The Tourist Attractiveness of Rural Spas on The Example of Przerzeczyn-Zdrój and Długopole-Zdrój
The Tourist Attractiveness of Rural Spas on The Example of Przerzeczyn-Zdrój and Długopole-Zdrój

Summary/Abstract: The conducted research involves an attempt at evaluating the attractivenessof rural spas using the example of two Lower Silesian villages – Przerzeczyn-Zdrójand Długopole-Zdrój. The authors pursue the answer to the following question: “Canrural spas be evaluated in the context of attractiveness, as is the case with urban ones?What guidelines can be used for the purpose of such an evaluation?” This is followedby an initial formulation of the elements determining the attractiveness of a spa, whichinclude: the location of the spa in the context of important road, railway and bus passageways(accessibility); topographic location; the curative (medicinal) climate; the existenceof curative materials (curative mineral waters, peloids etc.); the types of curative treatmentavailable; available night lodgings in sanatoriums, spa hospitals, hotels, pensions,motels, inns; spa well-rooms; Spa Houses, green areas (including Spa Parks and forests);amphitheatres; bandshells; Spa Theatres; restaurants, cafés, bars and other gastronomicoutlets; tourist attractions; non-curative functions; non-curative tourist infrastructure;the types of treated illnesses; the architectural and urban consistency of curative facilities;public utility infrastructure; the quality of the environment.

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