Belis is located in Apuseni Natural Park, on the upper course of Somesul Cald, 25 km from Huedin and 50 km from Cluj-Napoca (on the Cluj-Napoca, Capus, Rasca, Belis routes) and 75 km on the route (Cluj-Huedin-Belis)
The commune is made up of 6 villages: Belis, Balcesti, Dealu Botii, Smida, Giurcuta de Sus, Poiana Horii. In the early 1970s, following the construction of the dam, the old village of Belis was covered by the waters of the Fantanele-Belis reservoir, and the community was shuffled upstream. As a reminder, in the dry summers, the ruins of the houses and the stone church make their appearance from the mists of water and forgetfulness.
In the area there are the following tourist attractions:
- The dam and the reservoir at Fantanele Belis
- Rasca Transilvania Monastery
- The Transfiguration Church in Giurcuta
- Stone Church of Belis (copy of the church sunk in the reservoir)
- The Valeni fortified church
- Wooden church in Dealu Negru
- The Cross of the Loop
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