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Our touristic invitations
the Temple of Bel, the Roman Road, part of the Roman Em-
pire’s road network, to commercial spaces, temples, dwell-
Sălaj - Land of Silvania ings, or the Amphitheater, one of the largest civil buildings
in Dacia, the Basilica and the Porolissum market - the Forum
- duration 1 day - and Commander’s home.
Over the course of a day, following a circular route from Zalău, Further information - Sălaj county tourist map (http://Sălaj-
we have the opportunity to discover some of the representative county.map2web.eu/).
sights of Silvania Country. We can start the day with a visit to
Zalău County Museum of History and Art that invites us to dis-
cover “differently” our patrimony through virtual and augmented
reality solutions with impressive expositions and virtual incur-
sions into the old times of Sălaj. Then once on the road to Hida,
we can admire The Devil’s Rock, about which the legend says
that it was brought by a devil who wanted to take his revenge on
the village people, after which we head to the Dragons’ Garden
(Bălan - Gîlgău Almaşului) that meets with the bizarre shapes of
the characters (Dragon and Dragon Ladies, Sages, Monks, Cap-
tains, Soldiers, etc.) and their towering heights, which invite us to
hike or explore the cave behind the group of cliffs called “Zmeul
şi Zmeoaica”.
We continue our journey to the city of Jibou - where we can have
lunch either by choosing traditional or modern cuisine and then
visit “Vasile Fati” Botanical Garden with its gorgeous Japanese
garden as well as the variety and wealth of exotic plants housed
in greenhouses, from palm trees to delicate orchids, the 23 fresh- Dragons’ Garden, Bălan
water and saltwater aquariums that combine hundreds of exotic
fish, the paleontological sector, the zoological sector, the dendro- Welcome to Sălaj - the
logical sector and a miniature of Mount Fuji that watch over the authentic experience of
entire area. We finish the day at the Porolissum Archaeological
Complex, the important ancient history centre on Pomăt Hill on Transylvania!
an area of approximately 200 ha, with visits to both the civil and 38
military life of the site - from the Fortification Entrance (Customs),