The Calarasi – Chiciu and Return route is intended for beginners, families and children as well as people with disabilities who want to spend some relaxing outdoor time.
Departure from Calarasi from Calarasi Hotel, on DN3B, then exit DN3 at Complex Albatros POD4 and descend on the left bank of the Danube, on the winding road through ponds, flooded floodplains and the steel channel, to Chiciu, in front of Hotel Baden .
Chiciu, which means „crossing”, is an area of ferry terminals, where the only activity is this: the passage of the Danube. On the opposite side, the ferry leads to Ostrov commune in Constanţa County, which is the border crossing point to Silistra town of Bulgaria.
We can serve some food and drink at the Monica Restaurant in Călăraşi and then we go back to Călăraşi.
The Călăraşi Municipal Museum is located in the old headquarters of the City Hall. The building was built for this administrative destination in the years 1886-1887 and therefore, in early January 1888, the institution began its activity in a new building.
From an exhibition point of view, the museum chronologically follows the history of Calarasi localities, starting with the presentation of the archaeological discoveries, mentioning the first documentary references, presenting the moment of the change of status (1833 – the capital of the county) and the moment of liberation (1852), but also the moment when the whole a Romanian people passed through difficult moments (war of independence, World War I and World War II), ending with the Communist period and the contemporary period.
The exhibition space dedicated to the aforementioned is located on the ground floor of the building, in 8 rooms which are technically arranged museum. Upstairs, the building has exhibit activities as well as creative activities.
The museum is listed on the Historical Monuments List.
The church is built of brick, on a strong foundation; has the shape of a 29 m long shop, 10.5 m wide and 21 m high, with two smaller apses, and the altar apse is larger in semicircular shape.
The church portal is rectangular, open and delimited by four round shaped supports. In the nave and in the narthex, the ceiling is straight and is supported on two rows of supports, five of which are in round shape, in beautiful letters, which remind us of the birth of Bethlehem’s church.
The church has two domes, one is open and the other closed, the latter serving as the tower of the church where the two bells are installed. The roof and the domes are covered with galvanized sheets.
The painting of the church, made in oil and in a realistic style, has a great artistic value, being executed in 1908 by the Italian painter Orest Cantini. The altar screen and the two episcopal chairs, of special nobility, are made of oak wood by the sculptor M. Babic in 1908. The emperor’s icons, the icons of the Holy Holder and Saint John the Baptist on the altar screen, are chained together with silver , having a spectacular work.
The congregation has a functional parish library. The congregation organizes parochial activities with church attendees as well as parish students.
Address: Street Eroilor, Călăraşi
Phone: 0342 404 620
Address: Soseaua Chiciului nr. 7, Calarasi 910088
Phone: 0721 908 413
The „Danube On 2 Wheels” Project is co-financed by the European Union though the European Regional Development Fund, within the INTERREG V-A Romania – Bulgaria Programme.
The total eligible value of the project is EUR 497.713,26, of which EUR 423.056,25 represents the value of the European Union contribution through the European Regional Development Fund.
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Route Calarasi – Chiciu and return
Touristic objectives in area
Municipal Museum, Călăraşi
St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral, Calarasi
Hestia Hotel
3 stars Albatros Tourist Complex and Restaurant
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- About the project
- AISSER
- Useful information
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- „Danube on 2 Wheels” Tourist Center (ACTIS Sport Club – Calarasi)
- „Danube on 2 Wheels” Tourist Center ( „Sport for you and me – Sports Club Canoeing” Association – Belogradchik)
- Level – Beginners
- Duration – 1 day
- Distance – 20 km
- Surface – paved
- Bicycle type – cursor
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