There is a unique nature in Belarus. The oldest forest in Europe is situated in Belarus (the National Park of Belavezhskaya Puscha). 60 % of the Aquatic-worbler population (Acrocephalus-paludicola) is in Belarus more info
Dear friends, colleagues and partners!
We wish you a Happy New Year and Merry Christmas! This year was important for us. It was the year of our 10th anniversary. We summed up the results and started planning the future. A lot has been done, but it’s still much to be done. We wish all ‘pioneers’ of rural tourism and all the rest who support our movement lots of joy, health and good luck in the coming year!
Team of the Belarusian Association “Country Escape”
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05.12.2012 |
AGORA 2.0 project is in the homestretch!
This year Belarusian Association “Country Escape” is finalizing AGORA 2.0 project “Heritage tourism for increased BSR identity”, supported by the Baltic Sea Region Program 2007-2013. The project lasted two years, a lot has been done. more info
Round-table discussion
On the 6th of September the newspaper "Sovetskaya Belarus" held a round-table discussion on the problems of agro- and ecotourism, in which participated the vice-minister of sport and tourism Cheslav Shulga, Valeria Klitsounova, chairwoman of the board of the Belarusian Association "Country Escape" and "Agro- and ecotourism", and representatives of the National Bank, Ministry of agriculture, regional authorities and farmstead owners. Among the questions discussed were the problems of crediting, departmental approach to rural tourism, organizational support from the direction of local authorities. This meeting is evidence of heightened attention to this kind of tourism from the government.