1. Name of the region/Town/City

2. Maramures County

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Public institutions in charge of tourism Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism http://www.mdrt.ro/ 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/ http://www.incdt.ro/ Maramures County Council http://www.cjmaramures.ro/http://www.cjmaramures.ro/ Maramureş Tourist Information Center - http://www.visitmaramures.ro/http://www.visitmaramures.ro/ Maramures Center for Preserving and Promotion of Traditional Culture http://www.cultura-traditionala.ro http://www.cultura-traditionala.ro

9. Characteristics of the identified locality for destination management and tourism development S ă pânţa Bârsana Borşa

10. Introduction S ă pânţa: 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

11. 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

12. Support organisations Valea Verde Association MTMM Association IUGA Foundation CDIMM Maramures Foundation Maramures County Council ANTREC

13. 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

14. SAPÂNŢA - Merry Cemetery

15. BÂRSANA – The Monastery

16. BORŞA

17. BAIA MARE – The capital of Maramures county

20. 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

21. 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)

22. Current types and forms of tourism in locality Traditional crafts: ceramics; textile; wood sculpture; hats; costumes, jewelry Rural tourism: Vadu Izei, Bârsana, S ă pânţa, Botiza,... Historic urban centers: Baia Mare, Sighetu Marmaţiei Spa: Ocna Şugatag, Borşa, D ă neşti Winter sports: Borşa, Cavnic, Mogoşa, Şuior Traditional cuisine: ciorb ă, tocan ă, ţuic ă, sarmale, m ă m ă liga Ecotourism: hiking; climbing; paragliding; horse riding; rafting; speology; hunting and fishing; cycling