This graduation thesis addresses tourism and tourism planning in rural areas on the example of the\ud
organization of tourism in the Slovenian rural region Goriška brda. Rural areas are affected by\ud
different problems, such as aging population, emigration, lack of employment opportunities, and\ud
dependence on agriculture and forestry. The aim of this thesis is to demonstrate how tourism and\ud
given spatial potentials can help revive the countryside.\ud
The thesis is divided into a theoretical and a practical part. The theoretical part describes the general\ud
characteristics of rural areas and tourism. In addition, it offers a review of strategic documents that\ud
influence the development of tourism and rural areas. The practical part starts with a description and\ud
statistical review of the Severna Primorska and Goriška brda regions, and it continues by proposing a\ud
possible development of tourism in Goriška brda, taking into account the theoretical frameworks and\ud
analyzes performed
