Rural tourism based on nature and culture

We have in our region of Northern Kymenlaakso Natural park Repovesi & many other trails,routes to walk, many lakes & rivers to paddle & row. In the rural tourism project villages, associations & small entrepreneurs together are offering peaceful &pleasant experiences in the nature. The nature and local culture in rural areas provide many elements which can integrate and heal people living in cities.

LAG Pohjois-Kymen Kasvu is situating in South-East of Finland. The LAG has the development plan, which includes e.g. village renewal & village planning, creating enterprise in tourism, handicraft, finding new models to develop social economy in order to create service & employment possibilities in rural areas. The main target is to create possibilities for living & working in countryside: to keep present inhabitants in the area & try to get more people to Kouvola region.

In the framework of the project, the offering LAG and its partners can learn from each other. Partners can give ideas from the point of you of foreign travellers. Projects with the same interest can make a common network to promote rural tourism based on nature & culture.

LAGs

Hungary, Italy, Slovenia, United Kingdom, Greece, Ireland, Sweden, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Malta, Poland, Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Spain, Slovakia, Belgium, Germany, Finland, Romania, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Lithuania, Latvia

04/11/2009