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Jurilovca · Danube Delta · Tulcea County

Jurilovca, your gateway to the Danube Delta

A fishing village on the shore of Lake Razelm, 3.5 hours from Bucharest, where you set off for Gura Portiței (20 minutes by boat), the Argamum Fortress, the wild beaches and the channels of the Delta.

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Gura Portiței seen from above, between the lake and the seaWhat to seeGura Portiței, 20 min by boat Pleasure boat on Lake Razelm, on sparkling waterThings to doboat, kayak, fishing Pensiunea Casa Ilinca, with its swimming pool and reed-thatched housesWhere to stayrecommended guesthouses Taverna La Năvod in Jurilovca, with the terrace in front of the buildingWhere to eatfish and Lipovan borscht Illustrated map of Jurilovca village, with recommended places marked by categoryVillage mapall the places

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Places we’ve been to and recommend

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Guesthouses, restaurants, boatmen, the farm and the sights of Jurilovca, with phone, WhatsApp and directions. Places marked with a gold ★ are our partners.

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Illustrated map of Jurilovca village, with recommended places marked by category

Autumn in Jurilovca

What to do now, in October

The quiet season: the lake belongs to the fishermen and the birds, and the light is the most beautiful of the year.

Pelican on the water, with a cormorant and a gull in flight

Birdwatching

Flocks of pelicans, cormorants and herons on Lake Razelm.

 Fisherman in a green boat with fyke nets

Fishing

Go out with local fishermen or fish from the shore.

 Kingfisher with a fish in its beak

Photography

Sunrise over the lake and the autumn skies of the Delta.

 Ferma Lipovenesc in Jurilovca seen from a drone

Ferma Lipovenesc

A day in the countryside with the kids and the farm animals.

Craftsman at the reed mat weaving machine in the Jurilovca workshop

What makes Jurilovca special

A Lipovan fishing village on the shore of Lake Razelm

The Old Rite church, the cherhanale (fish collection points), the reed mat workshop and the houses painted blue and green tell the story of a village that has lived from fishing and crafts for generations.

Find out how people fish here, what goes into Lipovan fish borscht and why it’s worth staying an extra night.

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Practical articles about Jurilovca: what to do with kids, where to eat, how to get to Gura Portiței and what’s on in the village.

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Getting here

Where are you coming from?

Jurilovca is 3.5 hours from Bucharest, via the A2 and DN22. From the harbour, the boat takes you to Gura Portiței in 20 minutes.

By car

Bucharest3.5 hoursConstanțaTulceaBabadagAll the information →

On the water

Gura Portiței20 minCape DoloșmanDanube Delta

For local businesses

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