TIRANA, June 29 /ATA/- Katundi i Vjetër in Mirdita, part of “100 Villages’ program” is very enticing for local and foreign tourists who have flocked to tourist attractions like: The Cave of Pictographs, Franciscan Monastery, alpinism, culinary tourism, etc.
To enhance the standards of agro-tourism and boost rural economy into development, the programme “100 villages” is supporting investments of dwellers in construction of guesthouses, which offer culinary tourism for visitors who are keen on nature and recreation.
Surrounded by pristine streams, forests and water resources, the new guesthouse built here is part of ecosystem in the area of Mirdita.
The Agricultural and Rural Development Agency (AZHBR) has supported this investment in agro-tourism through a fund of ALL 5,2 mln.
The support of AZHBR is aimed at boosting economic development of rural areas, local-oriented promotion through resource utilization, investments and employment. All this translates in revenue growth, consumption and development of other utility business services contributing to increase of tax revenues, which return to rural areas in the form of new public investments.
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