The Avramide House (Art Gallery)

Visiting and purchasing works of fine and decorative art from the Art Galleries of the "Union of Fine Artists (UAP)" in Romania - Tulcea Branch can be done from Monday to Friday, between 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM. However, for various purchases outside of business hours, please call 0754407692.

Since 2023, Tulcea has a mountain bike circuit in the Bididia hill area. The arrangement of the route was carried out by the Tulcea City Hall and the Forestry Directorate. The circuit was officially inaugurated with the Aegyssus XCO Mountain-Bike Competition, remaining then at the disposal of all those who are passionate about this sport. It is good to know that the Bididia XCO competition circuit is 6 km long, with a 224 meter difference in level and a medium-advanced level of difficulty. It was inaugurated with the contest on July 1st, a competition that opened the series of sports actions within the largest sports event in the county.

This is the central square of the Tulcea Municipality, also known among the locals as the Civic Square. The monument to Mircea the Elder was originally erected in the years 1900-1902 on the place known until 1947 as Mircea Square (today the roundabout at the Delta Hotel). The monument had a 5 m plinth, made of granite blocks. The statue, 4 m high, represented the ruler in armor, with a mantle on his shoulder, with a princely crown on his head, with a sword in his left hand and a mace in his right hand. At the base of the plinth were placed two lions holding under their paws trophies obtained by the ruler in the battles with the enemy. In front of the monument was placed a bronze plate on which was engraved the title of the ruler "Io Mircea Mare Voivode and Lord of both parts over the entire Danube to the Great Sea and the fortress of the ruling Darstor". Destroyed by the occupation troops in 1916-1918, only the plinth remained from the monument, which is still preserved today in the T.A.V.S. park. from Peace Street. Despite all the efforts of some initiative committees established in the interwar period, the monument was never restored. In 1940, the statue of King Ferdinand I, brought from Ismail, was briefly placed on the plinth of the monument. The current equestrian statue of Mircea the Elder in the city center is the work of the sculptor Ion Jalea and was unveiled on December 1, 1972. On the frontispiece of the pedestal, on a marble slab, is written "Mircea the Elder. Lord of the Romanian Land 1386 – 1418". An initiative of the "Galeriile Acum" Foundation in 2002 to restore the monument from 1902 ended, unfortunately, with a monument that did not respect its proportions or all its elements. Also in the Civic Square you will be able to admire a beautiful artesian fountain, designed from mosaic with elements and details that speak of the fauna and flora specific to the delta. Also, another impressive mosaic can be admired on the Belvedere Block. It is a very colorful work made by the plastic artist Spiru Chintilă in 1978, presenting in a socialist style the socio-economic development of the city after the Second World War. RECOMMENDATION: In this square, in addition to the wide open space, there are numerous benches for relaxation and rest, a playground, but also the already famous pigeons fed by everyone. Therefore, it is a place not to be missed for families with children. GOOD TO KNOW: Most events are organized in the Civic Square, especially in the season: festivals, fairs, shows, contests, etc. The easiest way is to follow the calendar of events in the app to keep up to date with it all.

It is located on Strada Isaccei and has an area of ​​99,800 square meters. It is the largest park in Tulcea Municipality and comes practically as an extension of the Ivan Patzaichin cliff. Many people from Tulcena choose to start their walk on the cliff and continue with "a round of the Mushroom". It is also the most frequented place for fishing enthusiasts. In addition to pedestrian walkways and a dedicated bike path, you will find here two dedicated children's play areas, a new gravity-park, a sandy beach equipped with parasols, a barbecue area and gazebos with tables, a covered swimming pool . Also in the park there is an old windmill that can be admired and, soon, a brand new Rosarium that will cover an area of ​​over 5000 square meters. 7,500 roses from 150 varieties will be planted here, as well as various trees, shrubs and perennial herbaceous plants. For those who want to spend even more time in Ciuperca Park, it is good to know that there are a few places where you can eat or drink something (towards Isaccei street) and that you can rent hydrobikes and stand-up paddles (SUP) .

The foundation stone was laid by King Carol I himself during his visit to Tulcea on October 17-18, 1879. On the parchment placed at the base of the foundation it was written: "The year of 1879, the month of October, in seventeen days, by His Royal Highness Carol I, Lord of Romania, this foundation stone of the monument erected in the city of Tulcea, in commemorating the annexation of Dobrogea by Romania." The execution of the monument was entrusted to the Romanian sculptor George Vasilescu. The funds necessary for the construction of the work came from the public collection, through the care of the "League for the preservation of Dobrogea" established in 1896 and led by Ioan Nenițescu and architect Grigore Tocilescu. The monument dedicated to the reunification of Dobrogea with Romania was designed in the form of a 22m obelisk, based on a two-step plinth topped by a pedestal. The obelisk was made of Ravenna granite, on it was the coat of arms of Romania surrounded by laurels, and below it two bronze plates commemorating the event in honor of which the monument was erected, as well as the date on which it was to be inaugurated. On one side and the other of the obelisk, on some semicircular pedestals, two other impressive sculptural elements were fixed - a dorobanț with a weapon on his shoulder and a horn in his hand, a symbol of the Romanian soldiers, and on the left an eagle, the main element of the coat of arms of Romania, symbol of courage and flight to heights. Both were cast in Venice, in bronze, in Munaretti's workshop. Due to the unexpected death of the sculptor in November 1898, the monument remained unfinished. It was continued, in the next two years, according to G. Vasilescu's plans by the sculptor Constantin Bălăcescu. Thus, in November 1899 the statue of the dorobant was brought to Tulcea and installed, and in 1900 the effigy of the eagle also arrived. The monument was inaugurated in a festive setting, on May 2, 1904, in the presence of the royal family. The mayor of the city, N. Comișani, then addressed the distinguished guests: "A wish of Your Majesty has been fulfilled: the towering Monument of the re-annexation of Dobrogea has risen on that beautiful rock designated by Your Majesty. He will speak to posterity of the bravery of the dorobant and of the Great Captain, our glorious King". Destroyed during the First World War by the occupation troops, the monument will be rebuilt in 1935 by the architect G.T. Ionescu, head of the city's technical service, according to the model located at the Military Museum in Bucharest at that time. Due to the lack of funds, the two sculptural elements - the dorobant and the eagle - were no longer made. On the occasion of the preparations for the celebration of the centenary of Romania's State Independence, the works to restore the monument also begin. Through the contribution of the people of Tulcea and the sculptor Cristea Grosu, the monument was created in its initial form and inaugurated on May 9, 1977. HINT: Visit this place at sunrise, if you are early bird, or at sunset, to enjoy an impressive view of the city. Give yourself some quiet moments here to really connect with the atmosphere of a city steeped in history.

The first documentary attestation of the Aegyssus Fortress corresponds to the beginning of the integration process of Dobrogea within the boundaries of the Roman state. Ovid mentions the conquest of the city in AD 12. by the North-Danubian Dacians and its reoccupation by Roman troops. According to the Roman poet, Aegyssus was already an old city (uetus urbs), defended by strong walls, located on the bank of the Danube, in a high place that could hardly be reached. In late antique sources, the name of the city, probably of Celtic origin, appears in various forms: Egiso (Itinerarium Antonini 226, 2); Aegissos, respectively Accisso (Notitia Dignitatum Or. 39, 8, 17; 34); Aϊγισσος (Hierocles, Synecdemos, 637, 14); Aϊγιστον (Procopius of Caesarea, De Aedificiis, 4, 7, 20); Egypsum (Geographer of Ravenna IV, 5). The archaeological and epigraphic materials from the Roman era highlight a cosmopolitan population, made up of veterans, merchants, shipowners, landowners. A funerary stela discovered on Miron Costin Street attests to the fact that, in the middle of the second century AD. the city owned a territory where there were villae rusticae settlements and rural farms. Aegyssus was above all an important garrison headquarters for troops tasked with defending a frontier region of the Roman Empire. Units from the V Macedonica legion and the Roman Danube fleet (classis Flavia Moesica) were to defend the city. In the second half of the 3rd century AD, a stamp on a tile mentions the name of an auxiliary unit – cohort II Flavia Brittonum. Later, in the late Roman period, the fortification takes on a particularly important role in the defensive system of the province and becomes the seat of the lower pediment of the I Iovia Legion, but also of a cavalry unit (cuneus equitum armigerorum). In the 6th century it was the seat of a bishopric, as it appears from the Notitia Episcopatum and it appears in the list of Procopius of Caesarea among the cities restored by the emperor Justinian in Scythia. Many of the archaeological materials discovered during the research organized on the site of the ancient fortress, in the Independence Monument Park, can be found in the permanent exhibition of the Museum of History and Archeology, a museum located right next to the ruins of the fortress. Not to be missed if you come to this place.

Located on the outskirts of Tulcea, at the exit to Malcoci (in the direction of Mahmudia-Murighiol), the Traditional Fishing Village covers approximately 3 hectares and includes traditional houses, a village buffet, a cherhana, windmills, an information center and various other constructions that form a systematized theme park. The three main alleys try to reconstruct the Danube's arms, on each of them are placed buildings representative of the towns in the delta. Each house is decorated in the style of the locality it represents and, at the entrance, it displays an "identity card" in the form of a board with information in Romanian and English, where tourists and locals who cross its threshold can find out where it is where the locality is located, how to get to it, what is representative of the place, what the people in the area do and other specific information, if any. For example, next to the Periprava House, there is information about the dark past of the locality where the communists exterminated thousands of people, also helped by the high degree of isolation of the commune. Along with Periprava, there are also the houses of Ceatalchioi, Chilia, Jurilovca, Mila 23, Crișan, Sulina, Sfântul Gheorghe, Murighiol, Letea. Visiting prices: 10 lei for adults, 5 lei for those up to 14 years old and free for children up to 6 years old. Especially in spring and summer, the location hosts more and more extensive events, from painting workshops to thematic workshops and from photo sessions for newlyweds to various festivals. The first edition of the "Scrumbii de Florii" event, a complex gastronomic festival, was organized and hosted in this place by the Fisherman's Village between April 26-28. And they want it to become a tradition that is repeated year after year by Florii.

The building was built at the end of the 19th century, being bought in 1932 by the Tulcea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, an institution that had been operating since 1909. The intense commercial life determines requirements for commercial credit and specialized information, as a result new banking institutions, and the Chamber of Commerce functions as a commercial information office.

The Swiss House in Tulcea is the former headquarters of the Austrian Consulate, mentioned as such in 1864, being built on 9 Mai street (formerly Paul Stătescu). It is extremely different in the landscape of the place, unique in the entire Tulcean landscape with its architecture that recalls both German and Dobrogean specifics. Unfortunately, the building is today in an advanced state of disrepair. But it is worth mentioning to make you aware of how different and cosmopolitan Tulcea was once.