The city of Constanta, located on the Black Sea, is the second most visited city after Bucharest, the main tourist destination of Romania.
The town was given its name by the Roman Emperor Constantine I, in place of the Greek name “Tomis”. The short reign of the Roman Empire over Constanta led to major development of city, which became an increasingly important port in the beginning of the Common Era. However, the person that gave Constanta an identity was Ovid, a Roman poet who was exiled there in the year 8 A.D.
From the 4th century, the city was subject to various attacks and invasions, forcing the Romans to surrender it to the Bulgarians during the 8th century. By the 15th century, rule over Constanta had passed from the Bulgarians to the Romans, Vlachs, and finally the Ottomans. The city was added to Wallachia in 1389, before falling under Turkish rule around 1422. This lasted until 1878, the year of Romania’s independence.
Despite all of these events, as well as the dictatorial regimes that were to follow in Romania, Constanta remains a dynamic, thriving city thanks to its ports and tourism.
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