{"id":120116,"date":"2019-05-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/marius-cristescu-clisura-dunarii-could-become-one-of-the-most-important-attractions-for-foreign-tourists-if-the-state-invested-in-this-area\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T16:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:15:00","slug":"marius-cristescu-clisura-dunarii-could-become-one-of-the-most-important-attractions-for-foreign-tourists-if-the-state-invested-in-this-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/marius-cristescu-clisura-dunarii-could-become-one-of-the-most-important-attractions-for-foreign-tourists-if-the-state-invested-in-this-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Marius Cristescu: Clisura Dun\u0103rii could become one of the most important attractions for foreign tourists if the state invested in this area"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>One of the most powerful businessmen in Romania, consistently ranked in the top ten of the wealthiest Romanians,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Businessman Marius Cristescu believes that Clisura Dun\u0103rii, one of the most picturesque places in Romania, could also become one of the most important attraction points for foreign tourists if the state invested in two tourist ports, with customs points, so that foreigners coming on cruises can disembark and take day trips in the area.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He estimates that Cara\u0219-Severin and Mehedin\u021bi counties would double their number of tourists in the first year following these investments.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&bdquo;Clisura Dun\u0103rii can be as important for Romanian tourism as the Black Sea, because the length of the Danube in that area, from the entrance into the country to the Iron Gates, exceeds the length of the Romanian coastline. Clisura can be the future El Dorado of Romanian tourism if the state builds two tourist ports in the area, with customs points, so that foreigners coming on Danube cruises can disembark and take day trips,&quot; stated Marius Cristescu.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Clisura Dun\u0103rii, Cristescu claims, is considered at the European level as the most beautiful place along a river&#8217;s course on the continent, but, despite this, Romania does not know how to attract foreign tourists to the area.<\/div>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.profit.ro\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Profit<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>What is Clisura Dun\u0103rii?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clisura Dun\u0103rii, also known as the Danube Gorges, is a picturesque stretch of the Danube River in southwestern Romania, famous for its natural beauty and the Iron Gates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why does Marius Cristescu suggest building tourist ports?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He suggests building ports with customs points to allow international cruise passengers to disembark and explore the region through day trips, boosting local tourism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the economic potential of the Danube Gorges?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to Cristescu, the area could double tourist numbers in Cara\u0219-Severin and Mehedin\u021bi counties and become as significant for the economy as the Black Sea coast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most powerful businessmen in Romania, consistently ranked in the top ten of the wealthiest Romanians,&nbsp; Businessman Marius Cristescu believes that Clisura Dun\u0103rii, one of the most picturesque places in Romania, could also become one of the most important attraction points for foreign tourists if the state invested in two tourist ports, with&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":67675,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2858],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-120116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourism"],"article_style_override":"","post-style":"","post_via":"","post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/turism-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120116\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120116"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=120116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}