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Enisala


Where: 51 miles south of Constanta (3 miles east of Babadag)

Former Roman, then Byzantine and Genoese fortress, Enisala is today a village stretching between lakes Babadag and Razim. Here you can visit a traditional fisherman's house converted into a museum displaying colorful tapestries and folk art.
 Enisala Peasant Museum (Gospodaria Taraneasca)
Open: Wed. - Mon. 10:00am - 6:00pm; Closed Tue.
Admission charge

About 1 mile north, overlooking Lake Razim, are the vestiges of the Heracleea citadel (Cetatea Heracleea), built by Genoese merchants in late 13th century, conquered by Sultan Mehmet I in 1417 (who renamed it "o Yeni Sale") and finally abandoned by the 16th century.
This is Europe's prime birdwatching area and you are likely to spot white-fronted and red-breasted geese, terns, waders, pelicans, herons and warblers.