Capidava Fortress
5 km — Roman fortress on the Danube banks, 1st-7th century.
Where wine meets history
Topalu, Dobrogea — On the banks of the Danube, in the heart of Romania's oldest winemaking territory
Topalu, Dobrogea — On the banks of the Danube, in the heart of Romania's oldest winemaking territory
„Pe lângă cultivarea cerealelor și leguminoaselor, viticultura era practicată.”
Archaeobotanical discoveries from Tell Hârșova, published in the journal Cercetări Arheologice (2020), revealed grape seeds from the Chalcolithic period — the 5th millennium BC. These represent some of the oldest evidence of vine cultivation in Europe, anchoring local viticultural tradition in a history spanning over 6000 years.
Sursa (Tell Hârșova): Hovsepyan, Buxó Capdevila & Popovici, Cercetări Arheologice 27 (2020), DOI: 10.46535/ca.27.13Discovered in 1956 near Cernavodă, The Thinker represents the pinnacle of Hamangia culture — the first Neolithic civilization of Dobrogea. The fired clay statuette, 6000 years old (49th-48th century BC), is today the symbol of the National History Museum and the inspiration for our winery's visual identity. The Hamangia culture brought the first viticulturists to these lands — the grape seeds discovered at Tell Hârșova, from the same era, attest to the oldest traces of viticulture in Europe.
Sursa (Hamangia): MNIR (inv. 15906/15907), text curatorial Dr. Dragomir Nicolae Popovici — capodopere2019.ro
From Bucharest: A2 → Fetești exit → DN3 towards Constanța → at Cernavodă continue on DJ223 towards Topalu. Duration: ~2h 30min (190 km). Free parking at the winery.
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Daily routes Bucharest – Hârșova/Cernavodă (Militară Bus Station). From Hârșova/Cernavodă, taxi or rideshare to Topalu (~25 km).
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Train Bucharest North → Fetești or Medgidia. From there, taxi/rideshare to Topalu (~30-40 min).
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