{"id":7170,"date":"2019-08-08T17:16:35","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T17:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eco-romania.ro\/eco-destinations\/traseu-tematic-valea-dinozaurilor\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T10:55:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T07:55:32","slug":"dinosaur-valley-themed-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eco-romania.ro\/en\/tara-hategului-en\/dinosaur-valley-themed-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Dinosaur Valley Themed Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dinosaur Valley Themed Trail<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>
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Dinosaur Valley Themed Trail is located on Sibi\u0219el river valley, between S\u00e2npetru village, famous for its medieval church, and the traditional villages Sibi\u0219el and Ohaba. It is here that the fossilized remains of dwarf dinosaurs have been found in Transylvania. In these geo-sites, the teams of researchers have discovered many dinosaur fossils, but other species also, like crocodile or tortoise. The trail starts in S\u00e2npetru village centre, near the Dwarf Dinosaurs\u2019 House and the House of Traditions, follows the asphalt road, passing by the medieval church and two geological sites, then through the granite fields. From the outskirts of Ohaba-Sibi\u0219el village, where asphalt ends, you take the forestry road up to the House of Stones.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tourists arriving in \u021aara Ha\u021begului Dinosaur Geopark will be able to discover the area following the footsteps of the dwarf dinosaurs. The project, initiated by Geomedia Association, envisages the restoration of the themed footpath entitled \u201cDinosaurs\u2019 Valley\u201d, held to be one of the most beautiful 7 themed trails in Romania. The trail is 8 km long, between S\u00e2npetru \u2013 Ohaba-Sibi\u0219el \u2013 Nuc\u0219oara, and tourists will be able to cover it on foot, by bicycle and, partially, by car. The visitors will be able to walk across the places where, about 120 years ago, Ilona Nopcsa, the sister of the first \u021aara Ha\u021begului dinosaur researcher, Franz Nopcsa, discovered the first dinosaur fossils. But, passing by, the tourists could also visit the \u201cDwarf Dinosaurs House\u201d, the \u201cHouse of Traditions\u201d and Retezat National Park Visitor Centre in Nuc\u0219oara. They will be able to admire the Church in S\u00e2npetru village, the granite fields, stunning landscapes, specific habitats, local architecture, and they will learn how people used to harvest the natural resources by visiting the Museum of Folk Technology in Pe\u0219tera village.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>