Evaluation and development possibilities of recreation areas and tourism objects in Lithuania

Salkauskiene, V., Kaunas Forestry and Environmental Engineering Univ. of Applied Sciences, Girionys, Kaunas distr.; Abalikstiene, E., Kaunas Forestry and Environmental Engineering Univ. of Applied Sciences, Girionys, Kaunas distr.; Gudritiene, D., Kaunas Forestry and Environmental Engineering Univ. of Applied Sciences, Girionys, Kaunas distr. ;Vytautas Magnus Univ., Kaunas; Pupka, D., Kaunas Forestry and Environmental Engineering Univ. of Applied Sciences, Girionys, Kaunas distr.; Berzonskis, A., Vytautas Magnus Univ., Kaunas

Evaluation and development possibilities of recreation areas and tourism objects in Lithuania

2021

Salkauskiene, V., Kaunas Forestry and Environmental Engineering Univ. of Applied Sciences, Girionys, Kaunas distr. (Lithuania) | Abalikstiene, E., Kaunas Forestry and Environmental Engineering Univ. of Applied Sciences, Girionys, Kaunas distr. (Lithuania) | Gudritiene, D., Kaunas Forestry and Environmental Engineering Univ. of Applied Sciences, Girionys, Kaunas distr. (Lithuania);Vytautas Magnus Univ., Kaunas (Lithuania) | Pupka, D., Kaunas Forestry and Environmental Engineering Univ. of Applied Sciences, Girionys, Kaunas distr. (Lithuania) | Berzonskis, A., Vytautas Magnus Univ., Kaunas (Lithuania)

The aim of the article is to assess tourism and recreation resources and possibilities of their development in the selected areas in Kretinga, Trakai and Kaunas district municipalities. Natural and separate zones’ landscape complexes in Lithuania are favourable for recreation and tourism. Although Lithuania’s territory in comparison with other countries is not large, it is characterized by a huge variety of geographical complexes and landscapes. By recreational potential Lithuania surpasses even numerous European countries, which are arranged along the northern coastline. Rivers, lakes and forests constitute 25 % of the total Lithuania’s area. Forests, parks, sea, other water reserves, geomorphological structures are aesthetically valuable landscape complexes in the Republic of Lithuania and make up one third of the total area. Having conducted assessment of the landscape in the selected territories and analysed territory-planning documents of Kretinga, Kaunas and Trakai municipalities with regard to recreation and tourism, it has been identified that although the main kind of recreational activity in the analysed municipalities is educational recreation, tourism infrastructure is not sufficiently developed and there is a shortage of accommodation-providing companies. After assessment of the landscape in recreational objects, it has been noticed that the assessed objects are characterized by high spatial flora variety, prevailing greenery and plants. In addition, landscapes are varied and not fully adjusted to recreation and tourism.

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