Histria Citadel

Histria is an ancient Greek city on the Romanian Black Sea coast, near the village of Istria, about 65 km north of Constanța according to Lonely Planet. Settlers from Miletus founded it in the 7th century BC, and it may be the oldest urban settlement on the territory of present-day Romania. Parts of the city now lie under the waters of Lake Sinoe.

Around 480 BC Histria minted its own silver coins; it later came under Roman rule, was an important Christian centre in the 4th to 6th centuries, and was abandoned in the 7th century. The site covers about 82 hectares, with city walls, an acropolis, an agora, two Roman baths and early Christian basilicas; the museum, founded in 1982, displays finds. Lonely Planet warns that getting there without your own vehicle is difficult and the bus stop is about 4 km from the museum. With a car or motorhome you are more flexible.