Touring the city of Constanta with Zummer Fun bus

One of my favourite Romanian destinations is the city of Constanta. During my last visit this summer I was surprised to see that there was a new attraction in the city: the Zummer Fun Bus.

The double deck bus offered a city two hours and a half long tour for only 5 lei, which is less than 2 euros. Not expensive at all when you think of the distance and that it was a round-trip ticket! If you want to hop in and off the bus then you may want to opt for a cheaper ticket which is the 2 lei (less than 1 euro).

The cost of a ticket included a map offered to all passengers and the password for the free WiFi aboard.

The distance covered from one end to another was 35 kilometres and had 56 bus stops. The Zummer Fun Bus had a departure each 25 minutes.

Although the City tour advertised that they covered 100 touristic attractions, we were not able to identify all of them. Or maybe because we knew the city, we would not have considered certain of them attractions. That is a possibility as well!

The tour started in front of the Constanta's Railway station and headed towards the city's New Lighthouse, then it turned towards the port.

Entering the port was the most exciting part of the bus trip because usually only those who work in the port are permitted to enter.

Access in not allowed unless you have a business in there or work for one the government institutions or the private companies doing business on the premises.

Crossing the huge area of Constanta's Naval shipyard and the Maritime Ferry Terminal was a thrill for all of the visitors onboard!

Needless to add that seeing so many ships and cranes was a delight for all the little passengers, my son included.

The Old Maritime Stock Exchange building was another impressive objective on our itinerary!

On our way out of the Naval Shipyard, we found the Romanian Naval Authority building and the newly renovated seafront restaurant, The View.

Then we entered the Old City of Constanta, known under the name of Old Port or Peninsula.

That's were the former Casino lies on the city's boardwalk!

It is a shame that the local authorities left such a grandiose building fall apart. Even in ruins, the Casino looked majestic!

The three towers of Saints Peter and Paul Orthodox Cathedral came to sight as soon as we entered the Peninsula. Next to the Cathedral, we were able to see the ancient ruins of the Tomis City.

The Genoese Lighthouse and the Admiralty Headquarters dating from 1882 came next.

Right before descending towards the Marina, we saw the ice cream trucks, a delight for all those who take a stroll on the boardwalk.

The City's Marina looked beautiful. Its new facelift brought in a lot of tourists and visitors. More and more yachts anchor in there during the summer months.

On the way back to the city, we passed near two museums: the Roman Mosaic and the National History and Archeology Museum. Both of these museums had their entrance in the Ovid Square, thus we only saw a glimpse of their beauty.

As we passed next to the City Hall, we got closer to the city's centre. We also saw the ruins of the Thermal Roman Baths dating from the 3rd century and the City's Defence Tower IV-VII AD 96. Unfortunately I don't have photos of those.

As we were leaving the Old City behind, we headed on Mircea boulevard from where we were able to see some of the city's beaches: Modern and Trei Papuci, the Folk Art Museum and The Metamorphosis Greek Church. No photos of the latter ones as well.

While passing through the city, we noted that the traffic was not as bad as we thought. Although it was a rush hour, the circulation was fluid. Being used to be stuck in traffic for half an hour or more back home, we didn't get why the locals were complaining about it.

Once we passed the Mac Donalds and the Delphinarium, we had the Siutghiol Lake on our left until we entered the Mamaia Resort, which is connected to the city.

The resort is a strip of land from 300 to 500 meters in width that stretches for 8 kilometres in length, separating the Black Sea from the Siutghiol Lake.

We were pleasantly impressed by the bridges crossing the boulevard enabling pedestrians to reach both sides of the resort safely.

The Ferris wheel of the city's entertainment park was visible from the road.

On the sea side we discovered the Telegondola(Cable Cars) Station and the AquaMagic water park.

The ride back from Mamaia to Constanta's Railway station took us on a different path, with less touristic objectives.

The American Circus was in town but since it was with animals, we did not attend any of its shows.

I liked this dandelion water fountain, although it looked spiky without the water.

The views on the Tabacariei Lake were stunning! In the far distance you can see the Expo Centre building located at the entrance of Mamaia resort.

The Orthodox Church of Holy Martyr Mina that sits on the shores of the Tabacariei Lake is an work of art. It has been built in the early '90s and its architecture is not representative for Dobredja County, but for Maramures, a Northern area of Romania.

In close vicinity to the church there were City Park Mall and Gravity Park.

Gravity Park is an area designed for skateboard and scooter lovers, a place for them to improve their skills.

A short portion of the rod took us on the Tomis boulevard from Capitol to Ferdinand boulevard where we continued straight until we arrived to the railway station.

Keep in mind the bus schedule varies during the summer months. Thus:

• 16th and 30th of June, the bus schedule is from 9am(first bus) to 6pm (last bus).
• July 1st to August 31st, it goes from 9am to 10pm.
• 1st to 15th of September, gets back to from 9am to 6pm.

At the end of our tour, we entered the Railway station building to check it out.

While we were there, we were lucky to see two trains arriving. They looked so different, as if they were riding in totally different eras!

I hope you enjoyed your Zummer Fun ride with me! If you did, please consider adding Romania as a destination on your bucket list! It's a beautiful country with a lot to offer in terms of touristic attractions!

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