1 Human Geography and Tourism Department, Faculty of Geography, Babeș-Bolyai University,
ClujNapoca, Romania
Pages:
78 - 87
Abstract:
As one of the most important tourist attractions of Transylvania,
Turda Salt Mine, has been visited by about 2 milion Romanian and foreign
tourists, since its opening in 1992. As a tourist attraction based on a
hydromineral resource - salt water, Turda Salt Mine's existence itself is due to
salt and its exploitation since Middle Ages. This magnificent and uncommon
spot was ranked by some famous publications, for example Business Insider,
as the most beautiful underground place in the world. Likewise, Turda Salt
Mine is ranked as one of the most spectacular tourist destinations in the
world. With such a reputation and taking advantage of Transylvania's
worldwide notoriety, of course the role of its tourist image is increasing and
it's mainly about following two directions in the promotion process, the
continuously redefining and improving its distinctive profile as a tourist
destination, on the one hand, and the continuous effort of enlarging its
notoriety, on the other hand.