The main purpose of this paper is to present agrotourism, as a "specific phenomenon of the modern world". Agrotourism is circumscribed Romanian society and is influenced by the difficulties facing the Romanian economy, the pace in which the process of economic reform and the emphasis on the...

Objective: The aim of this article is to investigate if Romanian rural localities hosting or situated within a natural WHS (World Heritage Site) have benefited from their situation and developed the local rural tourism.Research Design & Methods: Since the topic of this article had not been...

The present paper investigates the evolution of rural accommodation facilities in relation with the tourist attractions represented by Romania's UNESCO heritage sites. Romania can offer varied types of rural tourism, from agrotourism or farm-based tourism, to ecotourism, sport and health...