ABSTRACT
The view of submetropolitan areas as perfect places for tourism is as much a new concept as the process of metropolisation is a new phenomenon. However, it is a new concept as it indicates the potential natural and anthropogenic resources for the development of tourism in submetropolitan areas, and shows socioeconomic conditions and perspectives for the development of the market. The development of metropolitan areas takes place as a result of increasing territorial range and population. There are a few equivalent options, e.g. suburban tourism, submetropolitan tourism or metropolitan commuter belt tourism. The discussion of factors affecting the development of nature tourism in metropolitan areas should start with the fact that natural resources are diversified. One of the subcategories of nature tourism is tourism combined with the observation of or participation in food production or processing. The knowledge of the properties of the needs enables initial characterisation of the identified groups of tourists.
