Black SEA......history
by alirom
In the 7th Centuries of B.C, the Greeks founded a number of colonies on the Black Sea shore. These were the ancient cities of Histria, Tomis and Callatis (now Constanta and Mangalia). Herodot, the Greek historian of the time, was the first to mention the native inhabitants of the land. These were the Dacians, a branch of the people living in the Balkans, named Thracians. Five centuries later the supremacy of Greece declined, and a new power arose: the Romans. By this time, the Dacians were united for the first time under the authority of a wise ruler called Burebista. He founded a capital city in the heights of the Carpathian Mountains. Its ruins can still be seen today. The new city - Sarmizegetusa - was well-organized and defended by powerful fortresses. 200 years later, in the 1st century A.D., another great Dacian leader, Decebalus, became the ruler of Sarmizegetusa. Meanwhile, the legendary richness of the country made it a temptation for the Roman Empire. The Dacians fiercely fought to defend their land against Roman occupation. Decebalus resisted the Romans more than 20 years and only the great emperor Traianus could defeat him. But he needed to build a bridge in order to get his troops over the Danube river. This task was accomplished by the famous ancient engineer Apolodor of Damascus, and the remains of that unprecedented bridge still stand today. Traianus could conquer the great Dacian city only after one traitor sold him the secret of the hidden water pipes. The Romans left the city without water, forcing it to surrender. Decebalus killed himself, and Traianus celebrated the victory for 123 days. In honor of this victory he also erected a sculpted column to tell the story of conquering Dacia. Traianus's column still stands in Rome. During the two centuries of Roman Occupation, new roads and cities were built in Dacia. The official language was Latin, from which the present Romanian language was born. The Romans retreated from Dacia in 271 A.D.
Packing List
by bluecat
You MUST bring fine clothes suitalble for nightlife. With a bit of sexy look (all Romanian women wear sexy clothes when they are at th sea-side, and especially young women).
Don't forget to take light shoes like slipers and/or sandals, you will need them when you take long walks in the city or go at the beach.
OF COURSE SWIMMING SUIT!
You may have good clothes for rainy weather. It happens, not often, but it happenes. Don't even think to go there without cream/oil for protecting when you have a suntan. I recomend even use it when you go walking in the daytime, otherwise in the evening you can find yourself with a burned skin.
Also have some pills for stimach problems. Not being used to local cuisine can give you some trouble.
Carry with you all the time a botlle of water or juice. The weather is very hot in the summertime. If you're not suficiently hidrated you can feel sick very easily. Don't worry, you'll find all you need all over the city, even if you didn't bring any. A bit dangerous. I won't recomend camping in a tent for a foreigner. You risk havin your things stolen. You can go camping in special places arranged by private people. It's more safe than the public ones.
Romanian Navy Museum
by timada
I am not so fond of history but I love navy and military museums . Navy Museum in Constanta is close to my home , central situation , and I go often there specially now when I meet Mr. Ursu an expert in history and a marvelous guide !
Four sections are presented here : ancient , medieval , modern and contemporary eras in 22 rooms . The museum is not very big but it 's made with love for our history .
It holds thousands of replicas of various types of ships proper to the Romanian military and commercial navy since its beginnings till today, alongside navigation instruments, documents, books and photos, white and fire arms, anchors, propellers, lighthouse lenses, flags and colors, pictures, various exhibits of a high scientific and documentary value.
The Volks Art Museum (Muzeul de Arta Populara)
by Fam.Rauca
This museum exists into an edifice that was built in year 1896.
As museum, it was opened in the year 1975 and there, one can admire numerous exhibits.
The museum has a capital of folk’s creations, from the whole country.
There, one can see:
Ceramics
National official costume elements
Hand-made carpets
…and many other exhibits.
Neptun
by alirom
Neptun is the most elegant Black Sea resort, having many new hotels, restaurants, fast foods, pools, super-markets and shops, bars, night-clubs and discos. It is relatively new (developed in 7th decade of 20th century). Neptun is situated in the SE extremity of Romania, on the Black Sea coast, elevation 5-20 m. Greenery-rich zone (forests), dendrological park (cedars, cypresses, pines, oaks, lime trees, birch trees, etc.). 280 km from Bucharest, 38 km South of the municipality of Constanta and 6 km North of Mangalia city.
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Roman artifacts lining mosaics walkway
Casino
New Pizzico Restaurant , Constanta
Navy Museum , Main entrance
