Many people in Slovenia were upset when they found out that the famous heart-shaped road amidst the vineyards near the village of Svecina in eastern Slovenia was photoshopped into a photograph of an Alsatian town. It appears that the French town tried to co-opt a very unique Slovenian tourist attraction in order to lure foreign tourists.
The famous Slovenian heart-shaped road was photoshopped into a photograph of an Alsatian town.
The French town wasn’t the first to steal the photograph of the heart-shaped road to use it for their own purposes. A few years ago, the road was also featured in a video clip designed to promote Austria as a wine-growing region.
The Strasbourg Tourist Office Board has, meanwhile, apologized for the misuse of the photo and promised that the brochure will be removed from their website.
The famous heart-shaped road near the village of Svecina in eastern Slovenia. (photo: Nea Culpa d.o.o.)
The heart-shaped road was photoshopped into a photo of an Alsatian town.
The heart is a symbol of love, most often romantic love, but love in a broader sense as well. Slovenia is the only country in the world, which has the word LOVE in its name. (photo: Masa Vodenik)
The heart-shaped road at night. (photo: Piotr Skrzypiec)
