Ruge, MariaBacter, Ramona-VasilicaChereji, I.Drobotă, Benedicta2025-03-062025-03-062008Ruge, Maria, Ramona-Vasilica Bacter, I. Chereji, Benedicta Drobotă. 2008. "Oferta si evolutia turismului si agroturismului in zona "Valea Iadului – judeţul Bihor"". Lucrări Ştiinţifice USAMV - Iaşi Seria Agronomie 51(3): 369-374.https://repository.iuls.ro/handle/20.500.12811/5199Bihor county subscies itself in the cathegory of counties that have an elevated touristic potential having, 16.8 % of the total surface of the Apuseni mountains. After ANTREC (2000) was foundet, in 2001, in the mountain area of the Bihor County, in the ANTREC network there were only 4 clasified agrotouristic lodges in Remeţi, Câmpeni, Fânaţe and Băiţa towns. In 2005. the number of touristic and agrotouristic lodges, associated with ANTREC , came up to 20, having a total capacity of 66 rooms, with 145 places, as in the 20 that were available in 2001.The number of the lodges grew but the accomodation offert is still low every lodge having only 7.2 places/lodge, thus the income is low and makes part of the marginal revenue. A possibility of developing tourism and agrotourism in the area of our study is given by the geographical area were the lodges are situated near touristic spas, where the demand for accomodation of tourists is much higher compared to the offert, from where the possibilitie to have a high accomodation rate and at the same time, to increase the income. The touristic and agrotouristic offer in the mountain area of Bihor County is rather varried and adresses to : 1. ethnographic elements and local traditional manifestation (traditionl ocupations, traditional technique, folcloric manifestations); 2. historic and architecture monuments (castles, fortresses, archeological sites, churches, forts); 3. hidrotechnical constructions with touristic unction (dams and artificial lakes). The mai touristic and agrotouristic atractions in the „Valea Iadului – Bihor County” area are the following : Leşu artificial lake, Iadolina waterfall, the water cave of Bulz, Faţa Apei cave, the water cave from Valea Leşului and surrundings (Stâna de Vale, Meziad cave, Vântului cave, Vadu Crişului cave, Crişului gorges). Towards the end a study case is going to be presented at the Valea Izvorului agrotouristic lodge, Bihor County.rotourismagrotourismdevelopingArticle2069-6727