Cap-Aurora is the youngest resort on the coast. Everything is unusual: the resort itself is located on a stone promontory, and the hotels have a peculiar architecture and are named after precious stones

How to get there

There are several ways to get to the Cap-Aurora. The first of them involves a flight to the airport of Bucharest, and then a rather long, more than 3 hours, transfer (more than 270 km). The second way is to transfer (40 km) from Konstanz railway station.

A bit of history

The resort was opened in 1973, the concept of the resort was rather unusual for the then Romania, but, coupled with its unique architecture, very quickly made it popular not only in the country, but also beyond its borders. The resort is small in area, compact, nevertheless, very green. The large forest area adjacent to it adds to the charm and attraction resort in terms of health impact.

Beach

The coastline of the resort has a whimsical design due to the large number of small cozy bays that have a secluded rest and full relaxation. Unfortunately, the beach is washed out by waves and becomes more narrow, and the entrance to the water is increasingly rocky, but this has not affected the number of holidaymakers, especially since it is possible to sunbathe on the beaches of the neighboring resorts Jupiter and Venus.

And, the beach of Jupiter offers rest with a bias in the sport (there is everything for water sports, including the rental of equipment for submarine ), and the Venus beach abounds with all kinds of cafes, terraces and bars, moving around which one can have a good time. Of course, you can alternate the beaches, it's not forbidden and makes the rest even more diverse and pleasant.

Hotels

There are no cottages and villas in the resort of Cap-Aurora, and 10 hotels, which it has, are category 2 * (8 hotels ) and 3 * (2 hotels) . Originally the resort was conceived as "the pearl of Romania", so all the hotels (or their buildings) were given the names of precious stones . The names "Sapphire" and "Rubin" sounded somewhat pretentious for hotels category 2 *, but completely fit into the concept of . But times are changing, and more recently, "Granat" (3 *) was renamed to "California" . It is difficult to say how this affected the popularity of the hotel and its revenue, but the rest of the hotels are not being rushed off .

Diamant Hotel has a wonderful pool with mineral water, the life-giving effect of which on the body manifests itself after two or three bathings in it. All the hotels can be said only as follows: they are located in close proximity to the beach, the rooms are equipped with everything necessary for comfortable rest, the staff is friendly and works quite professionally, each hotel has its own restaurant.

Cuisine and restaurants

Menu in restaurants offers a wide variety, includes dishes of European, Mediterranean, Asian and Romanian cuisine. Speaking separately of the Romanian culinary traditions, they are very diverse. Of course, they were formed under the influence of natural conditions and historical realities, it happened not once but for many centuries. Therefore, among the national dishes there are not only primordial Romanian, but also Greek, and Turkish, and Moldovan, and Bulgarian.

Mamaliga with tokitura is considered to be the card of the Romanian cuisine - perhaps even a similar name can not be found anywhere else. The dish is an assortment of different types of meat, liver and kidneys, cooked in a special way. Served hot with cold homemade and spicy salad of sauerkraut. The dish is delicious, but has nothing to do with any of the diets. All restaurants have a rich wine list, which is dominated by Romanian wines, world-famous and especially tasty in their homeland

Fun, excursions and attractions Cap-Aurora

Despite its small size, the resort of Cap-Aurora offers a lot of entertainment of all kinds. These are sports grounds, including tennis courts, and the disco Catanul, the only one in this resort, but known for its programs outside of it, and numerous bars, among which there are no two identical.

Perfectly adapted resort for walking: a huge number of benches for rest are scattered throughout its territory and excludes fatigue from a long walk. The theatrical performance "At Zemfira's Wedding", which includes Romanian dances, songs, contests, food with national dishes and a pancake (very strong vodka from plums) is enjoying an invariable interest.

In recent years the interest in this resort has increased significantly for Russian tourists, hotel guides form groups with Russian-language excursions gadflies and accompanying for those who want to get acquainted with the Romanian coast of the Black Sea and Romanian cities. In addition to familiarization tours, organized trips with the purpose of shopping to the shops of Bucharest and Constanta are possible. In these trips it is quite possible to count on the help of escorts in contact with sellers. Excursions - at will - can be individual.