SNAPSHOT OF A BEAUTIFUL PLACE

The Danube delta

In the Danube Delta, time passes by somewhat slower and calmer, just
like the fishermen who see to their daily chores. The unique beauty of the Danube
Delta has been recognized worldwide, being the first Romanian place included in
the UNESCO patrimony under the name of Biosphere Reservation.
The channels always amaze tourists who come back to the Danube Delta
each year or those who visit it for the first time, to see where large predatory fish
live or the beautiful scenery this reservation has to offer. Here are some of the most
important reasons why the Danube Delta is a favorite travel destination for
thousands of tourists.
The Danube Delta is Europe’s “newest” land. The delta grows 40 meters
each year because of the 67 million tons of river deposits brought back. The delta
is a plain still forming, made out of levees, small islands, channels, lakes, swamps
and backwaters. This unusual setting makes the Danube Delta so unique and one of
the most beautiful places in Europe where nature still leads it course, with minimal
human intervention.
It’s the second largest delta in Europe. The largest one is the Volga Delta.
The Danube Delta has a surface of 5.050 km, together with the Razim-Sinoe
lagoon complex.
Out of top 300 natural reservations in the world, the Danube Delta is rated
at third place, considering its ecological importance.
The delta is the home of 250 bird species, being one of the richest
ornithological faunas in the world.
Visiting the delta offers you the opportunity to see around 5.000 species of
animals and plants, some of them very rare.
In the Danube Delta there are islands with ancient forests, with subtropical
vegetation, very rare for this part of the world, at 45 degrees nordic latitude and 29
degrees eastern longitude. The location is found at half the distance between
Equator and North Pole.
The delta provides a combination of ecosystems and natural and artificial
eco-tones: drinking water, seawater, terrestrial eco-tones, rivers and lakes, swamps,
flooded areas, dams, agricultural regenerative terrains and forests.
 The Danube Delta is considered a “wild” place, as there are only around
15.000 people living there, grouped in 25 locations and two larger cities: Tulcea
and Sulina. Over the years, the delta has become a touristic destination specialized
in various fields: scientifical tourism, adventure tourism, agro tourism, educational
tourism and cultural tourism.