The Chubby Cape and Argamum Fortress, Jurilovca (TL)

Walk along Lake Razelm

Access

The Chubby Head can be reached on the DJ229P, which is formed in Jurilovca from the DJ222 on the Tulcea - Medgidia segment. From Tulcea it is 70 km which takes a little over 1 hour. DJ229P is not asphalted.

About Cape Doloșman and Argamum Fortress

Chubby Head or Dolojman is a 3 kilometer long rocky cliff on the shore of Lake Razelm. In ancient times, the cape was called "Pteron Akron", meaning "the promontory of the feathers". The current name, Doloșman, has Turkish origins and means "Bad Cape". On the cliff Argamum Fortress or Orgame. The rocks here are Cretaceous and 100 million years old.

Route map

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Technical box

Difficulty: easy

Duration / distance: 30 min / 1 km

Bookmark: unmarked

Water sources: none

Minimum elevation: 0 mdm at Capul Doloșman

Maximum altitude: 20 meters above sea level at the ruins of the fortress or 50 meters above sea level at the top of the Doloșman Hill

Level difference: +100 m / -100 m

Remarks: accessible all year round, peonies are in bloom from April 20 to May 20, with slight differences depending on the climatic conditions each year

1. Chubby Head

Chubby Head is the extremity of a tongue of land stretching between Lake Golovitsa and Lake Razelm. There is also a small beach. You can squeeze about 10 cars at the end of the dirt road.

Chubby Cape and the beach

to the Chubby Cape

poppies

2. Argamum Fortress

From Capul Doloșman a path leads north through the thistle thickets to the spectacular cliff of the Doloșman Hill. We pass through the ruins of an ancient city. It's Orgame Fortress or Argamum. First, here was the Greek fortress of Orgame between the 7th century BC and the 6th century AD. Orgame was the first Greek colony on the territory of Romania. After the Roman conquest of Dobrogea, the fortress became Argamum. The Western Gate, the Greek necropolis and three basilicas can be identified. In Basilica I we admire a large amphora partially buried. The waterfront overlooks Lake Razelm.