How should Romania be promoted? Dracula vs Eminescu
Romania and Romanians have always been torn between using the myth of the Dracula vampire to sell their country as a tourism destination, and betting on more serious topics, like its arts and culture.
A recent statement by a tourism agency owner called that into question again – how many people abroad know about Dracula and connect it to Romania, and how many know about Romania’s national poet Mihai Eminescu?
Read more of the tourism agency owner’s statement on Romania – Insider.com, and to find out more about Dracula, go here, while for Mihai Eminescu and other famous Romanian writers, check this page.
More about Dracula and Romania below.
The “Real” Dracula tour – Curtea de Arges (1 day)
Carpathian Mountains & Medieval Transylvania (2 days)
A worthwhile trip for any Dracula enthusiast
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