Trip to St. George canal - Danube Delta’s miracle

The right way!

From Tulcea you leave behind in the main city promenade with millennial history. Former Aegyssus, first mentioned in the 8th century BC, known to decay over time is related to the evolution and expansion of this wonderful Earth, water is the Danube delta.

At the end of a journey of 2860 kilometers Danube, "King River" as the Romans called it flows into the Black sea. Being the second largest river in Europe after the Volga, the main direction of flow of the Danube river is the West - East.

On its way the big river hits the Dobrogea region, an ancient part of Europe and so is forced to change direction north eventually finding a good place to head to the Black Sea.

With geological and geographical evolution as complex as it is questionable, Delta is the newest territory of Europe and is in constant expansion.

Tulcea

Initially, at the first bifurcation Danube divides into two main branches: Chilia - which flows north and Tulcea that continue south. At the second fork the dig Tulcea canal loses its greatness, Sulina canal, havely man modified continue east and St. George starts to southeast cozy choosing a road with many bends and elbows.

Bordering north Dobrogea plateau, first sector of Sf Gheorghe leave Bestepe dominated by hills with a maximum altitude of 243 meters. Traces of ancient earthworks in the past use genuine vine cultivation leads us to think of the importance of this region colonized by the ancient Greeks first.

The first village encountered Nufarul recipes, old Prislava keep strong fortifications in the Middle Ages and forever Greek buildings with murals. The village is less significant now and hope for a revival fishing based tourism.

All on boarddd.....!

The charm of this canal of the Danube is given by the rich forests of poplar and willow bordering both sides let his land than what you hide. Sandy shores are erodate every passing ship. Amateur fishermen sit all summer waterfront have serious competition from egrets.

Old streams and canals were gradually systematized and today is hard to rebuilt the natural course of the river. Mahmudia sectional median is the main town of St. George's canal. Here, with the advantage of access self developed important tourist complexes 3 and 4 star. Not far from the village there are Salsovia Roman ruins, destroyed in the 4th century AD.

An old Danube bend was cut in the 20th century to navigation greasy. Uzlina elbow separates from the main mystery, taking a west northwest direction. Increasingly large and forests canal guard get you thinking about huge rivers of Siberia. Somewhere in this area there is the former residence of communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.

Murighiol village lies on the ruins of the former Roman city Halmyris and today is one of the main places of access to water territory. Soon all traces of civilization left behind, two large islands pierce the river becomes spiral cleaner.

In the forest

The oldest branch of the Danube is the one that ends in contact spectacular the Black Sea. St. George village is completely isolated from the world, can only access the water. There is a hard way practices can lead to Sulina but it is an adventure that only locals can afford. 


Due to the massive amounts of silt brought each year by the river cancel in 19th century started taking birth a small islands archipelago what today is stretching on more than 19 km - Sakhalin Islands. 

Faster...faster...!

These islands are a treasure for Delta, millions of birds nest here in the shallows find a food abundance. This caused the area to be declared scientific reserve, access is restricted. However, if you call from a local will lead you for 2-3 hours and then you can enjoy remote birds colonies.
Off the village of St. George is spending a rare phenomenon in which waves are driven by powerful river and they break away to sea. A resort is available for tourists who can stay in hostels and agritourism location. Every summer, for a month, a leading independent film festival takes place at Saint George - do not miss it!

The best months to visit the Danube Delta are May and September to October when the weather is good and you have the chance to see the most birds without being attacked by billions of mosquitoes.


Don't stay ahead and prepare the luggage!

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