Costinești: Seafront, Beaches and History

Coast and Seafront

The approximately 1.5-kilometre-long Costinești seafront offers opportunities for water sports, cycling tours and walks by the sea. Plaja Pescăruș, a wild beach, is located in the southern part of the resort. The beach in Golful Francezului is a wild beach south of the Costinești resort, behind Hotel Forum. It is narrow, and the entry into the sea is steep. Plaja Tineretului lies between the Marea Neagră restaurant and Club Mega Discoteca. Lake Costinești is located in the centre of the resort between the main access road DC6, Strada Tineretului and the main beach. The lake next to the obelisk is used for excursion boats and leisure boats. You can compare length, beach type, location and use side by side as different points of comparison for your planning.

History and Landmarks

The Evangelia ship was launched on 28 May 1942. On 15 October 1968, the Evangelia ran aground about 1.5 nautical miles from the northern beach of the Costinești resort, in a section of the natural cliff coast called “Golful francezilor”. The present-day obelisk was inaugurated on 3 June 2006, is 18.5 metres high and is the most important tourist destination in the Costinești resort.

Cultural and Religious Sites

The Church of Saint John the Baptist in Costinești was consecrated on 22 June 2003. On 24 June, the church celebrates its patronal feast; this day is the Feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. In the village of Schitu in the municipality of Costinești, the “Sfânta Elena de la Mare” monastery was rebuilt; the foundation stone for the new monastery complex was laid on 14 May 1996. The monastery church of “Sfânta Elena de la Mare” preserves relics of the Holy Martyrs Zotic, Atal, Camasie and Filip of Niculițel. In Costinești, folk and religious traditions are considered to be of German origin.

Geographical Classification

The administrative territory of the municipality of Costinești overlaps with the Natura 2000 site ROSCI0273 Zona marină de la Capul Tuzla. It also overlaps with the Natura 2000 Special Protection Area for birds ROSPA0076 Marea Neagră. The municipality of Costinești is designated as a tourist resort of national interest.

When considering a hotel in Costinești, you can compare the travel period, room category and cancellation conditions together on the respective offer page and assess these three details for your personal travel planning based on your dates and room preferences.

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Events

The first edition of the Beach, Please! festival took place in 2022 on the beach of Costinești. In 2026, the festival celebrated its fifth edition; Yeat returned to Costinești after performing there in 2024 and 2025.

For the higher-level travel overview: Constanta.