Saffron tourism is a new idea in the development of southern Khorasan
The arrival of saffron harvest season is one of the attractions of tourism development in the southern region of Khorasan Razavi, which has the capacity to attract many tourists.
Saffron as a strategic and economic product of the eastern region and especially the south of Khorasan Razavi, in addition to its importance in the economic life of the people of the region, with proper planning can be effective in the development of tourism, especially in rural areas.
The creation of tourism events is one of the effective factors in increasing tourism attractions and since Gonabad city is one of the most productive cities in saffron production, saffron tourism as a tourism event along with using the important capacity of global registration of Qasbeh aqueduct can complete the system. Tourism in this city.
In this regard, a faculty member of the Islamic Azad University of Gonabad, stating that saffron has special attractions to attract tourists, said: Introducing the attractions and tourism capabilities of the region and trying to increase the number of tourists in order to develop sustainable job opportunities is one of There are important things that can be taken advantage of.
Abolghasem Shafiei added: The arrival of the saffron harvest season in the south of Khorasan Razavi and the efforts of the hardworking people of this region of the land of Islamic Iran, creates a beautiful event that deserves to be documented and visited.
He continued: These days, the people of Gonabad are preparing to harvest red gold in the form of ceremonies that they have inherited from their past, and therefore, if it is properly identified, it can attract a large number of people interested in traditional mirrors. This will attract the city.
A member of the Gonabad Cultural Heritage Association said: Saffron is a product that consumes little water and the choice of this product is rooted in the economic behavior of the people and shows that our ancestors have adapted to nature properly and have a great opportunity to earn a living. They have created a halal income.
Shafiei stated that event-based tourism is often repeated at a specific time in a certain year or season: Tourists can travel to Gonabad by visiting saffron fields, while getting acquainted with cultural mirrors and how to produce and process gold. Get acquainted (gain, obtain) with present-day techniques that came from Red.
The faculty member of the Islamic Azad University, Gonabad Branch, pointed out that travelers and tourists want an excuse to travel: a new place, different accommodation and route, and a new subject, a strong motivation to start a local, national and global tourism that can Under the pretext of saffron, relying on eco-lodges and religious attractions of the region and cooking local bread and food, it provided tourists with a two- or three-day stay.
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