AGROTOURISM

Matei Madalina

AGROTOURISM IN ROMANIA

Romanian Agritourism is an important

attraction represented by a wide and diverse

palette: decorative fabrics, costumes,

sculptures in wood and stone, glass and wood

painting, painting eggs, wicker and also folk

music and dances Romanian alerts and good

rhythm.

Marginimea Sibiului

Mountain pine and hardwood forests, hills, pastures, meadows and orchards, fields, fast mountain rivers, freshwater and salty lakes are gifts that nature has blessed Sibiu county, located in the southern part of Transylvania. The variety of relief, as the moderate climate contributes to maintaining snow in mountain villages 5-6 months per year, favoring winter sports. With its 18 villages, held in Cibin Mountains, Sibiu Surroundings is a universe of a very special charm. The inhabitants of these settlements are known shepherds keepers of traditions, costumes and highly original Romanian architecture. Other tourist attractions include: Museum of Traditional Folk Civilization in Sibiu, Museum of icons on glass Sibiel, etc.

BRAN MOECIU

Bran is the cradle of Romanian rural tourism. With a population of over 5,000 inhabitants,

mostly breeders, Bran village that defies the city. It is a city chic villas, the interior with

trimmings, permanent homes are ready for guests. It is the place Dracula's Castle, the

most fascinating legends origins in the world. Perched on a huge rock as a ruthless

guardian of the transition from wakefulness to Transylvania Romanian Country, Bran

Castle is an architectural monument of inestimable historical and cultural value. It was

built between 1377-1382 and houses an important museum of history and medieval art,

and an open-air ethnographic museum. But Bran is important not only himself, but also by

its surroundings, the end of the road towards the Bucegi and Piatra Craiului. Bran is an

important starting point for the western slope of the Bucegi Mountains on trails that follow

Bangaleasa or Plaiul Plesii Valley. Like any place Braneana, Moeciu inhabitants are hosts

for tourists to rest or in transit to the mountain peaks. Another famous tourist village is

background. It is situated at 1100 meters altitude and is surrounded by the Bucegi and

Piatra Craiului and Leaota. Massif is the most beautiful and spectacular mountain in the

Romanian Carpathians, natural rezevatie in 1938 and a national park in 1990. It covers a

length of 25 km and has a maximum height of 2238 m. The valleys are without water,

except those in the suburbs. The western slope is the only place in the world where it

grows Pietrii Garofita Craiului (natural monument). Bear Cave (850 m) and Dambovicioarei

Cave Bats Cave (1950 m), intensify anger landscape, with keys and keys Plaiului

Prapastiile Zarnestilor

Maramures

Maramures is the region where ancient traditions, costumes and old art are preserved like nowhere else in Romania. The county is basically a huge open-air museum. Especially in Maramures Land, people still use home appliances and implements that otherwise can be seen only in museums. Therefore primordial element of tourism in Maramures is village life. Tourists taking part in one of the popular holidays such as Tanjaua from Hoteni(around 10 May), Hora of Prislop (around 15th of August), wooden churches are true folk art masterpieces. They are found in almost all Maramures villages being even landmarks in the world: the tallest wooden building in Europe was until recently the church of the monastery of nuns of Barsana - 62 m, exceeded the monastery church of Sapanta - 72 m. the oldest wooden church was Ieud - 1364 restored several times. The carved gates need no introduction as long a symbol of Maramures. They can be admired in the villages along the valley of Iza, Mara or Cosau. Likewise, traditional costumes, noting that many people wear it every day, not just on Sundays as in other areas. A special place "Merry Cemetery", unique in the world both as an idea and as realizare.El is in the village Sapanta which also excells in other specific handicrafts: rugs, towels, small purses. Ocna Sugatag resort offers guests its salty baths and the lake formed by the collapse of the mine. For lovers of mountaineering Rodna Mountains reveal unique landscapes, flora and fauna particularly rich, including Rodna Pietrosul Nature Reserve, protected since 1932. Unique is also the Vaser Valley opening from Viseu de Sus. With a length of about 50 km, it offers the possibility of a trip by a narrow line trains, pulled by a steam engine, along a wild valleys, waterfalls and tunnels, no other way to access. Sighet is an important tourist and cultural center. Remarkable Ethnography and Folk Art Museum, including an outdoor section: The Village Museum. Sighet is held annually on 27 December, the famous "Festival of Winter Folk Customs and Traditions". Here we may visit the former prison now called "Memorial to Arrested Thought" and arranged as a museum.

Bucovina

Rural tourism (agritourism) holds a significant share. It is in areas like Worcester, CampulungMoldovan, Putna, Humor mouth and generally around the monasteries.

Rural tourism in Suceava county is characterized by several key factors: the most important factors we can mention:

The quality of the landscape and the many sights of religious invoice. Add to this the air and water quality, especially the famous mineral water springs.