Design proposals for the reinforcement of the tourist profile in the region of the Municipality of Souli

Design proposals for the reinforcement of the tourist profile in the region of the Municipality of Souli

Mountains have been tourist destinations even for the most primitive forms of tourism. Their natural environment and their local cultures attract a very important percent of visitors, worldwide, every year. The region of Souli, and mainly the mountainous region, holds unique natural and cultural characteristics, remaining undeveloped, while, at the same time, the development and dispersion of the touristic activity in the surrounding area are restricted. Aiming at enforcing it, this paper argues on four proposals for the attraction of visitors interested in wild life watching, in byzantine monuments’ sightseeing, in remote mountainous settlements, in castles, in traditional buildings and in rivers. Asproparis vulture, wild horses, Osdina’s churches, Kalamas river and the stone villages of Souli are proved to be, through modern constructions, valuable sources of development.