Route Giurgiu - Gostinu and return

60 years ago, on June 20, 1954, the metal bridge across the Danube connecting the cities of Giurgiu and Ruse, named after the Soviet insistence "Bridge of Friendship", was at the moment the largest mixed bridge - road and rail - in Europe.

In the years 1950-1952, a building for club and cinema activities was built for workers involved in building the bridge. It continued to function as a cultural center, its scene being the host of the Giurgiu community for shows and celebrations.

On July 24, 2002, to celebrate the 138 years of institutional existence of the Border Police, the building became the headquarters of the Border Police Museum in Romania, the only institution of its kind in Romania.

Divided into six exhibition halls, plus the showroom, the institution hosts the permanent collection of the museum, made up of battle flags, the exhibition of historical frontier uniforms "De Veghe la Fruntarii", the exhibition of current European uniforms, the river boats' models Border Police, current weapons, and also during two world wars, epaulets, badges, decorations, historical publications, and a large painting representing the Battle of Calugareni.

The construction of the park was requested by General Kiselef in 1830.

The Alei Park was set up for many years, starting in 1831, when the town began to be systematized.

In 1840, 200 linden trees were planted, and a buffet and a music pavilion was also built. Today, the tradition of music in the park is still preserved.

Here is one of the first romantic gardens in Romania. As time passed, only part of the initial structure of alleys and vegetation was maintained.

The statues of Alei Park are also works of art and historical monuments. Most importantly, from the point of view of art, it is the bust of Mihai Eminescu. Another important monument is dedicated to the French army, as a tribute to the commander of the allied troops of the Balkan Peninsula during the First World War, Marshal Foch. The monument was installed in 1920 when the name of Marshal Foch was also assigned to the park.

The statue of Apollo Belvedere is one of the historical monuments recognized in Giurgiu County. It was built in the 19th century.

The Apollo of Belvedere is a famous ancient marble sculpture. It was rediscovered in the nineteenth century in Terracina. At present, the statue is located in the Belvedere courtyard of the Vatican and is part of the antiquities collection of the Vatican Museums.

The statue of marble from Giurgiu is a Roman copy of a bronze statue, created between 350 and 325 BC. by the Greek sculptor Leocares. The right arm and left hand were missing at the time of the discovery, being rebuilt by Giovanni Angelo Montorsoli, a sculptor and collaborator of Michelangelo.

The ensemble includes a series of monuments dedicated to all the heroes who lost their lives in the battles that took place in the territory of our country.

Initially, two monuments were built at the initiative of the inhabitants in 1905, in memory of the heroes who fell into the Independence War of 1877-1878.

Subsequently, the monuments of the heroes who fell in the two world wars were added. In 2013, they were rebuilt and re-upgraded.

Inside the ensemble was built a cross in memory of the hero Captain Daia Marin, who was born in 1919 in the village of Malu, Giurgiu County, and died in Blăjel commune, during the battles that the Romanian army wore in 1944, in the area Sibiu.

Address: DJ507, Gostinu

Near the town of Giurgiu lies the island of Mocanu, which is a protected natural area.

Mocanu Island is also known as Mokan Island, Ostrovul Mocanu or Mokan Island.

The Mocanu Island, crossed by the Giurgiu-Ruse Bridge, has a total length of about 5 km and a maximum width of 1.2 km.

On Mocanu Island tourists can observe several species of birds, including mackerel, wild duck and eretes, which have their habitat in a vegetation characteristic of the dams. The island also hosts a species of strictly protected lizard in Romania. Among the trees that are found here are the willow, white poplar and black poplar.

Comana Natural Park is located in the southern part of Romania, at approximately equal distance between Bucharest and Giurgiu.

The decision to establish the park was adopted in 2004 based on technical and scientific documentation developed since 1954 by the Romanian Academy, in order to delimit and protect two areas of special floristic importance, namely the Oloaga Gardens Reserve, designated for the protection of thorns (Ruscus aculeatus) and the Padina Tătarului Reserve, designated for the protection of the Romanian forest peony (Paeonia peregrina, ssp. romanica). These two reservations, together with Balta Comana - an area of ​​avifauna interest - were included in the integral protection area of ​​the park.

The park is currently recognized as a wetland of international interest under the Ramsar Convention (Iran, 2 February 1971) and part of the European Network of Natura 2000 Protected Areas, as a Bird Protection Site (SPA) and Site of Community Importance (SCI). ).

The park has 25,000 ha and houses a number of 1,153 species of plants, 212 species of birds, 37 species of mammals, 30 species of fish, 10 species of reptiles, 141 species of invertebrates and 8 species of amphibians.

A bike tour in the Comana Park area offers, in addition to the deltaic view, a variety of leisure opportunities for both children and adults alike.

Comana Adventure Park (belongs to Casa Comana, Gelu Naum Street) is a large space with trees and greenery. You can do various recreational activities such as: archery, zip line (more for children), train ride (parents with children), carriage ride or kayak and canoeing to rowing boats.

What we especially like here is the idea of ​​having a picnic on the grass. ;)

In the vicinity of the park there are many objectives of historical, cultural and tourist interest, as follows:

• „Adormirea Maicii Domnului” Church from Adunații-Copăceni, built in 1875, historical monument

• „Adormirea Maicii Domnului” Church from Băneasa, construction from 1908-1910, historical monument

• The church „St. Gheorghe” from Brăniștari, construction from the end of the 19th century, historical monument

• The Church of the Assumption in Budeni, built in 1882, historical monument

• The Church of the Assumption, St. Nicolae from Călugăreni, built in 1865, historical monument

• The church „St. Nicolae” from Comana, construction from the XVI -XVIII century, historical monument

• ”Pious Paraschiva” Church from Dărăști-Vlașca, built in 1873, historical monument

• The church „St. Nicolae” from Dărăști-Vlașca, built in 1880, historical monument

• The church „St. Nicolae” from Frasinu, built in 1858, historical monument

• ”Pious Paraschiva” Church from Gostinari, built in 1857, historical monument

• The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin in Grădiștea, built in 1657, historical monument

• The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin in Pietrele, built in 1865, historical monument

• Marmorosch - Blank mansion from the village of Adunații-Copăceni, built in 1897, historical monument

• Ostrovu Lung - Gostinu site, special avifauna protection area.