Lake Golovița is a large lagoon of about 120 km², east of Lake Razim, in the Razim–Sinoie complex within the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve. Jurilovca stands on its shore, and the sandy strip of Gura Portiței separates it from the Black Sea.
History
On Cape Doloșman, where Razim meets Golovița, stand the ruins of Orgame-Argamum, a Greek colony and the first settlement on Romanian territory named in an ancient written source. Its history runs from the Bronze Age to the Byzantine era, and it has the oldest Greek tomb in the Black Sea basin, from the mid-7th century BC.
Visit
Swimming
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Tips
Jurilovca, a fishing village of restored Lipovan houses with guesthouses and local fish cuisine, is the base, with kayak and bicycle trips. Boats cross the lake from here to Gura Portiței in about 20 minutes, the only way to reach this quiet strip. Trips by traditional sailing boat also run on the lagoon in season.
A couple of kilometres of dirt road lead from Jurilovca to the ruins of Argamum. The rocky cliff here is the only one on the Romanian coast, with a wide view over the lagoon.
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Photo: MHStudio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Romania · Danube Delta · Dobrogea
Lake Razim
Coastal lagoon, Dam-regulated · natural, regulated
~15 kmaway
Photo: Alexandra.Tamas · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Sources & data
- Romania's 2022 Water Framework Directive reporting to the EEA: lake (LW) and transitional (TW) water bodies, field cArea, European Environment Agency (WISE WFD), reported by Romania, 2022
- OpenStreetMap: Lacul Golovița (relation 3473839), OpenStreetMap contributors
- Aspects of the hydrological balance of the Razim-Sinoe complex, Scientific Papers Series Management
- Dobrogea sites: Argamum, Dolojman cape, Digital Escape
- Jurilovca: from Orgame-Argamum to Gura Portiței, Antena 3
- Sailing-boat trips begin in the Razim-Sinoe complex (2023), Agerpres