ENISALA GENOESE FORTRESS, AN UNDEREXPLOITED ATTRACTION OF DOBROGEA COUNTY, ROMANIA
While exploring Dobrogea (Dobruja ) county in Romania, I stumbled upon the ruins of a fortress from the Middle Ages, rising on top of a limestone hill, in the middle of a wetland.
Enisala Fortress is one of the main attractions in Dobrogea county. If you are a nature lover and a history buff, this is the right place for you.
LOCATION
Located in the northern part of the historical province of Dobrogea, the fortress is only 40 km away from the Tulcea city, on the DJ 222 (county road 222).
ENTRANCE FEE
Entrance fee is cheap, less than $3. Though access is granted only during the warmer months.
GREAT SIGHTSEEING SPOT
The views from the top of the fortress are breathtaking. You can see the canals connecting two big lakes: Babadag and Razim and the Babadag forest.
Razim Lake is one of the biggest lakes in Romania. It’s part of the Razim-Sinoe lagoon complex.
HISTORY
Enisala Genoese fortress it’s one of the few medieval constructions still standing within the area. Also known under the name of “Heraclia” or “Heracleea”, it was built at the end of the 13th century by the merchants from Genoa, Italy. Its construction lasted until the beginning of the 14th century.
Positioned on top of the hill, dominating the landscape, it offered a strategic military advantage because it controlled the traffic on land and on the water.
A quick visit will provide you with some knowledge on the ancient ways of the seafaring nations and how traffic on the Black Sea was ruled and regulated.
The last standing medieval fortress in Dobrogea is definitely underexploited. For a location with such a rich history, it is not exploited at its full potential.
The small museum outside the fortress provides only information on the fauna and flora of the area, along with some historical facts related to the archaeological discoveries from the surrounding area.
Once you climbed to the top of the hill, you can gaze over the lakes and plains.
The ruins of the fortress are impressive, but the views are stunning.
As you can soak up some history and enjoy magnificent views, you can picture how everything looked 1000 years ago when this location used to be a sea harbour.
It’s worth visiting and spending one or two hours there, taking photos or simply taking in the views.
While you are heading back to your car at the bottom of the hill, you can imagine that you are walking at the bottom of the sea.
RECOMMENDATIONS
- Bring water
- Keep in mind there are no amenities on the premises
- Bring your camera because you can spot lots of birds and ground squirrels scurrying the hills.
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The photos look awesome! It must be such a nice ride to go through all these places. Thank you for sharing!!
It was a really cold day when I went there, but it was worth! Thanks for stopping by!
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Those really are stunning views, not a single building in sight and I don't mind seeing those wind turbines in the distance. Definitely need to keep Romania in mind when picking my next holiday destination!
You will have plenty of things to see in Romania, guaranteed! This landscapes reminded me of parts from North Dakota where you don't see a house for hundreds of miles.
I hope to come here someday, we could tour in the whole romania and have fun ...hahaha
Romania it's a beautiful country with stunning landscapes and amazing attractions. If you'd like to know more about it, check out @gabrielatravels posts. You'd be amazed about what you can see or find in Romania.
Wow, so awesome! These are really gorgeous pictures! I would love to get to go here one day, it looks so different than my natural landscape, would be really neat to see.
If you ever consider travelling there, let me know and I can give you some tips on what is worth seeing or no and where to stay.
Awesome! <3 <3 <3
I still don't know if you are Romanian or only visited :) Either way, thanks for the short history lesson... I wanted to check this area out for a long time (checked out the Histria fortress and this on my list also). By the way... don't know for sure about this one but in Histria (which is pretty close) the locals warned us about vipers. So yeah...bring water and high shoes ar boots if you are planning to explore. And watch your steps :)
Since I got there in winter, did not see any vipers. But during summer, I won't be surprised if they would have. I have seen Histria when I was a child, I don't even remember it. Maybe during my next visit, I'll go check it out. Thanks for stopping by!
Another great place to visit is the keys of dobrogei.
Here when I visited Enisala: https://steemit.com/promo-romania/@luciancovaci/places-to-visit-in-dobrogea-enisala-citadel-eraclea-or-herkleia
amazing shot and very amazing place..thats worth to visit..
Thank you for the read and comment!
Beautiful place! Romania sounds like a very interesting destination. Thanks so much for sharing.
It certainly is! If you'd like to know more about possible destinations in Romania, check out @gabrielatravels 's blog. She writes about some amazing places in Romania.
Aww, thank you so much for the nomination! :D
You deserve it, hun! ;0)
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This is an amazing post @lymepoet! The photos are beautiful as well, I bet it was quite the experience! Thank you for sharing this with the world :)
It was special, because it was all deserted when I got there. Not even a single living soul around for miles and miles!
I cannot imagine the peacefulness and serenity that must have came with that! I hope one day I can travel to places such as that, it looks so beautiful :)