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Rural tourism focuses on actively participating in a rural lifestyle. It can be a variant of ecotourism. Many rural villages can facilitate tourism because many villagers are hospitable and eager to welcome (and sometime even host) visitors. Agriculture is becoming highly mechanized and therefore, requires less manual labor. This trend is causing economic pressure on some villages, which in turn causes young people to move to urban areas. There is however, a segment of the urban population that is interested in visiting the rural areas and understanding the lifestyle.
Rural tourism allows the creation of a replacement source of income in the non-agricultural sector for rural dwellers. The added income from rural tourism can contribute to the revival of lost folk art and handicrafts.
According to mythology, Aphrodite used to bathe.
The “Baths of Aphrodite” is an area in the Akamas between Polis and Cape Arnaouti.
Gastouri is a traditional village on the Greek island of Corfu
Gastouri is a huge tourist village because of the Palace of Achillion located here
The well-preserved village hides in streets of beautiful neoclassical mansions with courtyards, magnificent towers, Byzantine churches full of frescoes and a very interesting market.
The area of the Kastro, a small fortress made by the Venetians in 1210
The most impressive part of Hora is the Castle (Kastro), which is built on the edge of the sheer cliff that reaches 200 metres.
Kastanitsa is arguably the prettiest village in the Tsakonia region of Mount Parnonas
Kastanitsa is arguably the prettiest village in the Tsakonia region of Mount Parnonas, and among the most beautiful in Greece as a whole