Welcome To The Romanian Seaside !   

The seaside of the Black Sea, known as Pontus Euxinus in antiquity has a length of 244 km. It stretches in between the Danube's arm called Chilia, in the north, and the southern border of the country. The northern part of the littoral, between Musura and the Midia Cape, has a relief characteristic for the delta, with offshore bars and lagoons, while the southern part, between Midia Cape and Vama Veche, near the border with Bulgaria, has a higher relief, dominated by sea walls, gulfs and promontories. The beaches have a width of over 250m at Mangalia and Techirghiol and of 50-200m in other places.


The Romanian littoral rivals the Mediteraneean's, being renown for its fine sand, of a special quality. The Black Sea's water has a reduced salinity as compared to other continental seas (only 17%), that allows the practice of sub-aquatic and nautical sports in optimum conditions. The littoral platform has an extremely reduced inclination. There are broad areas of 100-200 m where the seawater does not surpass a depth of 1m - 1,5 m, thus eliminating any risk factor. The seawater is calm, without powerful tides. The medium latitude and low altitude favour a dry climate and subsequently, a longer summertime season (since the second half of May until October). The seashore is oriented towards east, offering tourists the possibility of contemplating superb sunrises and producing a maximum luminosity during the daytime.

The lakes from the vicinity of the littoral (Techirghiol, Agigea, Costinesti, Agighiol, Nuntasi) have an extraordinary curative value. Besides the curative effects of the water, these lakes contain organogenous mud deposits.
The medical therapy that can be exercised in this part of the country is not the only best card of the region. A great variety of entertaining activities can be developed on the littoral - tennis, minigolf, bowling, equitation and scooter tours.


Tourists can visit a series of historical vestige and relics, like the Greek fortresses dated in the 7th and 6th centuries BC: Histria, Tomis (present-day Constanta), Calatis (present-day Mangalia).

Tourists have frequently visited the southern sector of the littoral, with a length of 72 km, ever since the end of the 19th century. Since 1959, the resorts of the littoral have been constantly modernised. Mamaia, Eforie Nord, Eforie Sud, Techirghiol, Costinesti, Neptun-Olimp, Jupiter, Cap Aurora, Venus, Saturn, Mangalia represent the favourite choice tourists from everywhere make every year. Today, the accommodation capacity of the resorts is of approximately 160.000 places.

The transportation in between the resorts is provided by a special miniature transportation means, called "minicar", which links Mangalia to Neptun-Olimp in the southern area of the littoral and which also provides a tour of the Mamaia resort.
Tourists can also join organised trips departing from the littoral towards various locations of the country (the Danube Delta, the monasteries of Bucovina, Bucharest or Prahova's Valley) or abroad (to Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey).