General rules
A rural area is where the following activities are developed : agriculture, forest, river fishing and stockbreeding.
Populated areas of less than 20.000 citizens are consiered rural areas
Active tourism activities
Those related with sports that are played in natural areas which imply risk or a certain grade of physical effort or ability.
Tourism and Sports department of the Andalucian goverment will have jurisdiction for:
a) Establishment of minimum requirements for touristic companies
b) Registration of these companies in the Tourism Registry of Andalucia
c) Processing and decission on claims on touristic matters
d) Setting of measures for promotion of Torurism in Andalucía
e) Inspection and sanction functions.
f) Coordination between European, National, Regional and Local Tourism offices
Respect to environment: Natural , cultural, social, fauna, flora and landscape resources will always be respected when developing this type of touristic activities
Quality of services and companies: Good conditions of use and user satisfaction will be pursued . Integration with the environment will also be important.
Furniture and decoration will always be of quality, good state of use and conservation and in harmony with traditional ornamental style of the area.
More to come tomorrow...
Almería, La Joya de Cabo de Gata, Agua Amarga ( Andalucía) by TopRural at Flickr.com