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This present dissertation was completed under the needs of the postgraduate programme ‘Management of Tourism enterprises and organizations’ by the International University of Greece based in Thessaloniki. This paper discusses the prospects for the development of alternative forms of tourism in the mountainous area of Paggaio, with the aim of recording and evaluating the already existing situation, the examination for the possibility of further development and the determination of actions in order to achieve this. This theme evolved from my love for the area of Paggaio, as it is also my place of origin, combined with enthusiasm and respect towards the field of tourism which I serve professionally over the last years. In the beginning of this paper, an extensive bibliographic review was carried out, using mainly Greek, print and electronic media. The main topics of the review are tourism, alternative tourism and its alternative forms, the presentation of the mountain range of Paggaio, the reference to famous destinations of alternative forms of tourism as well as the ways of managing and promoting these destinations. This was followed by the main part of the research. Primary research was conducted on quantitative and qualitative research (questionnaire and personal interviews) in order to answer the research questions that were initially posed in order to reach the safest possible conclusions. In the next step, the analysis of the results of the research, the literature review and the SWOT analysis showed that in the area of Paggaio there are clearly prospects for the development of alternative forms of tourism while in some places there is already a satisfactory number of visitors. Nevertheless, the area is facing several problems in the field of tourism which need special intervention through targeted actions. Finally, along with the conclusions, the proposals emerged, which could prove to contribute to the region's effort for touristic development and more.