Movile Cave, Mangalia

#6 among attractions in Mangalia

Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

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Movile Cave is a cave near Mangalia, Constanța County, Romania discovered in 1986 by Cristian Lascu a few kilometers from the Black Sea coast. It is notable for its unique groundwater ecosystem abundant in hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide, but low in oxygen. Life in the cave has been separated from the outside for the past 5.5 million years and it is based completely on chemosynthesis rather than photosynthesis. ()

Local name: Peștera Movile Discovered: 1986Coordinates: 43°49'55"N, 28°36'2"E

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Movile Cave – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mangalia Marina, Esmahan Sultan Mosque, Limanu Cave, Callatis Archeology Museum.

1.9 miSW
Sailing, Marina
Mangalia Marina, Mangalia
48 min walk • Mangalia Marina is a harbour for yachts and small boats located on the Black Sea coast. It is the most modern tourist harbour in Romania.
1.7 miSW
Historical place, Mosque
Esmahan Sultan Mosque, Mangalia
45 min walk • Esmahan Sultan Mosque is the oldest mosque in Romania. Located in Mangalia, Constanța County, it serves a community of 800 Muslim families, most of them of Turkish and Tatar ethnicity.
4.3 miSW
43°48'29"N • 28°31'17"E
Limanu Cave, Mangalia
109 min walk • Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
1.4 miSW
43°48'58"N • 28°35'1"E
Callatis Archeology Museum, Mangalia
36 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
1.4 miSW
Harbor
Port of Mangalia, Mangalia
35 min walk • The Port of Mangalia is situated on the Black Sea, located in the city of Mangalia close to the southern border with Bulgaria, and over 260 km north of Istanbul. It covers 142.19 ha of which 27.47 ha is land and 114.72 ha is water. The north and south breakwaters have a total length of 2.74 km.
5.4 miS
43°45'23"N • 28°34'27"E
Plaja de carte, Vama Veche
138 min walk • Beach, Park, Outdoor activities
1 miN
Nature, Lake
Venus, Saturn
26 min walk • Venus is a summer resort in Romania, on the Black Sea coast, 3 km north of Mangalia.