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Journal of tourism
on
of
rur
al
inf
ras
tru
ctu
re;
Pre
ser
vin
g
the
tra
diti
on
al
life
sty
le;
Pre
ser
vat
ion
of
spe
cifi
c
cul
tur
al
ide
ntit
y.
people.
At its
beginni
ng, was
intende
d
to
have a
limited
social
and
econom
ic role
in
family
areas,
but
graduall
y
diversif
ied its
offer,
and
became
a key
compon
ent of
regional
and
local
develop
ment
policies
of rural
commu
nities.
A
ccordin
A
g to the
ll these
WTO
definiti element
on the s have
rural
become
tourism core
is
compon
determi ents of
ned by rural
the
followi tourism,
and
a
ng
aspects: fundam
Ruental
require
ralment is
sett
keeping
le of them
meas much
ntsas
; possible
.
Ke
M
epioreover,
ngin
thedefining
arethe
as concept
funof rural
tourism
ctio
also
nali
contribu
ty;ted
a
Prenumber
serof other
element
vati
s which
made
the size
and
value
that has
gained
rural
tourism
in the
last
decades
of the
century
as
highlig
hts:
Ps
yc
ho
lo
gi
ca
l
di
m
en
si
on
w
hi
ch
rel
ies
on
hu
m
an
ne
ed
to
en
jo
y
m
o
m
en
ts
of
re
st
an
d
re
cr
ea
tio
n
an
d
ge
ne
rat
e
so
m
e
ne
w
cl
os
er
rel
ati
on
sh
ip
be
tw
ee
n
ho
st
s
an
d
to
ur
ist
s
th
at
ar
e
m
is
si
ng
in
ot
he
r
fo
r
m
s
of
to
ur
is
m
;
S
oc
ial
di
m
en
si
on
th
ro
ug
h
re
si
de
nt
s
cit
y
co
m
e
in
to
co
nt
ac
t
wi
th
a
sp
ec
ial
w
or
ld
m
uc
h
cl
os
er
to
na
tur
e,
a
si
m
pl
e
lif
est
yl
e,
rel
ati
on
sh
ip
s
th
at
ar
e
bo
rn
be
tw
ee
n
lo
ca
ls
an
d
to
uri
sts
ar
e
m
or
e
tol
er
an
t
wi
th
op
en
in
g
to
kn
o
w
ea
ch
ot
he
r;
G
eo
gr
ap
hi
ca
l
si
ze
ha
s
m
an
y
i
m
pl
ic
ati
on
s
fo
r
th
e
m
aj
or
co
m
po
ne
nt
s
an
d
ch
ar
ac
te
ris
tic
s
as
cli
m
at
e,
hy
dr
ol
og
y,
so
il
qu
ali
ty,
fl
or
a
an
d
fa
un
a;
U
rb
an
di
m
en
si
on
w
hi
ch
re
fe
rs
to
th
e
sp
ati
al
or
ga
ni
za
tio
n,
siz
e
of
po
pu
lat
io
n
of
ru
ral
set
tle
m
en
ts,
th
e
le
ve
l
of
th
e
inf
ra
str
uc
tur
e.
T
ourism
develop
ment is
both an
econom
ical and
social
necessit
y in the
rural
environ
ment,
contrib
utes to
the
village
econom
y
through
:
Th
e
po
ssi
bil
ity
of
cr
ea
tin
g
a
po
lic
y
th
at
wi
ll
le
ad
to
its
lo
ng
te
r
m
de
ve
lo
p
m
en
t,
in
co
nj
un
cti
on
wi
th
ot
he
r
re
gi
on
al
po
lic
ie
s;
ag
ri
cu
lt
ur
e,
in
fr
as
tr
uc
tu
re
,
en
vi
ro
n
m
en
tal
pr
ot
ec
ti
on
;
T
he
po
ss
ib
ili
ty
of
be
co
m
in
g
a
su
pp
ort
er
fo
r
ne
w
bu
si
ne
ss
es
an
d
jo
bs
an
d
to
est
ab
lis
h
a
ne
w
lo
ca
l
an
d
re
gi
on
al
de
ve
lo
p
m
en
t;
B
y
en
co
ur
ag
in
g
lo
ca
l
tra
dit
io
na
l
ac
tiv
iti
es,
es
pe
ci
all
y
cr
aft
s
m
an
sh
ip
bu
t
als
o
th
os
e
w
hi
ch
ca
n
de
te
r
m
in
e
th
e
de
ve
lo
p
m
en
t
of
a
sp
ec
ifi
c
tr
ad
e
an
d
al
so
cr
ea
te
ne
w
jo
bs
;
T
he
in
cr
ea
se
of
in
co
m
e
fo
r
th
e
in
ha
bi
ta
nt
s
of
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ra
l
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en
ts
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ge ural
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rat reflect
ed s the
by strong
th er and
the
e
real
ca dimen
pit sion
ali of real
za human
tio beings
n and
of nature
lo and
specifi
ca
c
l forms
re of
so organi
ur zation.
ce In
s, conce
ec ption
ol of
many
og
specia
ic lists,
al touris
ag m is a
ro real
- engine
fo of
od develo
pr pment
in
od
rural
uc areas.
ts
fo
r
3
to
.
uri
R
st
U
co
R
ns
A
u
L
m
pti
T
on
O
or
U
m
R
ar
I
ke
S
tin
M
g
an
I
d
N
th
e
R
ex
O
ist
M
in
A
g
N
to
I
uri
A
st.
D
efinin
g
Roma
nian
villag
e may
be
made
from
sever
al
points
of
scient
ific
appro
ach.
Diver
sificat
ion of
rural
settle
ments
is not
just
the
possi
bilitie
s of
mode
rn
knowl
edge,
but is
an
expre
ssion
of
genui
ne
divers
ity.
There
fore
the
villag
e has
a
homo
geneo
us
struct
ure is
not
static
and
repeat
able
pheno
meno
n but
has
its
own
physi
cal,
geogr
aphic
al and
econo
mical
histor
y.
R
ural
touris
m has
a
broade
r
scope
than
agroto
urism,
having
a
structu
re
more
compl
ex of
servic
es. As
the
evolut
ion of
rural
comm
unity
began
to take
shape
the
functi
on of
touris
m,
which
has
started
since
the
middl
e Ages
and
Moder
n era.
The
rural
touris
m is
practic
ed in
Roma
nia
since
the
20s 30s
but
only
betwe
en
1973 1974
there
have
been
attemp
ts to
try to
revital
ize it
throu
gh the
identi
ficatio
n of
33
touri
st
villag
es
from
all the
ethno
graphi
c
areas
and
the
homol
ogatio
n of
the
peasa
nt
house
holds,
but
the
action
was
stopp
ed for
politic
al
reaso
ns.
level.
Thus
The
Comm
ission
of the
Mount
ain
Area
was
establi
shed,
which
also
had
the
tasks
of
organi
zing
and
promo
ting
touris
m in
the
rural
enviro
nment
, and
after
that
the
specia
lized
econo
mic
agents
appear
ed.
Also
was
A promo
fter
ted
1990
and
action
publis
s were hed
initiat
Ord.
ed to 62/19
prom
94 and
ote
Law
the
No.
rural
45/19
touris
94
m at which
an
has
organi facilit
zation
ated
al,
the
legisl
develo
ative,
pment
forma
of
tional, rural
resear
touris
ch
m in
and
the
intern
mount
ationa
ain
l
area.
coope
A
ration
n
impor
tant
role is
the
establ
ishme
nt in
1995
of the
Natio
nal
Assoc
iation
for
Rural,
Ecolo
gical
and
Cultur
al
Touris
m
(ANT
REC)
gave a
new
impul
se to
this
kind
of
touris
m,
throu
gh the
creati
on of
10
distric
t
branc
hes
with
almos
t 800
agrotourist
farms
and
boardi
ng
house
s and
the
annex
ation
of
other
house
holds
form
the
countr
y
(from
10
distric
ts), in
the
seaso
n of
1995
appro
ximate
ly
1240
of
such
tourist
unites
functi
oned.
R
omani
a
holds
a giant
attract
ive
herita
ge
intend
ed to
capital
ize the
follow
ing
items:
archite
cture;
traditi
onal
costu
me;
popula
r
music;
artistic
and
crafty
creatio
n,
with
specia
lly
equipp
ed
works
hops
where
tourist
s lead
by
popula
r
expert
s and
artists
can
initiat
e in:
sacred
image
painti
ngs on
glass,
naive
painti
ng,
cerami
cs
etc.;
attract
ions
of
fishin
g and
huntin
g
intere
st;
climat
ic and
landsc
ape
condit
ions
from
the
villag
es on
hills
or
mount
ains
29
with
scatter
ed
house
holds,
ideal
for
those
who
love
peace
and
solitar
y
walks.
The
variou
s
forms
of
relief
spread
Journal of tourism
than
45% of
harmon people
of the
y
through country
out the were
country establish
in
,
the ed
rural
climate
is also areas
benefici and
al
to more
practice than
all year 32%
tourist. were
Though involved
t
the in rural
species activitie
of flora s.
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and
fauna, ural
settleme
by
museu nts
ms and located
collecti in
ons, our extremel
country y varied
can
places,
actively in terms
contrib of
ute to landscap
meeting e
and
the
the way
domesti in which
c and resource
internat s
and
ional
househo
tourists ld areas
are
motivat used,
ions.
may
M facilitate
oreover the
, rural structuri
area of ng
of
Romani various
a holds tourist
a
products
generou and
s
clientele
touring segment
potentia ation,
l,
dependi
resultin ng
on
g from preferen
the fact ces.
that
Diversit
about
y
of
90% of
rural
the
househo
Romani
lds and
an
territor originali
if
y
is ty,
they are
rural
adminis brought
an
trated. to
At the acceptab
level of le level
of
year
endowm
2007,
ent and
more
comfort
,
represe
nts
a
potentia
l factor
of
attracti
on.
A
series
of
factors
(excessi
ve
centrali
zation
in
agricult
ure and
econom
y) led
to loss
of
individ
ual
initiativ
e and
widenin
g
disparit
ies
betwee
n city
and
village
which
didnt
support
rural
tourism
.
Despite
of
socioeconom
ic
aspects
less
favoura
ble, it
can be
said
that
there
are
many
factors
that
give us
as
much
as
possibl
e future
develop
ment of
rural
tourism
,
mainly
are:
C
o
m
pl
e
x
st
ru
ct
ur
e
of
c
o
nt
e
m
p
or
ar
y
so
ci
et
y
w
h
er
e
th
e
pr
es
e
nt
m
a
n,
w
h
o
li
v
es
at
a
ra
te
of
6
07
0
%
in
ur
b
a
n
ar
ea
s,
is
su
bj
ec
t
to
a
lif
es
tyl
e
an
d
w
or
k
ve
ry
str
es
sf
ul.
A
pp
lic
ati
on
of
th
e
ne
w
ac
hi
ev
e
m
en
ts
of
sci
en
ce
an
d
tec
hn
ol
og
y,
m
ak
e
th
e
ph
ysi
cal
eff
ort
to
be
as
sm
all
an
d
m
or
e
co
m
m
on
.
In
thi
s
co
nt
e
xt
,
in
v
ac
at
io
n
is
re
m
ar
ks
g
e
n
er
al
te
n
d
e
n
c
y
to
sp
e
n
d
ti
m
e
in
n
at
ur
e,
to
m
a
k
e
as
m
u
c
h
m
o
v
e
m
e
nt
,
a
n
d
to
br
o
a
d
e
n
k
n
o
w
le
dg
e,
to
ga
in
m
or
e
in
de
pe
nd
en
ce
an
d
ph
ysi
cal
an
d
m
en
tal
rel
ax
ati
on
.
He
nc
e
th
e
m
oti
va
tio
n
of
to
uri
sts
to
es
ca
pe
to
rur
al
ar
ea
s
an
d
na
tur
al
to
uri
st
la
nd
sc
ap
e
in
cr
ea
se
d.
T
h
e
fa
ct
th
at
ru
ra
l
to
ur
is
m
h
as
pr
o
v
e
d
a
m
or
e
at
tr
ac
ti
v
e
al
te
rn
at
iv
e
th
a
n
th
e
cl
as
si
c
a
n
d
m
or
e
af
fo
rd
a
bl
e
h
as
m
a
d
e
m
or
e
a
n
d
m
or
e
R
o
m
le
an
,
ia
fl
ns
e
to
xi
pr
bl
ef
e
er
d
thi
e
s
v
for
el
m
o
of
p
res
m
t.
e
In
nt
cr
in
ea
th
se
e
d
di
le
re
ve
ct
l
io
of
n
ed
of
uc
c
ati
o
on
m
an
bi
d
ni
cu
n
ltu
g
ral
ec
tra
o
ini
n
ng
o
,
m
th
ic
us
a
so
n
cie
d
ty
ec
un
ol
de
o
rst
gi
oo
ca
d
l
th
cr
at
it
ha
er
rd
ia
ne
.
ss
B
to asically
wamore
rdand
s more
natourists
turprefer a
e return to
is nature,
noreason
t aapplies
wato
all
y categori
to es
of
suage,
ppprofessi
orton,
a social
sustatus,
stabecause
in of needs
abfor
of
cit
y
life
.
R
om
ani
a
has
bee
n a
suc
ces
sful
des
tina
tio
n
in
the
inte
rna
tio
nal
tou
ris
m.
In
the
'70
s,
Ro
ma
nia
wa
s
wel
l
kno
wn
by
the
mai
n
Eur
ope
an
cou
ntri
es,
esp
eci
ally
Ger
ma
ny,
En
gla
nd,
Fra
nce
,
and
Bel
giu
m
and
im
por
tant
to
not
e, it
start
ed
beg
an
to
dev
elop
rura
l
tour
ism
focu
sed
on
und
erst
andi
ng
of
cust
om
and
pop
ular
art.
In
pres
ent
Bas
ed
on
Wor
ld
Ban
k
dev
elop
men
t
indi
cato
rs
and
on
Unit
ed
Nati
ons
data
,
Wor
ld
Tra
vel
and
Tou
rism
Cou
ncil
repo
rts,
eigh
t
cou
ntri
es
are
con
side
red
com
petit
ors
on
the
tou
ris
m
ma
rke
t
for
Ro
ma
nia:
Bul
gar
ia,
Cro
atia
,
Ser
bia,
Hu
nga
ry,
the
Cz
ech
Re
pub
lic,
Slo
vak
ia,
Pol
and
and
Uk
rai
ne)
.
Co
mp
are
d
to
the
se
cou
ntri
es,
the
ave
rag
e
tou
ris
m
co
mp
etit
ive
nes
s
ind
ex
in
Ro
ma
nia
is
58.
91,
low
er
than
the
regi
ster
ed
valu
es
in
Hun
gary
, the
Cze
ch
Rep
ubli
c,
Bul
gari
a,
Cro
atia,
Pola
nd
and
Slo
vaki
a,
bein
g
high
er
only
in
relat
ion
with
Ukr
aine
and
Ser
bia.
T
a
b
l
e
1
A
v
e
r
a
g
e
t
o
u
r
i
s
m
s
the
gro
win
g
inte
rest
for
rura
l
tour
ism.
Rur
al
gue
stho
use
it
alm
index
ost
Country tripl
Hungary ed
in
Czech Republic
last
Bulgaria year
.
Croatia
Poland
1400
Slovakia
1300
Romania
c
o
m
p
e
t
i
t
i
v
e
n
e
s
s
16.000
Number of units
Accommodation
14.000
1200
12.000
30
900
8.000
800
6.000
700
4.000
600
2.000
500
400
0
2001
Source:
National
Institute
for
Statistic
s
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
number of places
10.000
1000
number of units
xp
ans
ion
of
tou
rist
gu
est
ho
use
s in
rec
ent
yea
rs
rev
eal
1100
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occupan
cy
of
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r accomm
e odation
n units is
d generall
s
y low,
o between
20 and
f
25%.
g
u ccordinA
e
to
s g
Master
t
h Plan for
o Tourism
u develop
s ment of
e rural
tourism
u it faces
n with the
i
follows
t
s challeng
es:
a
Pr
n
o
d
m
ot
a
io
c
n
c
of
o
m
pr
m
ot
o
ec
d
te
a
d
t
ar
i
ea
o
n
s
fo
p
r
l
a
a
be
c
tte
e
r
s
kn
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o
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on
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ts;
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to
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te
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te
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to
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ist
s. [No. 10]
E
uropean
T
financia his
l
priorit
assistan
y is
ce can based
be
a on
chance
measu
for
res
develop
focusi
ment of ng on:
rural
the
tourism
restor
by
ation
Region
and
al
sustai
Operati
nable
onal
use of
Progra
mme is cultur
sustaine al
patrim
d
ony as
develop
ment of well
regional as the
creati
and
on /
local
tourism, devel
with a opme
share of nt of
15% of relate
d
total
infrast
public
ructur
expendi
ture,
e; the
from
creati
Europe
on /
an
devel
Region
opme
al
nt
/
Develo
moder
pment
nizati
Fund
on of
and
specif
state
ic
budget.
infrast
ructur
e for
B sustai
I nable
B use of
L natura
I l
O resour
G ces
R and
A the
P increa
H se in
Y the
qualit
y of
tourist
servic
es;
promo
tion
of
touris
m
potent
ial
and
creati
ng the
infras
tructu
re
neede
d to
raise
Roma
nias
attract
ivene
ss as
touris
t
destin
ation.
4
.
C
O
N
C
L
U
S
I
O
N
R
ural
touris
m is a
reality
today
and
movin
g to
rural
touris
m is a
contin
uous
ascent
. This
form
of
touris
m is a
valua
ble
comp
onent
of the
Roma
nian
tourist
indust
ry, but
beside
s the
gener
al
featur
es of
this
activit
y,
shows
some
specifi
c
aspect
s. All
these
human
settle
ments
beyon
d the
natura
l
enviro
nment
,
demog
raphic
,
econo
mic
aspect
s
which
influe
nces
are
indivi
dualiz
ed by
the
richne
ss of
folk
archite
cture
eleme
nts,
traditi
ons
and
custo
ms.
Roma
nian
rural
area is
part of
the
Europ
ean
space
but is
indivi
dualiz
ed by
variet
y,
traditi
on and
cultur
e.
Roma
nian
rural
touris
m
create
s the
condit
ions
for
preser
vation
of
struct
ural
and
spiritu
al
identit
y of
the
Roma
nian
villag
e.
Rural
touris
m is
one of
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
the
most
efficie
nt
solutio
ns for
harmo
nizatio
n
touris
m
deman
ds and
enviro
nment
preser
vation
and
sustai
nable
develo
pment
rules.
Economics.
***
(1994)
Tourism
strategies and
rural
development,
OECD.
7. ***
(2007)
The Regional
Operational
Programme
for 2007-2013,
Ministry
of
Development,
Public Works
and Housing.
* (2010)
Master
Planul
pentru
Dezvoltar
ea
Turismului
National
20072026,
Ministry
of
Tourism.
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