Ship’s log
Old photographs, newspaper cuttings, travel guides and small histories about the ship-shaped hotel and the Eforie of days gone by.
A rounded prow, balconies like decks, round windows. The ship-like form of the building is no nickname but the plan of architect George Matei Cantacuzino.
In June 1935, Dimineața recorded a tea given by Nicolae Titulescu and his wife on the hotel terrace. The terrace is still there, above the beach.
Sanatorium, “Black Sea” Rest House, Vila Belona, Hotel Belona. Postcards show how the building lost its name and won it back, with one letter fewer.
Things to do in Eforie Nord: beach, seafront, Lake Techirghiol, day trips and a three-day plan, written from the seafront.
Accommodation in Eforie Nord: which area to pick, what type of hotel, why included breakfast matters and 10 questions to ask before you book.
Belona beach in Eforie Nord: where it is, how to get there, what the water and sand are like, who it suits and what to watch out for.
Lake Techirghiol, minutes from the beach in Eforie Nord: what sapropelic mud is, how the cold baths work and what to watch out for.
Getting to Eforie Nord by car, train, coach or plane: routes from Bucharest and across Romania, tolls, parking and tips for the road.
Eforie Nord with children: which beach to choose, how to split your day, what to do when it rains, what to pack and what to watch out for, by age.
Attractions near Eforie Nord, grouped by distance: Constanța, Techirghiol, Mangalia, Adamclisi, Histria and other day trips.
When to visit Eforie Nord: peak season and off-season, month by month, for warm water, quiet or lower prices, depending on what you want.
Modernist architecture on the Romanian coast, explained simply: G. M. Cantacuzino, the Eforie seafront and the ship-shaped hotel of 1933.
The history of Eforie Nord from 1899 to today: the Eforia sanatorium, the modernist seafront of the 1930s, the rest houses and the big hotels.