The Casino and the Telegondola

We continued our walk around the Old Town this morning, finishing at the Constanța Casino, on the waterfront.

Completed in 1910, the casino was bombed in both world wars (because of its proximity to the harbour), then transformed into a cultural house, restaurant and tourist office before finally being abandoned in 1990. Since 2019 it has been undergoing restoration, due to open again later this year.

Mamaia is a summer beach resort destination, with only a handful of permanent residents staying there over winter.

Mamaia lies on a strip of land 8 km long and only 300 m wide, between the Black Sea and Lake Siutghiol. As it is very early in the season, most attractions and restaurants were closed... but some look like they have been closed for many years, so it would be interesting to see the town at the height of summer.

We caught the telegondola back to the southern end of Mamaia, then an Uber to the train station.

Our train back to Bucharest departed on time, but we stopped with an engine problem about 10 minutes down the track. The engine was unhooked and a replacement arrived about an hour later and we were on our way again.

We caught the underground back to Marina's for a quiet night in, packing bags ready for our flight tomorrow.Read more