The Ancient City of Histria — Attraction in Istria

Ten years ago I visited Histria. The site was better managed, nu bushes between the ruins, more care for the museum. Today I can say that the road is bad, although Constanta is a wealthy county. The museum has a good colection of artefacts, but it isn't clean (dirty windows, maybe never washed, dirty exhibits from the lime witch falls from the sealing). The site isn't clean, many bushes and no care at all for the monuments, no signs, no explanations Ten years ago both columns in the picture were intact (one was missing the capitel) Today one is crumbbled in half, the other waits to fall with cracks in the upper part. Awfull managment, as for the entire county. Hope to publish the review, as the local authorities to read and change their policies. Lot of dust, spider webbs and indifference... Shame for the...

Before entering the archaeological park, the visitor stopping at the site of Histria citadel we’ll see the museum where the most important findings of the fortress and its surroundings are kept. The collection is made up of ceramic and stone vases, household and personal use items, sculptures, architecture pieces, inscriptions. The exhibits are arranged according to epochs (Greek, Roman and Late Roman), in order for the visitor to be able to see the site’s progression in time. Thus, the ground level halls belong to archaic, classical and Hellenistic Histria and the upper floor belongs to roman and late roman Histria. Upon completing the visit in the museum, at the entrance to the archaeological park, a map is displayed presenting the recommended route and...

We've been the last visitors that day so had the chance to enjoy the sunset while strolling between the ruins of the antique temples. The vestiges of the eastern quarter look amazing in the dusk with the lake in the background. Some majestic herons took off from the shrubs around the lake, and flew over ruins. This was the most poetic part of our late afternoon visit. Some stray dogs came also out from nowhere, hunting small rodents in the bushes, between the walls of the Roman thermae. This is the evidence that the former harbor, built by Greeks, developed by Romans and partially destroyed by Goths is nowadays...