Dinogetia Fortress
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Posted by Gabriela on Thursday, 17 of July , 2008 at 12:22 pm
(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Yesterday I took off from Iasi with my destination Tulcea, where my boyfriend had to attend a course. The itinerary passed through Vaslui - Tecuci - Galati - Isaccea to finally reach Tulcea. After crossing the ferry over the Danube at Galati, in about 10-15 km we saw a sign for Dinogetia Fortress. We took the dirt road that the sign was pointing to (later we found out that the sign was put there by the fortress guard and not by any officials), and drove on the side of a pond until we reached Dinogetia.
Dinogetia is a roman-byzantine fortress located on the side of the Danube, where Siret and Prut meet, dating back to the Dacian times, its name being preserved by the Romans and Byzantines.
Once we reached the fortress we met mister Gheorghita, the guardian and guide of the fortress. His father worked here since 1968, and he took over the job in 1990. He was kind enough to show us around and tell us a bit about the history of the fortress, which has also been his home since childhood.
The fortress is ongoing some restoration at the moment and seems in august they will start some more digging. The place looks charming with its ancient run down walls, the grass growing all over, the beautiful landscape all around. It is definitely worth a go.
Entrance is 2 lei/person.
Category: Romania in its beauty, Uncategorized
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