. It hasn’t changed much, only that this time…

Geographically, the city of Babadag doesn’t really belong to the Danube Delta. It is located somewhere between the hills, a few kilometers west of the Lake Babadag. [adsense]However, the story of the Tulcea County and the Danube Delta cannot be complete without it because  it’s been one of the most important cities in the North…

Going down of the Sfântu Gheorghe channel, the first village you’ll see is Nufăru. It lies exactly at the point where the Danube makes a sudden left turn to avoid a rocky hill. [adsense]One of the most important things the you’ll find in Nufăru is the medieval fortress. While doing the excavations here, archeologists discovered…

[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…

One of the most facinating place in the Delta that they taught us in school is Gura Portiței which, geographically speaking, was the only gap where the Razim-Sinoe lagoon could communicate with the Black sea. [adsense]Well, in 1970, that gap was finally closed and now Razim, Golovita and Sinoe are officially lakes. I’ve no idea…

Mahmudia is the largest village of the Sfantu Gheorghe cannel. You can get there by boat, but also by car, following a 15 minutes ride from Tulcea. [adsense]That’s why Mahmudia is another great place to start your journey in the Danube Delta. You can rent boats here, and there are also plenty of hotels and…