Faleza Corabia (Corabia Waterfront) | Let's travel together #361

Not a long time ago, life took a really interesting twist. And not in a good way.

But as I always tend to believe that nothing happens randomly and each challenge has a meaning even if I don't see it right away, a few weeks ago I ended up taking a very spontanoeous trip, quite far from the place where I am currently living for the sake of being disconnected for at least 24 hours from anything that was bothering me back in Sibiu.

I won't get into details about what troubles found their way in my life as I am not a person who offer a lot of personal life updates, but what truly matter is that I proceeded further to finally have a trip I was planning for so long. It's true that I did not expect this to take place so soon, but now looking back I don't regret a damn thing, especially that there were 24 hours spent fully away from Sibiu, exploring quite a few new places that will keep the travel section of this blog busy for the upcoming weeks. So here we go with the first stop of the day.

Actually, the 3rd stop of the day if I'm being honest, because the first two turned out to be complete fails, with one park with not much to offer for the tourists, and a fortress that I ended up not being able to visit because there was no option to get the visiting tickets other than paying for them with cash. Quite funny, right? I know. We are in the 21st century and people still expect to receive only cash for some visiting tickets.

I won't be surprised to only have the cash option with the hidden purpose of tax evasion since it's quite practiced in Romania, but I also wouldn't be surprised to see a lot of tourists turn back because of this situation. Personally, I haven't used cash since the COVID pandemic, and I don't plan getting back on using cash anytime soon.

Anyways, here's today's topic and trip recommendation, known locally as Faleza Corabia or Corabia Waterfront in English.

If you set your GPS to any of the two names, they will take you to an improvised parking lot, next to a restaurant, which is the right place.

As soon as you drop off the car, the route you have to follow is by making your way down these stairs that won't say much at first since most of the landscape is covered by a lot of trees. But once you move on, you will be in between two restaurants, both with very tasty food and drinks, then have a whole new view in front of you.

What you see in the picture above is the Danube River, which, even though it is the second-longest river in Europe and crosses quite a few countries, the largest part of this river can be found within Romania's territory.

Personally, I only got to see it during my boat rides in Tulcea and Sulina, so it was a whole new experience meeting the same waters but in a whole different part of Romania.

During my visit, I couldn't find a lot of people around but only two fishermen, a man cutting the grass and two guys from the Box Club located on the shore that were taking a break from work.

What I did see though, was a place with a high potential for tourism, speaking about a beach that was fully renovated by two locals who brought fine sand, umbrellas and sun loungers, already getting ready for the first tourist wave of the year. This is though, a pretty recent thing as this part of Corabia city was rather known for its wild side, with not much human intervention.

Along with the beach and activities one can enjoy, there was also the waterfront I aimed to take a walk on, with plenty of benches and swings where people could stop and relax while facing the forest and the waters surrounding it.

In parallel with the waterfront there was a secondary path where I've seen two cars driving by, but couldn't figure out how they reached that part since I was forced to park my car on the upper side of the hill and then follow all the way down on the stairs. However, it was still good to know that there is the option to come with the car even closer to the Corabia Waterfront.

Walking on the waterfront is not a very long activity one can have as it will soon be interrupted by nature claiming its teritorry. So you will be needed to make all the way back to where it started, walk on the path that seemed like a street, and then continue the rest of the path before the waterfront comes to an end.

At first, I was happy seeing this path being interrupted as it showed that the place enjoyed the least human intervention without blocking the water on this side, but I still believe something could be made so people won't be forced to return to make it on the other side from a different direction. For example, a bridge will solve the issue and make the walk even more entertaining.

Anyways, as soon as you make your way on the other side of the water, there isn't much to be seen but find a place where you could rent a pedal boat and have a ride on the river, and four public WCs that weren't in their best shape, but I still appreciated seeing them.

I am not sure what's with the waters accompanying the Corabia Waterfront as they seemed so much different from the Danube I've got to see while being on the beach, but I am assuming the forest on the left is some sort of a wild island and it's being surrounded by two different faces of the same river.

So while I usually absolutely love staying away from paths where I could possibly meet other people, I think the locals did a great job with placing all these benches facing the forest from where I could hear dozens of sounds made by the forest's wildlife. Let's hope though, that these sounds won't dissappear with the passage of time and having more and more people stopping by and possibly bothering the animals with loud music while having a BBQ on the beach, or with the occasional boat rides that will be available for rent.

And speaking about boats, keep in mind that during the summer season there are all kind of rides that one can enjoy for either spending some time on the water away from the shore, or for sightseeing and birdwatching.

When the level of the water is too low, there are even some islands finding their way to the surface that bring an interesting touch to the overall scenery. Some of these are taken into consideration to be temporarily optimised for camping.

Corabia Waterfront can be found on the southern side of the Corabia city (Olt County) and it's very easy to be accessed either by walking or having a car ride in the parking lot I mentioned at the beginning of this post. Once you make your way between the two restaurants, you will have the beach and Danube River in front of you, and the waterfront on the right side, quite linked to the beach section.

^{Gabriela Travels is a Curator for Worldmappin and Hive Gaming communities, but also the FOUNDER of "Festival Mania" who started this community from the passion of attending various festivals and with the purpose of encouraging more people to explore festivals all around the world and share their experiences.
At the same time, Gabriela is an independent Graphic Design Freelancer since 2019 completing over 600+ orders in this time and collaborating with various businesses and people from all over the globe.
Additionally, Gabriela has her own corner on the internet since 2017 where she writes various articles for her blog, the most popular being the travel ones (350+ articles written on this field), but also approaching other topics as well, like game and book reviews, lets plays, movie and series reviews, photography posts, cooking recipes and more, boosting the total number of articles written to 850+ blog posts.
Gabriela is also a gamer since she was 11 years old and gaming remains one of her biggest passions along with traveling, owning a YouTube channel for each of the two.}

[//]:# ([//]:# (!worldmappin 43.77064 lat 24.50818 long One of the most chill place where one can go to enjoy good food, camping, and reconnect with nature d3scr))