The hospitality and gastronomy in Piedade: discussing possibilities within the rural tourism

Abstract

This article discusses the proposition of a gastronomic tour of rural tourism in the municipality of Piedade, focusing on hospitality. The proposition of this thematic tour was developed from a property, called Sítio Sakaguti, that receives every year about 8000 visitors. To compose this tour itinerary, was established a relationship with three other farms, in order to avoid seasonality on the production of Fuyu Persimmon and increase the stay of tourists in the city. As a methodology, a fieldwork was conducted, associated with qualitative research and with application of semi- -structured questionary to four farms managers. It was observed that the proposition of this thematic guide benefited the properties equitably by fostering dialogue between public management, local society, associations and private enterprise.