The resort of Mamaia has become famous both in the country and abroad due to the numerous tourist attractions it hosts. Those who want to have an unforgettable holiday by the sea now make it a priority to reserve a place at a hotel in the Mamaia resort. This year will be 109 years since the inauguration of this extraordinary place that our country has.
Its inauguration was done with great pomp by the authorities because Mamaia was regarded as a top destination on our coast. With the ovation of the event, high-ranking officials of the Romanian state were also present, among them two ministers, Gradisteanu and Banescu. All the good people of the time wanted to reach Mamaia, the resort being described by numerous writers of Romanian literature and not only that.
"Mamaia: huge stretches of sand, a beach so wide that its end is lost in the distance, with rosy shells like flower petals thrown by fairies, sea baths and that laugh that breaks out when the cold water rushes over you, the rustling whispering of the wave as they break gently from the shore one by one, each leaving a strip of snow-white foam; sand games, crazy dog fighting
a thick piece of wood tossed on the shore by the waves, or maddened with joy and running like gray hounds in a mad dash along the beach, barking drunkenly with ferret; nannies with the necessary tools for the bathroom: with parasols and swear words, then again laughter, laughter. Slow boats gliding lazily across the expanse of lakes, sun pouring down mercilessly on our heads, turning the water into a canvas of light that burns the eyes."
That's how Queen Maria spoke, who immediately fell in love with this place, built the Royal Palace of Mamaia here in the 20s of the last century.
The first hotel built in Mamaia was Rex, keeping its original architecture over time. Unfortunately, many buildings in the Mamaia resort were destroyed during the Second World War. The reconstruction was started by the communist regime.
Later, Nicolae Ceausescu decided to build numerous hotels in Mamaia to cope with the large influx of tourists who preferred the place when they came to the sea. In the post-December period, Mamaia experienced a period full of problems, but the resort was then relaunched and regained its former fame.
The name of the resort has an interesting history. According to historians, her name would come from that of a person of Tatar origin, i.e. Mamai. He was the one who owned, somewhere at the end of the 19th century, a large area of land in the area. Another legend related to the name of the resort involves a tragic event. According to her, the daughter of a shepherd, drowned in Lake Siutghiol because of the Turks, would have been heard crying out for her own mother, whose name was Lia.
Lake Siutghiol is another tourist attraction worth visiting by those who arrive at the seaside in Mamaia. According to experts in linguistics, the words "Jumele lake" would come from the Turkish language. The words "Sut" and "Gol" mean "Milk Lake" in Turkish. The first sites were built in Mamaia starting in 1905, the resort being inaugurated in 1906.
As a consequence of the rapid development of the resort, the authorities then decided to build a railway line on which the trains bringing tourists to Mamaia would run. The true fame of the resort came to be known abroad during the interwar period, when more and more foreign tourists arrived here.
The Mamaia resort is also notable for its impressive beach area. There are places where its width reaches no less than 200 meters, tourists finding here a place where they can fully enjoy the sun and the swirling waters of the Black Sea.
