Promoting agritourism and ecotourism

LEADER aid is funding for projects that develop the GAL territory. It also consists of supporting project leaders in setting up the LEADER funding application file.

Its objectives are to:

Promote ecotourism as a driver of economic development, and of the enhancement and preservation of natural and cultural heritage.

The expected impacts on the territory are:

Direct effects:

• Creation/improvement of the offer in terms of ecotourism structures (rural gites, bed and breakfasts, restaurants based on local products, etc.)
• Development of activities for discovering agritourism heritage (educational farm, agro-tourism circuit with farm visits, workshops, etc.)
• Upskilling of ecotourism and agritourism actors

Indirect effects:

• Development of the Tourism sector
• Increase in tourist numbers in rural areas
• Creation and sustainability of jobs