An analysis of the tourist resort transformation in Lepsa, Gresu and Soveja

An analysis of the intra-mountain area (Lepsa-Gresu depression), as well as of the Soveja depression at the inner contact point of the Carpathian and sub-Carpathian in Vrancea, focuses on assessing the tourist exploitation of the three communities, as well as on drawing up solutions in compliance with both current tourism trends and the relief predisposition to extend secondary residences and B&Bs. Actually, the 3 settlements, though lying quite close, evince distinctive tourist particulars: Soveja enjoys an older spa resort status and is undergoing revival by introducing new forms of tourism based on current demands; Lepsa is the outcome of land extension of built areas (secondary residences and B&Bs) yet has still to grow into a mature tourist resort in its own right; Gre u (still at a low development pace) can turn into a haven for those who would like to be real estate owners directly involve din the tourist phenomena by opening up B&Bs and motels. Although reality presents us with distinctive space and time solutions for the three locations, we believe that a unitary vision at local level (town halls, local communities), as well as regional/national level could bring about sound local tourism development, with assets such as its natural tourist potential and the regional network capacity revaluation of the national road DN 2D between Moldavia and the Trei Scaune depression and, implicitly, Transylvania. Key words: tourism, modeling, primary residence, secondary residence, agro tourism, ecotourism, tourist landscape.
Although the actual realities show distinct time and space evolutions for the three localities, we are of the opinion that a unitary vision at a local level (townhouse, local communities), [...]