Canalul Sulina

The Sulina Canal is the most important navigable arm of the Danube Delta, a straightened waterway linking the town of Tulcea to the port of Sulina, the easternmost point of Romania, where the Danube flows into the Black Sea. Engineered in the second half of the nineteenth century by the European Commission of the Danube to ease maritime navigation, the canal turned the region into a commercial gateway between central Europe and the sea. Today, the boat journey along the canal is one of the most popular experiences in the delta, offering views over the banks with reed beds, willows and fishing villages, as well as the rich birdlife that populates the area.

At its end lies Sulina, once a cosmopolitan town, with a multi-ethnic cemetery and a historic lighthouse that recall its international past. The canal is part of the biosphere reserve and the UNESCO World Heritage site. The journey by water towards the mouth of the Danube remains an authentic way to discover the delta's unique landscape.