Bididia Forest - Hiking & Mountain-Bike

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) .

It is located on Strada Isaccei and has an area of ​​32,200 square meters. The park is located near the Multipurpose Hall and has pedestrian walkways, green spaces, benches, a gazebo with tables, a children's playground and an ecological toilet. Here you will be able to admire the busts of 14 prominent personalities of Dobrogea, to which are added those of Carol I and Mihail Kogălniceanu, located in other parts of the municipality.

It is located on Strada Gloriei and has an area of ​​25,982 square meters. The park has pedestrian walkways, benches, green spaces and a recently rehabilitated gazebo. In this park are the ruins of the Aegyssus fortress, the History and Archeology Museum of Tulcea, but also the Independence Monument, hence the name of the park. We recommend everyone a visit to this place, in the second part of the day, but especially at sunset, the view next to the monument being impressive. RECOMMENDATION: If you like to exercise, dress in something casual and climb the stairs a few times. It will be the most effective way to get some cardio outdoors.

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.

Tulcea City Hall has set up the permanent outdoor historical exhibition "Tulcea of ​​the past" on the fence of the city Penitentiary. The exhibition was made through a partnership between the Municipality of Tulcea, the Tulcea Penitentiary, the County Directorate for Culture and the "Gavrilă Simion" Eco-Museum Research Institute. It consists of panels printed with photos from the history of the city and the related explanations and extends over a length of 221m, with a lighting system including at night.

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.

“I am happy that I can leave behind memories related to my work as a teacher, as a supporter of the cultural life of Tulcea and especially as a creative one. My drawings, lithographs and watercolors, the result of more than five decades of work, constitute the gift I leave, out of love, respect and gratitude to the places and people of Tulcea, among whom I lived with my loved ones.” wrote the artist Constantin Găvenea in his autobiography, published in 1988 and entitled “Days Lived with Moments of Sadness”. The building that today houses the “Constantin Găvenea” Memorial House was built in the first decades of the 20th century. The Tulcea artist lived in this house since the fall of 1942, following his detachment from the town of Sarichioi, settling in the city of Tulcea with his family. The house, restored by the Tulcea City Hall, contains five exhibition halls (a hall and four rooms), as well as the master's workshop in the courtyard of the house. Personal objects, manuscripts, books and albums with dedications, photographs, original documents and photocopies are exhibited, all closely related to the life and work of Constantin Găvenea. There are also lithographs, paintings and watercolors executed by the artist in all stages of his creation. The establishment of the Constantin Găvenea Memorial House is considered a tribute to the Great Man, as an example worthy of imitation, a symbolic character of this North-Dobrudzian land that we can be proud of in front of the whole of Europe. IMPORTANT: In order to visit this tourist attraction, please call in advance on +40740074244, from Tuesday to Friday, between 10:00 and 16:00. Thank you!

Avramide House is a component of the Northern Dobrogean Cultural Heritage Museum Complex that belongs to the "Gavrilă Simion" Tulcea Eco-Museum Research Institute. This superb house, known among Tulceni as the House of Collections, was built at the end of the 19th century by Alexandru Avramide, of Greek ethnicity. This was a prosperous local entrepreneur, who owned several mills, workshops, various commercial premises, a sawmill, but also several agricultural areas. Alexandru Avramide is known to have arrived in the city of Tulcea in the middle of the 19th century, driven by a strong ambition and tenacity, which would later make him one of the richest people in the entire region. Around 1890, Avramide managed to bring two Italian craftsmen to the area, to whom he entrusted everything necessary to build the house he dreamed of as a symbol of the family's prosperity. From that moment and until the edifice became the most beautiful construction in the city, not much time passed. Located right in the center of the city of Tulcea, right next to the Church of Saint Nicholas, the house, considered luxurious, stood out especially for the rooms on the lower level. They are decorated with painted stucco, painted ceilings and benefit from doors in two wings, two main facades, and on one of them you can see an imposing staircase made of marble mosaic. After 1944, the house was transformed into the headquarters of the Greek Democratic Committee, and on November 14, 1949, the act was signed that created the "Danube Delta" Museum, which was officially opened only on May 1, 1950 The museum occupied two rooms in the entire building and had 872 complementary materials or objects in its heritage. Between 1952-1953, the School Inspectorate of Tulcea county carried out its activity in the same building. Because it was only in 1957 that the first reorganizations of the museum took place. From 1959, a special department of archeology and ethnography operated at the site of the building, but it was closed in 1962. Since 1964, when the aquarium tanks were built at the site of the building, together with the addition of a collection consisting of 1500 biological pieces , plus a voluminous herbarium, the house functioned in its complexity as a natural science museum. Recently the edifice was rehabilitated through a project called "Restoration and Rehabilitation of two heritage buildings from the municipality of Tulcea included in the regional tourist circuits" offering today, through a modern exhibition, the main historical elements of the city of Tulcea, but also of the family Avramides. Also here, various heritage objects from the collections of the Eco-Museum Research Institute "Gavilă Simion" Tulcea are perfectly displayed.

The Museum of Ethnography and Folk Art in Tulcea is today housed in the former headquarters of the National Bank of Romania - Tulcea Agency. The building is one of the emblematic public edifices for the municipality, constituting, together with other constructions, valuable examples of the architecture of national forms. The construction is based on a project developed in 1924 and was erected during the interwar period (1924-1927), so at the end of the era of manifestation of the national trend in Romanian architecture. This public edifice can be considered a successful example of modern architecture, built on traditional values, which marked the first part of the 20th century. The heritage of the Museum of Ethnography and Folk Art reflects, through the diversity of the collections, a unique cultural model generated by the ethnic coexistence between Romanians and other populations. The approximately 8600 pieces make up an invaluable ethnographic fund decodable within the collections of folk art and folk wear, ethnography, industrial heritage and photo-document. The museum has recently been rehabilitated, renovated and reopened and delights visitors with its collections of erasers, metal vessels, carpets and Aromanian folk art.