New trends in tourism, and certainly also the Zagreb
– Rijeka highway, have opened even greater potential
for the development of the tourist offer in the Gorski kotar
highlands. The offer is, admittedly already quite diverse, and
given the announcements of the construction of numerous
new tourist facilities and attractions, tourists will already as
of next year have much more to choose from. The proximity
of the seaside and ski centres has opened the possibility of
developing high quality year-round tourism. This has been
recognised by many local entrepreneurs who are already in
preparations for the construction of a dozen new family hotels,
while those already involved in this business sector are
announcing expansion and further investments into existing
capacities.
The new hotels, mostly bearing four-star ratings, should be
built in the coming period in Fužine, Å*ije, Vrbovsko, Ravna
Gora and Tuk near Mrkopalj. Along with accommodation facilities,
the entrepreneurs of Gorski kotar are setting up new
tourist attractions to further enrich the active holiday offer,
which is, considering the highland landscape, wide expanses
of forests and many rivers, lakes and caves, the basic
orientation of their tourist offer.
Of the latest developments in this year, the creation of numerous
new cycling routes stands out. Just in the Mrkopalj and
Ravna Gora areas there are some three hundred kilometres
of cycling routes, and the combined lengths of all cycling,
hiking, walking and tourist trails that traverse Gorski kotar
would certainly add up to a dizzying amount. If we add rafting,
canoeing, mountain climbing, speleology courses, paintball,
sailing, numerous wintertime activities (among which
bobsledding will soon find its place), the cultural, religious
and historic points of interest, and the many other attractions
to this, it is easy to conclude that Gorski kotar offers everything
a modern tourist could desire.
Gorski kotar
e-mail: gorskikotar@gorskikotar.hr
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