Tuesday, 31 December 2013

Salina Turda: Romania's Amazing Salt Mine Turned Museum

image credit: Cristian Bortes

The historic region of Transylvania has long been associated with vampires. Yet there is something in Transylvania which predates even the legends of blood-sucking fiends: salt mining has been going on in the area since Roman times.

Salina Turda is an ancient and wondrous example of a salt mine, now a museum and center for halotherapy - with a distinctively modern twist.

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