Agrotourism

Agro tourism is one of the alternative forms of tourism, which seek to avoid creating negative and positive social, cultural and environmental impacts.

The Greek practice and relevant literature on the topic, summarizing a conceptual definition of the term “agro tourism” as follows: It is that tourist activity grows in non-urban area by employees, mainly in the primary and secondary sector and in particular family or cooperative units for small tourism goods and services to enhance farm income and the local economy, both the exploitation of tourist accommodation (apartments, pensions, hostels, camping), and the supply of tourist facilities with local produce agricultural cooperatives.

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Forms of Agrotourism in Greece

The dominant forms of tourism at the international level are the holidays on farms and holiday cottages (cottages) located within the rural settlement.

Greece in the large urban diaspora, with the Polynesian setting with decentralized monumental topography, the changing landscape, with the morphological contrasts and of the diversified climatic conditions, satisfies the requirements for developing a broad-scale forms of tourism.

These forms can be classified into two categories:

The pure tourism, where guests beyond the main destination (holiday – rest), or dealing with agricultural work normally on the farm (animal care, milking, cheese making, harvest, harvest, liomazema, horticultural, apiculture, etc.) or many times along with recreational activities than those offered by the environment of the rural area (swimming, fishing, hiking, mountaineering, hunting, horseback riding, etc.).

The complexity of tourism, where tourists, besides the above activities, which can develop rather marginal, main meeting, some personal needs, specializing in rural tourism in the region, such as health tourism, sports, naturalistic religion, culture.

Major forms of pure tourism in Greece

In villages of outstanding natural beauty (mountain and not) that attract visitors, exploiting the beauty of their location.

On islands or coastal areas which exploit mainly the summer sun and the sea.

In traditional communities who have to show a distinct architecture that attracts a resident of concrete urban centers.

Near protected areas like national parks and wetlands, which in addition to natural beauty, undertake to enrich visitors’ knowledge on ecology issues.

Lodgings cooperative, where members of cooperatives, mostly women offer their own products or local produce and hospitality.

Major forms of complex tourism in Greece

in areas with hot springs, known as health resorts, spas where specially tourists subject to certain treatments, a combination of physical relaxation and detoxification;
in mountain villages in which there is an organized ski center, which is the element of attraction for tourists;
in rural areas with sports facilities, offering all the possibilities for rest and exercise;
in camping areas (camping), located in the vicinity of villages in which they are linked economically socially and culturally;
for young children, held in camps with sports facilities, hospitality and offer a full educational, recreational program;
transit centers tourists are special nodes and passersby to accept the offer hospitality;
in rural areas where there are cultural interests. Interruptions in these areas related to intellectual pursuits.

All these forms of tourism in Greece are located in rural areas, types of accommodation rooms are mostly in the rural family home or accommodations which are an extension of the residence or dwelling regardless of the end rooms, so that the independence of privacy residents and visitors.