Brăila

Brăila sits on the Danube in southeastern Romania, where the Bărăgan Plain meets one of Europe’s great river corridors. Long a strategic port, the city expanded rapidly after 1829, when it returned to Wallachian control and gained importance in the grain trade. Its old centre retains broad, curving streets and commercial buildings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, recalling an era of Danube and Black Sea trade. The Greek Church of the Annunciation, consecrated in 1872, reflects Brăila’s historic Greek community. The city is also associated with writer Panait Istrati, whose work drew on port life. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Brăila and the lower Danube.

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