9 December 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Constantin Mihail Palace, today the Craiova Art Museum © Transcedentalia/cc-by-sa-3.0-ro
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Craiova is the largest city in southwestern Romania,
the seventh largest city in the country and the capital of
Dolj County , situated near the east bank of the river
Jiu in central
Oltenia .
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6 July 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Bon appétit , New York City
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Pastrami is a type of cured meat originating from
Romania usually made from
beef brisket . The raw meat is
brined , partially dried, seasoned with herbs and spices, then
smoked and steamed. Like
corned beef , pastrami was created as a way to preserve meat before the invention of
refrigeration . One of the iconic meats of
Eastern European cuisine as well as
American Jewish cuisine and
New York City cuisine , hot pastrami is typically served at
delicatessen restaurants on sandwiches such as the
pastrami on rye .
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25 January 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Olimp © Barbugeorgemarian/cc-by-sa-4.0
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Mangalia (
Turkish : Mankalya), ancient Callatis (other historical names: Pangalia, Panglicara, Tomisovara), is a
city and a port on the coast of the
Black Sea in the south-east of
Constan?a County ,
Northern Dobruja ,
Romania .
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24 January 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Saturn is a
seaside resort on the
Romanian Black Sea coast . It is located one kilometer north of
Mangalia and about 40 kilometers south of
Constan?a , near the
Bulgarian border .
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23 January 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Eforie (historical names (for Eforie Sud): B?ile Movil?, Carmen-Sylva, Vasile Roait?) is a town and a holiday resort on the
Black Sea shore, in
Constan?a County ,
Northern Dobruja ,
Romania . It is located about 14 km (8.7 mi) south of
Constan?a .
Techirghiol Lake lies nearby.
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22 January 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Neptun is a summer resort on the
Romanian seacoast , on the
Black Sea , six kilometres (3 1?2 miles) north of
Mangalia . It is part of a string of such resorts,
Olimp ,
Jupiter ,
Cap Aurora , and
Venus .
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21 January 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Corsarul © kikiricky/cc-by-sa-3.0
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Vama Veche (historical names: Ilanlâk, Ilanlâc,
Turkish : Ilanl?k) is a village in
Constan?a County ,
Romania , on the
Black Sea coast, near the
border with Bulgaria , at 28.57 E
longitude , 43.75 N
latitude . It is part of the commune of
Limanu and in 2002, it had a population of 178. Vama Veche administratively belongs to the commune Limanu. The town is located in
Dobrogea , on the shore of the
Black Sea , less than one
kilometer from the border with
Bulgaria .
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20 January 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks
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Mamaia Beach © Razvan Socol/cc-by-sa-4.0
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The
Romanian Black Sea resorts , or the
Romanian Riviera , stretch along the Black Sea coast from the
Danube Delta at the northern end down to the
Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the south, along 275 kilometers of coastline.
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19 January 2025 | Author/Destination: Levant / Levante | Category: General , Bon appétit , Union for the Mediterranean
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Israeli meze © flickr.com – Ted Eytan/cc-by-sa-2.0
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Meze (also spelled mezze or mezé) is a selection of small dishes served as appetizers in eastern Mediterranean cuisines: Syria, Iraq, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iran, Armenia. It is similar to
Spanish tapas and
Italian antipasti . A
meze may be served as a part of a multi-course meal or form a meal in itself.
Meze are often served with spirits such as
arak ,
rakia ,
raki ,
oghi ,
ouzo , or
grappa at
meyhane and
ouzeri or at regular restaurants.
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