Qerim Kastrati
Bajram Kafexholli
IDENTIFIKACIJA, KALSIFIKACIJA I VRIJEDNOVANJE GEOMORFOLOŠKIH TURISTIČKIH MOTIVA ALBANSKIH PROKLETIJA
DOI: 10.35666/28310438.2016.4.241
UDC: 338.48-44[911.2:551.4](234.422.2)
Abstract: The subject of this scientific paper is identification, classification and valorization of geomorphological tourist motives of Albanian Cursed Mountains and their spatial distribution. The hypothesis of this paper is based on the scientific assumption that in the area of Albanian Cursed Mountains there are insufficiently explored tourist motifs that have a high tourist value. In the implementation of the set of scientific research objectives were realized the following tasks: analysis of available literature and cartographic data and theoretical identification and classification of tourist motives, field observation and collection of additional data and accompanying photo documentation. It is used several methods, such as analysis and synthesis, comparative, descriptive, statistical, UNWTO method, „Interpersonal consent“ method and so on. In the area of Albanian Cursed Mountains were identified 69 tourism motives. Proceeding tourist and geographical area of evaluation of Albanian Cursed Mountais has a general tourist value 3.44 and is ranked in the motives of the regional tourist interest. This region offers good conditions for the development of new forms of tourism: mass winter tourism, eco-tourism, sightseeing and recreational tourism, hiking, hunting, health tourism and others. Tourist valorization of Albanian Cursed Mountains area shows that these tourist motives have a regional character with high value of uniqueness, attractiveness, the ambience, the possibility of using motives for tourist purposes, compatibility with other tourist motives and so on. On the basis of the relevant facts collected from the available literature sources and field research is defined by the value of geomorphological tourism motives of Albanian Cursed Mountains, amd established the necessary databases to optimize the tourist offer.
Key words: Cursed Mountains, geomorphological motives, identification, classification, valorization