Name of the region/Town/City

Maramures County

National legislation in tourism

• OG 58/1998 related to organizing and functioning of the tourism activities in Romania

• HG 1267/201 – tourism clasification, license and tourism patent

• OG 107/1999 – travel packages commercialization• HG 305/2001 – related to tourist guides• HG 263/2001 – skiing track certification• HG 452/2003 – nautical leisure activities

National legislation in tourism

• HG 31/1996 – urbanism documentation in areas and spas and documentations regarding construction in tourism sector

• L 407/2006 – concerning hunting• L 347/2004 – The Law of Mountains• OG 23/2008 – concerning fishing resources• L 107/1996 – The Law of Water• OUG 57/2007 – concerning the regime of protected

areas, habitats, flora and fauna

National legislation in tourism

• HG 230/2003 – concerning reservations of biosphere, national and natural parks

• HG 77/2003 – SALVAMONT • OUG 195/2005 – concerning the environmental

protection• OG 29/1997 – Romanian Air Code

National, regional or local documents

• National Master plan for Tourism Development 2007 – 2026

• National Strategy for Ecotourism Development 2011 – 2013

• National Master Plan for Spa Development 2010 – 2012

• Maramures County Tourism Development Strategy 2007 –

2013

Public institutions in charge of tourism• Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism

http://www.mdrt.ro/ • General Department for Tourism (tourism development, tourism

promotion, licensing, clasification, legislation, ...)• National Institute for Research and Development in Tourism -

http://www.incdt.ro/

• Maramures County Council http://www.cjmaramures.ro/• Maramureş Tourist Information Center - http://www.visitmaramures.ro/

• Maramures Center for Preserving and Promotion of Traditional Culture

http://www.cultura-traditionala.ro

Characteristics of the identified locality for destination management and

tourism development

SăpânţaBârsana

Borşa

Introduction

• Săpânţa: Merry Cemetery; Peri Monastery; traditional crafts; trout farm;

nature; accomodation (guest houses); traditional cuisine; ecotourism

• Bârsana: The monastery; wooden church (1720 – UNESCO patrimony);

traditional gates; accomodation (guest houses); traditional cuisine

• Borşa: Tourist resort; accomodation (hotels; motels; guest houses);

winter sports (ski runs, ski jumping, ski chair track); spa; ecotourism (hiking, climbing, ...); mineral waters; Pietrosul Rodnei Wildlife Reserve - UNESCO's "Reserve of the Biosphere“; Rodnei Mountain (2303 m); Horses Waterfall

Introduction

Support organisations

• Valea Verde Association • MTMM Association• IUGA Foundation• CDIMM Maramures Foundation• Maramures County Council• ANTREC

Public/private partnerships in tourism

• Existing parterships in tourism are established for short therm, especially for project implementation

• Different PPP for CBC projects – RO_UA; HUSKROUA – ex. Sighetu Marmatiei Local Council or Maramures County Council with local NGOs

SAPÂNŢA - Merry Cemetery

BÂRSANA – The Monastery

BORŞA

BAIA MARE – The capital of Maramures county

Barriers for tourism development

• Roads are in a bed conditions• Lack of information tourism centers• Reabilitation and marking of tourist trails mountain • Development of recreational areas, entertainment

and sports• Poor quality of tourism servicies - low level of

specific education and training for tourism providers

Current types and forms of tourism in locality

• Nature: Maramures Mountain, Rodnei Mountain (2303 m), Tibles Mountain

• Natural protection areas: Pietrosul Rodnei Wildlife Reserve - UNESCO's " Reserve of the Biosphere“; The Sweet Chestnut Tree Reserve; Creasta Cocosului Geological Reserve

• Cultural: muzeums (historical, etno, memorial, mineralogical); monasteries (Bârsana, Peri, Rohia); wooden churches (UNESCO Cultural Patrimony – 8 churches)

Current types and forms of tourism in locality

• Traditional crafts: ceramics; textile; wood sculpture; hats; costumes, jewelry

• Rural tourism: Vadu Izei, Bârsana, Săpânţa, Botiza, ...• Historic urban centers: Baia Mare, Sighetu Marmaţiei • Spa: Ocna Şugatag, Borşa, Dăneşti• Winter sports: Borşa, Cavnic, Mogoşa, Şuior• Traditional cuisine: ciorbă, tocană, ţuică, sarmale, mămăliga• Ecotourism: hiking; climbing; paragliding; horse riding; rafting;

speology; hunting and fishing; cycling