Do you know the nostalgia for blue houses that you catch a glimpse of at the side of the road as you speed by in your car – do you have it? This traditional home in Ileanda, a commune in Sălaj with wooden churches at almost every turn and a chestnut forest natural reserve, can soothe that ancestral longing for simple and harmonious rural living.
The invitation extended by the tall porch promises to cool the sun-scorched skin engaged in fieldwork – there are 8,000 square meters of arable land and 10,000 square meters of old forest, over 90 years old, undisturbed and unexploited for 50 years. It offers a proposition of permanent downshifting for the owner or temporary respite for a tourist weary of city life – the property is versatile, capable of serving as a primary residence, holiday home, or single-family tourist unit, and as a space for agro-forestry projects in collaboration with universities or study and conservation centers.
Located 90 km from Cluj Napoca, 30 km from Dej, and 60 km from Baia Mare, in a commune with 13 villages, a hospital, supermarket, high school, and restaurants, the property is attractive and suited for a small family – the house is 85 square meters, fully renovated and ready to move in (with network water, electricity, ecological septic tank, gas, electric boiler, fiber optic internet, and terracotta stoves using gas and wood). Another 65 square meter house is situated on the 1,500 square meter plot.


photo Florin Pepene