Venus

Venus is a summer resort in Romania, on the Black Sea coast, 3 km north of Mangalia. It is part of a string of such resorts, Olimp, Neptun, Jupiter, and Cap Aurora.

Photo: Alexandru Pănoiu, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Village with 42 residents
Description: summer resort on the Romanian seacoast, on the Black Sea
Also known as: “Venus, Romania”
Postal code: 905504

Places of Interest

Highlights include Movile Cave and ‘Esma han Sultan’ Mosque.

Movile Cave

Nature reserve

Movile Cave is a cave near Mangalia, Constanța County, Romania discovered in 1986 by Cristian Lascu during construction work a few kilometers from the Black Sea coast. Movile Cave is situated 3½ km southwest of Venus.

‘Esma han Sultan’ Mosque

Museum

Photo: Andrei Stroe, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Esmahan Sultan Mosque is the oldest mosque in Romania. Located in Mangalia, Constanța County, it serves a community of 800 Muslim families, most of them of Turkish and Tatar ethnicity. ‘Esma han Sultan’ Mosque is situated 4 km south of Venus.

Casa de Cultură Mangalia

Community center

Photo: Strainu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Casa de Cultură Mangalia is a community center, which is situated 4 km south of Venus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cap Aurora and Jupiter.

Cap Aurora

Village

Cap Aurora is a small Romanian summer-time seaside resort in the Mangalia municipality, Constanța County. It is located between the neighbouring resorts of Jupiter and Venus, also within the municipality.

Jupiter

Village

Photo: Media-vani, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Jupiter is a beach and summer resort on the Romanian seacoast, on the Black Sea, 4 km north of Mangalia. It is part of a string of such resorts, Olimp, Neptun, Cap Aurora, and Venus.