Abstract Romania has a significant potential for the development of rural tourism. The villages in the mountainous areas of Neamt County are regarded as promising options for the future, as economic development can be achieved, predominantly due to forestry, with favorable effects on attracting and retaining population in rural areas. The boosting business is favoured by the natural resources and social-cultural development. A country still significantly related to the agricultural sector reveals a cultural heritage of immense value mainly related to the strong presence of Orthodox Monasteries of great value both in terms of historical, cultural and natural beauty. In rural areas of the Monasteries of inference is developing a domestic and international rural tourism that promotes the quality of the development of local populations. The research aims as a case study of the reality of the Monastery of the Valley Agapia located on the south of the city of Suceava known as the capital of Bukovina. The aim is to verify how the model of bottom-up Agapia is repeatable and transferable to other realities of Romania and Central and Eastern Europe. The method is based on an empirical investigation of the social-economic reading of the Valley and on the economic and organizational analysis of 10 companies of rural tourism established after 1991. The survey focused on 5 objectives: justification of the choice, investments, number and type of guests, employees, creation of liquidity. The materials are derived from direct surveys in the field. The results show that the presence of the Monastery is a catalyst determining the birth of the Tourism activities for both the attraction of historical- cultural and natural that more and more also raises the enhancement of local agricultural products and local cuisine. It is a practical option when the tradi- ovation (tradition and innovation) can if well directed lead to a significant enhancement and promotion of many rural areas still arrears towards a perspective of quality of life for a future of prosperity of these areas.
CULTURE, RELIGION, NATURE : A VIRTUOUS CHAIN OF RURAL TOURISM IN ROMANIA THE CASE OF THE MONASTERY OF THE AGAPIA VALLEY
CIANI, Adriano;
2014
Abstract
Abstract Romania has a significant potential for the development of rural tourism. The villages in the mountainous areas of Neamt County are regarded as promising options for the future, as economic development can be achieved, predominantly due to forestry, with favorable effects on attracting and retaining population in rural areas. The boosting business is favoured by the natural resources and social-cultural development. A country still significantly related to the agricultural sector reveals a cultural heritage of immense value mainly related to the strong presence of Orthodox Monasteries of great value both in terms of historical, cultural and natural beauty. In rural areas of the Monasteries of inference is developing a domestic and international rural tourism that promotes the quality of the development of local populations. The research aims as a case study of the reality of the Monastery of the Valley Agapia located on the south of the city of Suceava known as the capital of Bukovina. The aim is to verify how the model of bottom-up Agapia is repeatable and transferable to other realities of Romania and Central and Eastern Europe. The method is based on an empirical investigation of the social-economic reading of the Valley and on the economic and organizational analysis of 10 companies of rural tourism established after 1991. The survey focused on 5 objectives: justification of the choice, investments, number and type of guests, employees, creation of liquidity. The materials are derived from direct surveys in the field. The results show that the presence of the Monastery is a catalyst determining the birth of the Tourism activities for both the attraction of historical- cultural and natural that more and more also raises the enhancement of local agricultural products and local cuisine. It is a practical option when the tradi- ovation (tradition and innovation) can if well directed lead to a significant enhancement and promotion of many rural areas still arrears towards a perspective of quality of life for a future of prosperity of these areas.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
