Things to see and do Brăila

To the south, the town is bordered by a marshy area that can be explored by boat or canoe. This is the Balta Mică Nature Park, a small protected area with some 200 species of birds, a sort of miniature delta. Nearby, 7 km south of the town, Lac Salé (lacul Sărat), surrounded by a park, offers a relaxing stopover. There's a beach, bars, campsites and hotels. Take tramway 24 to reach the site.

It comprises several sections, housed in a number of the center's fine buildings: arts, archaeology and history (piața Traian 3), ethnography (strada Polonă 14), natural sciences (parc Monument)... The Carol ^I Museum also manages the Panait Istrati memorial house, located in strada Belvedere, at the entrance to the large park. It was in Brăila that this French-speaking Romanian writer spent his childhood at the end of the ^19th century, born to a Romanian mother and a Greek smuggler father, who was killed when he was still a child.

Almost square in shape, the beautiful central square, piața Traian, has a park at its center, where you'll see a large blue clock and the Sfânții Arhangheli church, an ex-mosque converted in 1831. Nearby, you can also visit the superb and imposing Buna Vestire Greek Church (1872), with its colorful stained-glass windows and paintings. From the piața Traian runs the strada Mihai Eminescu, the city's only pedestrian thoroughfare, bustling with shops and onlookers. The large park(Grădina mare) and the harbor esplanade along the Danube are also pleasant spots.