Braila is conveniently located only 200 km from Bucharest on the transnational corridor of route E584, which connects Romania to Ukraine and Ukraine to Russia.
Braila has large grain handling and warehousing facilities and, due to the fertility of the land, it has historically been referred to as the “Granary of Europe”.
Braila is also the last seaport on the Danube River, to which the entire river road system of the country is connected allowing convenient transportation. It is also an important industrial center, with metalworking, textile, food-processing, and other factories.
The enormous VARD Braila Shipyard is another source of revenue for the area.
Braila is also close to the city of Galati, which is home to the Damen Shipyard, the steel factory of Acelor Mittal, the Free Zone, and the new tech compound known as Software Park.
At the same time, Braila is home to an important Unesco world heritage site. The Danube Delta is the largest and best preserved river delta in all of Europe and Braila itself is in close proximity to the Carpathian Mountains. The famous Lacu Sarat, in the northeastern part of Braila County (close to the Hotel Albina), attracts tourists to the area, in large part due to the well-documented healing benefits of the thermal waters, and is home to a large spa complex which operates all year round and offers accommodation, meals, and sporting complexes for both soccer and tennis.
Because of this, and its reputation for the preservation of diverse wildlife (as well as the natural landscape), Braila attracts many who are interested in nature tourism, such as birdwatching, hunting and fishing.
It is important to note that the entire area around Braila is undergoing a series of infrastructural improvements, of which the most significant is the Braila Bridge. Upon its completion, the Braila Bridge will be the third longest bridge in Europe and will improve road traffic accessibility to the area along with neighboring cities Constanza, and Tulcea, while also making connections between the regions of Moldavia, Muntenia, and Dobruja. The construction of the bridge is on schedule with a projected completion date of 2022.