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Disused salt mine in Turda offers cool retreat amid European heat wave
<img src="https://www.globaltimes.cn/Portals/0/attachment/2026/2026-07-24/b2b52a72-8029-48ed-a174-35db5e6c16a6.jpeg” alt=”This photo taken on July 23, 2026 shows a view of a defunct salt mine in Turda, Romania. As a new heat wave sweeps across Europe, the defunct salt mine in Turda has become a popular retreat for visitors seeking to escape the summer heat.
Featuring recreational facilities such as rowboats, a Ferris wheel and billiard tables, the salt mine maintains a year-round temperature of around 10 to 12 degrees Celsius. (Xinhua/Yao Yulin)”>
This photo taken on July 23, 2026 shows a view of a defunct salt mine in Turda, Romania. As a new heat wave sweeps across Europe, the defunct salt mine in Turda has become a popular retreat for visitors seeking to escape the summer heat. Featuring recreational facilities such as rowboats, a Ferris wheel and billiard tables, the salt mine maintains a year-round temperature of around 10 to 12 degrees Celsius. (Xinhua/Yao Yulin)
Visitors row boats in an underground lake at a defunct salt mine in Turda, Romania, on July 23, 2026. As a new heat wave sweeps across Europe, the defunct salt mine in Turda has become a popular retreat for visitors seeking to escape the summer heat. Featuring recreational facilities such as rowboats, a Ferris wheel and billiard tables, the salt mine maintains a year-round temperature of around 10 to 12 degrees Celsius. (Xinhua/Yao Yulin)
Visitors get a close-up view of a full-scale model of a defunct salt mine’s facilities in Turda, Romania, on July 23, 2026. As a new heat wave sweeps across Europe, the defunct salt mine in Turda has become a popular retreat for visitors seeking to escape the summer heat. Featuring recreational facilities such as rowboats, a Ferris wheel and billiard tables, the salt mine maintains a year-round temperature of around 10 to 12 degrees Celsius. (Xinhua/Yao Yulin)
Visitors row boats in an underground lake at a defunct salt mine in Turda, Romania, on July 23, 2026. As a new heat wave sweeps across Europe, the defunct salt mine in Turda has become a popular retreat for visitors seeking to escape the summer heat. Featuring recreational facilities such as rowboats, a Ferris wheel and billiard tables, the salt mine maintains a year-round temperature of around 10 to 12 degrees Celsius. (Xinhua/Yao Yulin)
This photo taken on July 23, 2026 shows a view of a defunct salt mine in Turda, Romania. As a new heat wave sweeps across Europe, the defunct salt mine in Turda has become a popular retreat for visitors seeking to escape the summer heat. Featuring recreational facilities such as rowboats, a Ferris wheel and billiard tables, the salt mine maintains a year-round temperature of around 10 to 12 degrees Celsius. (Xinhua/Yao Yulin)
