National Parks of the Black Sea At the western edge of the Black
Sea is the unparalleled Danube Delta, a wetlands unlike any
other in the world, where thousands of marsh-loving species
thrive. The southern Black Sea coast gives onto hauntingly
beautiful, rugged landscapes protected within several national
parks. Europe’s largest wetland is the Danube Delta, a UNESCO
Biosphere Reserve and one of Romania’s greatest natural
treasures. The Danube’s is the second largest and best preserved
of Europe's deltas: 2,200 square miles of rivers, canals,
marshes, tree-fringed lakes and reed islands. You can spend days
gliding quietly among the reeds for the privilege of seeing the
abundant and often unique plants and animals that live here. As
you traverse this ever-shifting world you’ll also come upon
villages first settled by pioneers from ancient Greece and the
Ottomans Empire. On the eastern end of Turkey’s Black Sea Coast
is Altindere National Park, one of the best known in this
coastal region. In addition to its div