:: ROMANIAN SEASIDE FACTS ::

The Romanian Black Sea Coast – 245 km long- is smoothly going down   from Midia Cape to  Vama Veche (Bulgarian border point); alongside 82 km ,19 localities  are present, out of which 13 are tourist resorts.

The Romanian seaside has a special natural tourist potential, with main balneal resources.

The wide beach smoothly goes down to the sea and allows sea baths and water skiing.

The thick layer of sand offers the best conditions for sun baths – heliotherapy and sand baths.

  The water by the sea shore gets warm faster in full  season, reaching between 18⁰ – 25⁰C, even more. The sea water has a low salinity and together with the thermic  water-air contrast, the waves and aerosols influence  generates a special  cure – thalasotherapy.

Besides the above,  natural attractions increase  the seaside potential, such as :

• The presence of an original fish fauna - sturgeons and dolphins, as well as the lack of sharks and  other dangerous species;

• Lakes  for leisure  and  water sports;

• Forests (Comorova), parks and natural reservations,  contribute to a favorable  climate for the individual.

The Romanian Black Sea Coast resorts are a wonderful blend of the old and new. Tourists who come to visit us have the opportunity to enjoy the traditional culture of the region (mixture of Romanian, Greek, Macedonian and Turkish influences) and as well as reek the benefits of the modern tourist facilities.

          All of these resorts are accessible either by train, taxi, maxi-taxi or automobile.

          From NORTH to SOUTH these are the Romanian resorts to Black Sea: NÃVODARI, MAMAIA, CONSTANTA, EFORIE NORD, TECHIRGHOL, EFORIE SUD, COSTINESTI, NEPTUN, OLIMP, JUPITER, CAP AURORA, VENUS, SATURN, MANGALIA, 2 MAI, VAMA VECHE

:: CONSTANTA COUNTY FACTS ::

Placed in the South-East of Romania (see map), Constanta county, together with Tulcea county, belongs to Dobrogea (see map), one of the oldest Romanian provinces.

Bordered by the Danube river to the West, Constanta county is bathed  by the waters of the Black Sea to the East. Romanian coast is  245 km long (82 km in Constanta county, between Midia Cape and Vama Veche, (the  border point to Bulgaria).

The Dobrudjean Plateau, with its main units: Casimcea Plateau, Istria Plateau, Medgidia Plateau and Mangalia Plateau, are the typical features of the county relief .

The climate is continental, characterized by dry and harsh winters, with strong winds and hot summers, proper to  the helio-marine cure. The Romanian Black Sea Coast, with the same geographical latitude as San Remo, Monaco, Nice, Rimini, has the advantage of an Eastern orientation, permitting a long-lasting sun  exposure  (over 10 hours a day).

This geographical position has facilitated the development of transports throughout Constanta county ;  the ports of Constanta, Mangalia and Midia , as well as by the Danube - Black Sea Canal,  linking Constanta port with the Danube river, by Ostrov, Cernavoda and Harsova ports,  are typical for same.

The Tourism is a main feature of the county economy, concentrating about 41% (over 121,000 accommodation places) out of the country tourist potential.

Land area: 7,071 sq. km.

Population: 746,700 inhabitants, as of July 1^st 1997

Population density: 105.6 inhabitants /sq. km.

Population structure: Romanians 91.7%, Turks 3.3%, Tartars 3.2%, Russians 0.8%, and others 2%.

Religion: Orthodox 91.1%, Muslims 6,5%, Catholics 1% and others 1.4%.

Main cities: Constanta-Municipality (348,136 inhabitants), Mangalia – Municipality (43,382) Medgidia- Municipality (47,606) Cernavoda (20,734), Navodari (33,702), Ovidiu (13,009) Basarabi (11,012), Harsova (11,032), Eforie (9,231) and Negru Voda (5,357).