Turystyka wiejska jako szansa rozwoju gmin i powiatów na przykładzie powiatu gryfickiego

Rural tourism provides opportunities for development of regions with attractive tourist attractions, landscape and rich cultural heritage. It is gaining more and more supporters in Poland and Europe. This form of recreation is a benefit for both the tourist and the individual villages or regions. The study presents results of surveys conducted in 2010 among the owners of tourist farms in the Gryfice district. District Gryfice thanks to its natural, scenic and historical monuments richly is one of the most interesting places in the western province. The article characterizes the tourist farms and provides feedback to their owners on the activities of local government related to the development of rural tourism in the Gryfice district.