Abstract
The aim of this paper is to present the Lazar's Canyon area as a potential geotourism destination. The region of eastern Serbia, where this canyon is located, has the highest concentration of geosites in the country. This makes the Lazar's Canyon area a good candidate for becoming a Geopark in the future. Despite it's rich geodiversity, this region lacks the infrastructure and qualified staff required for further development of the area. The main purpose of this paper is the tourist evaluation of Lazar's Canyon and a proposed inventory of attractive geosites in the surrounding area. The evaluation method is partially based on the needs and views of tourists that visited the site and gave their opinion through a survey that was conducted during that visit. The paper also briefly discusses and analyses the existing problems and necessary criteria that are preventing this area from becoming a Geopark at the moment.
Highlights
Lazar’s Canyon is located in the region of eastern Serbia (Figure 1), within ten kilometers from the town of Bor and it is the deepest and the longest canyon in the region
Geotourism is a form of natural area tourism that focuses on landscape and geology and their promotion, interpretation and conservation through appreciation and education (Newsome, Dowling, 2010)
This paper focuses on the Lazar’s Canyon area and nearby geosites which possess great potential for geotourism development
Summary
Lazar’s Canyon is located in the region of eastern Serbia (Figure 1), within ten kilometers from the town of Bor and it is the deepest and the longest canyon in the region. All of these values are present in the area of Lazar’s Canyon which makes this teritorry excellent for the development of geotourism in the future This type of tourism is emerging as a new global phenomenon (Dowling, 2008) and it falls within the category of special interest tourism mainly focused on geology and the formation of landscapes (Hose, 1995, 2005). It is defined as: “The provision of interpretative facilities and services to promote the value and societal benefit of geological and geomorphological sites and their materials, and to ensure their conservation, for the use of students, tourists, and other casual recreationalists.“ (Hose, 2003, 2008).
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