Danube Delta's monographic rural corners
The traditional way of life here is unchanged for 100 years.
The hamlets and villages in the delta have been and still are inhabited by an extraordinary variety of peoples and ethnic groups - Old Romans and Greeks, Romanians, Turks and old Ottomans , Bulgarians, and even Venetians but mainly "Lipoveni"/Lipovans-Old Orthodox Church Believers" migrated mainly from Russia in 18th Century due to Religious Persecution… all living together in peace - An example to inspire the rest of Europe and beyond.
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The small villages located on the shores of the Danube Delta are friendly communities where modern villas open their doors to greet tourists both from Romania and abroad. Here you will find a comfortable place to sleep, a huge yard to relax and a delicious hot meal which usually consists of fresh fish. Danube Delta is famous for its original and tasty cuisine and everyone who chooses to visit it should give it a try. It is a part of its culture and beauty and any self-respecting tourist should take advantage of everything Danube Delta has to offer.
Horses and carts -wielding farmers are still the norm
“The rest of Europe is so far ahead of them that we’re almost trying to get back to the things they’ve got: ecologically sound houses, local materials, locally sourced produce.
I couldn’t convince the locals of this –
I suppose the grass is always greener – but if we could learn something from them and them from us, perhaps somewhere in the middle there’s a more sustainable world.”
George Butler
Since the face of the village in the world changed a lot, you can still find here some remaining traditional places like the "Live Village" of Jurilovca.
It's a village that was founded near the 6th Century B.C -Argamum Fortress -build by Greeks to protect the Gulf from Dolosman Cape , sheltering commercial boats during storms . The Village itself was founded in the early 19th Century and is located on Goloviţa Lake, bearing the atmosphere of a typical fishing village- with old houses , colorful Russian art and trimmed houses in a startling shade of aqua blue -the colour specific for most of Danube Delta's villages.
The population is mainly made of “lipoveni”/Lipovans (Slavic origin inhabitants whose main job is fishing). They are hospitable people and have a cultural background that is rich in traditions, folklore, architecture and legends.
Jurilovca was declared in 2013 European destination .
No wonder since it's the place where in summer there are events organized for cyclists on Cape Dolosman towards 6th century Argamum Fortress , while in winter people are invited to fish on ice holes . Not to mention the Fish Soup Celebration from the end of Summer/beginning of Autumn and the departure point towards the fairy place of Gura ("Mouth" in English) Portitei the door where Danube Delta meets the Black See in a Land of "Sun , water ,& soul " .
Being a fisherman is inherited from father to son
as like the cutting and preparation of reed
Russian borsht prepared fresh by fishermen in one of the nearby village