This bachelor thesis deals with forest and its importance for the development of tourism and provides analysis of the forest coverage of selected countries. In the first part we defined basic terms and theoretical knowledge. Since this thesis is connected to project CHARMED within project scheme Horizon 2020, and its research is tied to Italian town Nemi, we characterised Štiavnické vrchy Protected Landscape Area as a comparative area. Furthermore, we used SWOT analysis to analyse forest as a potential area for recreation. Another important part was the evaluation of the survey with the aim to find out how the forest is perceived by the public in Slovakia and Italy.