Turda Salt Mine (Salina Turda), one of the most spectacular tourist destinations revealing Romania’s underground wonders, will expand under a project set to kick off in 2025. The plan is to open another mine to tourists, which, local authorities say, would double the number of visitors.

The project targets the 10,000 sqm Iosif mine, which will also open its doors to visitors following investments estimated at about EUR 25 million, Digi24 reported. The mine will have five panoramic elevators, an artificial river, and several suspended walkways.

“The Iosif mine is a bell-shaped mine, it was mined in 1740 and has a total depth of 115 meters,” Mădălina Craiu, a guide at Turda Salt Mine, told Digi24.

Local authorities say the expansion work should start next year and last two years.

Turda mayor Cristian Matei stated: “It will cover about 10,000 square meters, and the financing estimates are somewhere around EUR 25.5 million. According to our estimates, the new salt mine will practically double the number of visitors, reaching somewhere between 1.2 million and 1.5 million tourists annually.”

According to Digi24, the access inside the Iosif mine will be made with five panoramic elevators. The project also includes an artificial river and suspended walkways so that people can see the inside of the salt mountain up close.

Mayor Cristian Matei previously announced the expansion project on his social media page. On September 5, he said that the development project of the Iosif mine has passed the technical and financial evaluation phase and is preparing for the next stage: pre-contracting.

Currently, approximately 600,000 tourists visit Turda Salt Mine every year.

irina.marica@romania-insider.com

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