Giurgiu takes center stage in this overview with its nature, trails, and history.
Anyone wishing to book a hotel in Giurgiu can use this overview to plan their trip.
Nature and Water
Comana Nature Park covers 25,000 hectares and is a protected area. It is recognized as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention; at the same time, it includes Natura 2000 sites designated as SPAs and SCIs. The protected area of the nature park is open to visitors throughout, including on public holidays.
The Padina Tătarului Reserve protects the Romanian forest peony (Paeonia peregrina, ssp. romanica). The landscape also includes Balta Comana, covering 1,206.4 hectares, of which approximately 400 hectares are permanently covered by open water.
Mocanu Island features vegetation and wildlife similar to those of the Danube Delta and has beaches and inland waters. Fishing trips can be organized on the island.
Trails and Visits
Along the Danube, the Via Danubiana connects embankments, forests, villages, towns, and fields into a continuous route through Giurgiu County. In Comana Nature Park, bicycles, both conventional and electric, are permitted exclusively on marked tourist trails, public roads, and forest and agricultural roads approved for public traffic.
The Friendship Bridge connects Giurgiu in Romania with Ruse in Bulgaria and carries road, rail, and pedestrian traffic.
History and Culture
Comana Monastery is included on Romania’s list of historical monuments. In Călugăreni, the Crucea lui Mihai monument commemorates the year 1993: it was erected on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Mihai Viteazul’s accession to the throne in Wallachia. Giurgiu’s clock tower is 22 meters high and was built in 1734.
The Sfinții Voievozi Church in Mihăilești dates from 1714 and is a historical monument of religious architecture. The Curtea familiei Năsturel Herescu de la Herăşti archaeological site includes a palace built by Udrişte Năsturel between 1640 and 1644. The palace was constructed from dressed stone and has an L-shaped floor plan.
Conacul Drugănescu in the municipality of Florești-Stoenești is a historical monument dating from 1731 to 1735. It was restored and established as a museum of ethnography and folk art; the restoration is dated to 1940–1941. Argedava is a Geto-Dacian fortress near Popești in Mihăilești and is attributed to the La Tène period.
The remaining fragments of the walls of Giurgiu Fortress are reminders of a fortress built by Mircea the Elder on the banks of the Danube in the 14th century. The Muzeul şcolar Dacia in Frăteşti has several departments, with the archaeology and history department predominating. It contains significant material remains attributed to the Geto-Dacians.
Experiences and Crafts
Comana Adventure Park includes six courses for children and three courses for adults with increasing levels of difficulty – easy, medium, and difficult. There is also a zip line over the lake and a cascade of zip lines.
The Gellu Naum Memorial House preserves the surrealist poet Gellu Naum’s summer house as it was during the summers he spent there. The Comana artisans’ village has a traditional workshop for processing fruit and vegetables.
More local pages: Varlaam, Mihailesti, Daia, Malu, Roata De Jos, Greaca, Comana, Călugăreni, Giurgiu, Potlogi, Izvoarele, Banesti
