The salt was extracted from SALINA TURDA, from antiquity up to the early 20th century (1932).
   Since 1992, in the SALINA TURDA it is a halotherapy center and a popular tourist attraction of international interest, being visited by about 2 million Romanian and foreign tourists.
   SALINA TURDA was placed by Business Insider at the top of their list of the ten "coolest underground places in the world".
   Likewise, SALINA TURDA was once ranked among the "25 hidden gems around the world that are worth the trek" (i.s.).