The most beautiful religious buildings Constanța

Built between 1883 and 1895, it was the first church built in the city after the War of Independence of 1877. Its inauguration was delayed because of its interior paintings, which had to be corrected: the artist had given the features of local personalities to the religious figures! The brick building is Neo-Byzantine in style and is topped with copper domes that do not go unnoticed. In the park surrounding it, you can see the remains of the old town of Tomis.

Close to Piaţa Ovidiu, this elegant reinforced concrete mosque is the main Muslim place of worship in Romania. It was built in 1910 in Arab-Byzantine style, with elements of Romanian architecture. It was a gift from King Carol I to the Muslim community in the region. The interior houses the largest oriental carpet in Romania: with an area of 144 square metres, it is over two hundred years old and weighs almost 500 kg. You can climb the approximately 140 steps of the 47-metre high minaret: from there, the view of the city is superb.

The cave-monastery of Saint Andrew(peșterea Sfântul Andrei) lies 80 km west of Constanța, shortly after Adamclisi, in the village of Ion Corvin. Nestled in a forest of lime trees is a cave where, according to legend, the apostle Andrei took refuge. Arriving in the region around 60 A.D., he is said to have built a church here, where he and his followers celebrated the first Christian masses in what is now Romania. In the 1990s, a monastery was built next door.