Where the famous Ovidius spent his last years? What relation to Constanta has Count Dracula? Let's find the answers in Constanta.

Origin of the name. In 950 the city was named in honor of Constantia, the sister the emperor Constantine the Great. Antique name of the city is Tomis, which means "section" from Greek.

History. Ancient Greek settlement Tomis was founded in 500 b.c. by the expatriates from Miletus. According to other sources, the founder of the city was the king of Colchis Aetes.

The name of the famous Greek poet Publius Ovidius Naso is associated with the city. He has been exiled to a distant city of Tomis by the emperor Octavius Augustus. Here, away from relatives he spent his last years of life.

• The Roman Mosaics dated 2-3 centuries AD
• Ovid's Statue.
• Byzantine basilica (5 – 6 centuries AD)
• Temples: St. Peter and Paul Orthodox Cathedral (1898), Catholic Church (1908), Carol I Mosque (1910).
• St. Helen Methamorphosis Church (1867).
• National Museum of Romanian History and Archeology.
• Ethnography Museum.
• Art Museum.
• Aquarium, dolphinarium and astronomy laboratory.
• The Casino (the beginning of the 20th century).