ROMANIA : Dobrogea region

City of Constanza

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ROMANIA

the Carpathians

Dracula's Castle

Monument to the victory of the Dacians

My ancestors are the Dacians!

I am known for my mountains, the Carpathians, and my delta flowing into the Black Sea. We are the only inhabitants of Central Europe speaking a Roman language. I came into the european Union in 2007 . Brancusi, Nadia Comaneci, Dracula, Johnny Weissmuller (Tarzan). Do you know it ??????????????

I am……………….. ROMANIA!!!!

A LITTLE HISTORY!

December 22, 1989: overthrow Ceausescu: restoration of democracy and market economy.

March 27, 2004: Romania joined OTAN.

     1st January 2007: Romania joined the European Union.

     A President of the Republic elected by direct universal suffrage for a term of 5 years as in France.

     Romania is divided into 6 or 7 regions and 41 countries or "Judete."

Palace of ParliamentBucharest

Building: Ceausescu Era

Capital: Bucharest

A few tips ...

Your ID card is enough to get around the country and                         even in neighboring countries.

Remember to take your passport if you want to visitIstanbul and Turkey.

No need to take out insurance on site, report it rightyour French insurance you are going abroad.

The tickets are not expensive:                     Airlines are the most favorable low-cost connecting

Paris-Beauvais to Bucharest-Baneasa.

                           On site : Bus, tram and trolleybus, taxi companies, rent a car.

1 New Leu or Ron 10 LEI

The national currency is the Leu New.1 euro = 4.22 Ron

Dobrogea region

Dobrogea is divided into two departments (or judets): the Constanta and Tulcea one.The department of Constanta (south) has the largest port on the Black Sea, covering the south east ,

including a port of the Black Sea: Constanta and the Danube Delta, a protected region , natural forest Letea, World Heritage Site Unesco.

The oldest rocks, Hercynian age, outcrop in the southeast, in Dobrogea.The Wallachian plain is frequently covered with loess deposits.The loop Southeast: epicenter of many earthquakes.

Briefly Dobrogea: means sun, sea, Danube Delta, marshes, sunny hills, uplands, depressions, vineyards and several nature reserves.

Color orange : Romanian Dobrogea

Dobrogea : an agricultural and tourist

area

Official language : Roman

Landscape: plains, mountains, sea

This region has a large number of archaeological monuments of the Graeco-Roman, witnesses of a rich and prosperous.

Romania on track to host the largest wind farm in the province of Dobrogea (southeastern Romania). Terrain: hilly, flat side of the Danube on the approach of the Black Sea.

The rear country: fields out of sight, a well from time to time.Vineyards, including those of Murfatlar ( Basarabi), Mihai Viteazu ... South to Bulgaria, a wilder hilly and wood landscape.   To the north is the Danube Delta.

the marshes

The coast has been invaded or disfigured by many hotels (especially in Mamaia) and the beaches are becoming smaller due to erosion by the sea.

a well

Delta fisherman

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Coat of Arms Judet

1st port in Europe after Rotterdam Population: 345000 inh.

Port city located on the edge of the Black Sea, the largest port in the Black Sea.

   1st city in Europe to have had the electricityThe current name gave by Constantine the first

At the crossroads of several trade roads, Constanta lies on the western coast of the Black Sea near the Bosphorus Strait.Former colonial power (TOMIS): legend says that Jason landed here with the Argonauts after finding the Golden Fleece. (Founded by Greek colonists).19th century building beautiful mansions and hotels by King Carol, who decided to make revive Constanta as a port and seaside resort.

The city of Constanta

Many Roman remains, historic buildings and mosque which color the Old City.

JUDET Constanta Country of Constanta judet and Dobrogea region.

GAME OVER!!!

Continental climate in Dobrogea (Wallachia). Long winters and sometimes -10 °,

Hot summers (with little wind) and a prolonged autumn with a rapid transition between spring and summer.

250 254 tourists have visited the region

Romanian adventure

Cultural heritage and tourism

Romanian: original Latin more than a quarter of the Romanian population understands and speaks French  French-speaking country that hosted the eleventh Francophone Summit in 2006.  87% are Orthodox Principle of the Constitution: secularism

Romania is well at the crossroads of central Europe which belongs to the Transylvania, Eastern Europe by Moldova and the Balkans by Wallachia and Dobrogea.Furthermore, since the era of Lights, Romania underwent a Rubbish strong Western influence, including french one. Remains of Roman cities of Tomis (Constanta) and Callatis (Mangalia) and museums remain still have beautiful Rubbish collections. Beautiful lagoons: Lake Razim, Lake Sinoe

FRESCOESMONASTERIES

GRECO ROMAN RUINS OF THE CITY OF HISTRIA

Museums, churches

Archaeological ParkNational Museum of History and ArchaeologyArt Museum: masterpieces of Romanian contemporary art - paintings, sculptures, ceramics, porcelain, tapestries and furniture.

This country is a melting pot of artists : writers, poets, sculptors, painters ...

Museum of traditional folk art tradition, jewelry, interiors of farmhouses

Saint Mina Church: OrthodoxAnthony Church: Catholic

Roman mosaics, the Casino and the Lighthouse are landmarks of the city

Paintings : Grigorescu Andreescu, Luchian, Darascu,(Impressionist painters)

The Casino

the Mahmudiyemosque

Glykon :"The great serpent"

Museum of the Marine Romanian: a magnificent panorama of the port of Constanta.The Aquarium of Constanta: 60 fishes species from the Black Sea. dolphinarium

DRACULA: difficult to speak of this country without mentioning the famous figure of Count Dracula written by Bram Stoker.

    Thanks to him, the image of Romania has been associated with myths of vampires, and the fictional character inspired by the name

and the lives of two princes of Wallachia.

Mihai Eminescu Bran Castle

(Transylvanie)

HERITAGE language : "a Latin island in a Slavic ocean"

Romanian language: grammatical structure of Latin, approximately 18% of words from Slavic neighbors, but 75% of the vocabulary is of Latin origin.

More than a quarter of the Romanian population understands and speaks French. Romania is an important French-speaking country.

  She has also hosted the eleventh summit of the Francophonie in 2006.Since the Enlightenment, Romania has experienced a very strong Western influences, including French,

a humanist trend that emerged from the eighteenth centuryThe classics are regarded as true heroes.

  Literary culture of the Romanians is impressive.In traditional architecture, arts, music, cuisine, religious influences, history, heritage,

minorities, Romania is well at the crossroads of Central Europe to which it belongs by Transylvania, Eastern Europe (for Moldova), and the Balkans (in Wallachia and Dobrogea).

MUSIC

• Romanian music is unique in the Eastern Europe since the Romanian population is Slavic, but mostly Latin, like that of Moldova whose music shares many aspects elsewhere. In addition, there is a large Roma minority in particular paid music and called the Lautari that accompany traditional feasts and banquets (weddings ...).

• Traditional folk music is very old and is reflected in today until the other styles of music - even the most modern and popular - played in the country. As a musician George Zamfir was the ambassador of this music thanks to its success around the world with his panpipe.

• Religious music inspired by the Byzantine music has also been adapted to this specific folk and developed in Orthodox monasteries in the fifteenth century. Polyphony in it is located in the eighteenth century has it, the influence of Russian and European.

MUSIC :Traditional folklore musicreligious and Gypsy.

Natural parks

Dobrogea stretches of the Danube Delta to the Bulgarian border.                                

Tourism, resort, spa or cultural road, anything is possible here. The coastline offers 60 km of sandy beaches.

Attended 25 ° C in summer.

Some resorts also have spas, through water and mud of coastal lakes.

In the hinterland and the coastal cities (Constanta and Mangalia), you can visit museums and the remains of ancient cities such as Histria or Tomis. Finally, north of the Dobrogea, is the jewel of the region: the Danube Delta.

A remarkable environment, canals, isolated fishing villages and a rich and a best fauna.

Costinesti

Single place in Europe, declared nature reserve by UNESCO.

Pelicans in the Danube Delta:

Wildlife

Some areas, real biosphere reserves are protected by Unesco (the Danube Delta : 3000 species of fauna live there (insects, birds, shellfish, mammals, amphibians, reptiles ...)        Over 300 species of birds, including pelicans, cranes, spoonbills, and 75 fishes species, among a thousand plant species.

Dalmatian Pelican

Circus

Nycticora Haliaeetus albicilla

Egretta garzetta

In Forest: bears, wolves, wild boars, foxes, lynx, wild cats, cerfsAt mountain tops: marmots, eagles.Some species wildlife are being protected by law including brown bears, wolves, chamois, bison.

Trap

Agriculture

the vineyards of Murfatlar:

Dobrudja Bulgarian (south) plain is planted with large tracts of grain, separated by hedges from 10 to 20 feet wide (for home wildlife) planted at the end of the communist era in the fight against the soil erosion.

Handicraftsman

Ceramic products are very varied. Each production facility has its own characteristics, both in the forms in the decoration and the colors used.

Embroidery is the basis of the ornamentation of fabrics, both for the realization of costumes, or for different parts of Traditional interior decoration.Of wool.

Wood: ubiquitous habitat Romanian. In mountainous areas, houses, churches are built with this material.

INDUSTRY, ECONOMY

At the 24th on 141 countries. Geographical location : Romania is at the intersection of several major transmission lines linking northern Europe to south and from west to east, and between Europe and Asia.

Salt mine

A lack of public investment, unbalanced supply (almost total loss of the maritime fleet)

Several projects to upgrade the network of corridors through Europe.Only three highways, stretch road at various stages of development are Bucharest-Brasov, Cernavodaâ Constanza, Nadlac-Arad-Timisoara, Bucharest-Rosiori Verde -Craiova.

Severe economic crisis 1990 - 1999

Resources naturelles : petroleum, natural gas, coal, or iron ; salt or arable land. Water resources.Many counters have been created by the Greeks, along the Black Sea, the oldest is Histria.The DANUBE = clean water, hydraulic energy , Nuclear energy area, and navigation.

Tourist resorts of the Black Sea: from south of the city of Constanta to the Bulgarian border.

Where to stay???

Bed and breakfast

Appartements OlimpNeptune

PrinceLocation-Gîte

Royal Hôtel

Novotel from70 EUR by night

IBIS from49 EURby night

In Romania, no time of service, we can eat at any hour: like a soup at 10am? a chicken breast at 5 in the afternoon? No problem!

  The cuisine reflects the multicultural nature of Romania, and bears the mark of the invaders (Romans, Tatar, Hungarian, German, Russian, Greek, Turkish.

Cook : a rich taste.Also linked by peasant traditions and very influenced by the seasons too :

summer abundance of fruits and vegetables,   Winter vegetables and fresh fruits are replaced with pickles.

Project Romania: to protect and publicize local products in Europe.  In 2010, the magiun plum Topoloveni has already obtained the protected designation of origin.

Why not now for Plescoi sausages, salami and Nadlac of tasty bread Pecica?

Romanian traditional dishes

The Tchiorba: 1st dish: vegetable soup and meat,

soured with Borch, juice ofSauerkraut.

Or "sarmale" vine leaves,beet, cabbage stuffed with rice,Meat, mushrooms, herbs andvegetables. With the porridge: mush (like Italian polenta).

Second dish: baked or fried or barbecue or mititei mici: small grilled sausages

Culinary specialties

Romanian specialties : the Sarmale, and Borch: liquid made of sound to sour dishes and soups.The garden orach : a plant found in France. It gives a bluish color to the broth.

The porridge : cornmeal, flat base of the Romanian Peasant, reminiscent of Italian polenta,  with white cheese made from cow's or sheep's milk a little sour.  The tochitura (mixture of pork and veal with chicken liver).

  The Sarmale : leaves of cabbage (or vine, beet, radish) stuffed with rice, meat, mushrooms, herbs and vegetables.

All dishes are often made of cabbage, potatoes, bacon.

Regional cooking

Veal stew andvegetables with mushrooms inTransylvanian

style,Drob lamb

Gypsy “fondue”

Placinta : apple piecozonac

brioche cake with raisins,

to Turkish delight, nuts

peppers in oil

Pofta buna! Enjoy!

"Eggplant Caviar" salata of Vinet.A lot of meat: lamb, fish, pork.

Zacusca : popular dish of vegetables, prepared in winter : eggplant, red peppers and onions.

Soups (ciorba) of fish, pork.The Muratura : green vegetables or fruits preserved in

brine or vinegar.

  Cheese: the Bourdouf (sheep): like the little French Cantal.

Papanasi :cheese donuts Or pancakes!

« gogosh » :donuts

DRINKS

Wine : environ 12°Romania is a big producer of wine and some of the best vineyards are Murfatlar: Lacrima He Ovidiu

and late harvest Chardonnay and Pinot Gris: sweet, Cotnari, Bohotin JidveiBeer is cheap in Romania. The local brand the most important : Ursus.

Produced locally: Tuborg, Carlsberg, Heineken, Becks and PeroniAnother important drink, especially during the communist period the "Braga"

Served with pretzels. (No alcohol, a bitter taste, made from fermented wheat).

Afinata : brandy red fruitPalinca : apples, pears, strongest drinks, 60% of pure alcoholTzuica : usually plum, pure alcohol at 40%.

                                    Many Romanians living in rural areas produce two drinks.

There are so many sources of mineral water in Kalaigi.

NEWS FOR YOUTH

SONGS, VARIETIES : Inna: singer known for hits Hot and

Amazing Edward Maya Stereo and This love is my

life.

SPORTS

Gymnastics : Nadia Comaneci in 1976 OLYMPICS summer, where she obtained the maximum score of 10.Rugby Union : Romania has often created problems for the XV of France.Football is also a popular sport in Romania.In the country's sports scene is dominated by professional sports (tennis, ..) as Ilie Nastase. Basketball : a very popular sport among Romanian youth.

Travelling in Europe is possible!Youth information services - Romania

BUCAREST UNIVERSITY

Europa Ligue 2012 Stadium

Telephone and addresses of emergency

Postal Services and Telecommunications :   

Post Offices : Posta.

    Main Post Office Address: Blvd. Mamaia 156, Constanta l: (241) 614 493 Open: Mon - Fri 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Sat 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., closed on Sundays. 

Phone from abroad , Constanta code Acces International : 40 country digital 241 or 341 (code download phone (six digits)    International calls: 971

961: Emergency Medical  981: Fire  955: police

The 112 is the main emergency number in Romania

WHY VISIT THIS CITY?

Third largest city in Romania, Constanta is now an important cultural and economic center, which is worth exploring for its archaeological treasures and the atmosphere of the old town. Historical monuments, ancient ruins, a large casino, museums and shops, and resorts are near the lighthouse on the coast of the Black Sea.  Many Roman remains, historic buildings, facades and mosques, churches carved into the rock color the Old City. Open-air restaurants, nightclubs and cabarets offer a wide variety of entertainment.  You can visit traditional villages, vineyards, ancient monuments and the Danube Delta, a haven for bird lovers. Flight time for Romania: Paris - Bucharest:> 3 hours.                                        Bucharest - Constanta: 35 minutes When to go to Romania? months recommended : May / June / September  Fishing, sunrise in the middle of the sea, yachting, diving, spa, ancient cities, museums, Rural tourism, hotels, boats that circulate mainly between Passau, Budapest and the Black Sea.

                                                          This is what is awaiting you! See you soon!

Place OvidiuEttore Ferrari sculpture

Mamaia