Abstract
The beginning of the research in the field of geography of tourism started in 1970s with the analysis of the natural and cultural potential. Next decade was dedicated to the territorial organization of recreational activities and tourist regionalization of the country. The new century brought new challenges in research. The scientific investigation focuses on the competitiveness of tourism, services development, and functional organization of the values together with the development of the new geoeconomic approach to the analysis of the tourist market. The natural resource potential of the country starts with the description of the types of existing landscapes, climate, and water conditions for resting tourism and recreation. The role of protected areas in the tourism development with its division is stressed. Next part presents the structure of historical and cultural heritage of Belarus. The most important sights, such as monuments, museums, or military objects are described. In reference to the tourist infrastructure as the most important for tourism development, the accommodation is presented in detail with its numbers, category, and spatial distribution. A discussion about the state of tourism movement in Belarus is led in the next part of the chapter that stresses its structure as well as geographical distribution and importance of a given tourist region for the tourism development. The last part is dedicated to the description of the most important types of tourism practiced in the country such as spa and wellness tourism, cultural and event tourism, rural or religious tourism. The part entitled “The Tourist Regions of Belarus” summarizes the chapter.
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Pirozhnik, I. (2017). Geography of Tourism of the Republic of Belarus. In: Widawski, K., Wyrzykowski, J. (eds) The Geography of Tourism of Central and Eastern European Countries. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42205-3_2
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