ABSTRACT This research deals with the development of cultural and literary tourism on the example of the Municipality of Mošćenička Draga. For the purposes of writing this research document, professional and other literature related to the mentioned area was used, especially official documents that contain all the necessary analyses, historical data and other information useful for the creation of this document. In the research, the method of analysis and synthesis, description and case study was largely approached. The purpose of the research is to explain in detail the literary heritage of the Municipality of Mošćenička Draga, to present it through the spectrum of special forms of tourism, as an attractive basis of cultural tourism, to prove with "living" examples that cultural and literary tourism is actually the future of destination tourism and the functionality of year-round tourism. The hypothesis of the research document: The cultural and literary heritage of the Municipality of Mošćenička Draga through the life and work of Eugen Kumičić, Viktor Car Emin and Rikard Katalinić Jeretov, is a cultural and traditional link of the inhabitants with a rich literary history, a kind of attraction base in cultural tourism and a strong seal of the identity of this area. As a "living example" of sustainable management of cultural and natural resources in tourism is the Municipality of Mošćenička Draga, which has been focused on selective forms of tourism for some time. In its Action and Strategic plan, Ecomuseum Mošćenička Draga determined the tourism development of this municipality, which is based on a rich cultural, literary (Kumičić, Emin, Katalinić Jeretov), historical and natural heritage. Current examples of sustainable management of cultural and natural resources in tourism are the old towns of Mošćenice and Brseč, the fishing and maritime component of Mošćenička Draga, and the natural and historical potentials lie on the slopes of Učka, more precisely under the Perun hill, on the mythical - historical Trebišće - Perun trail, as an ideal combination of history, literature and nature that becomes a realizable tourist product. Our task is to enrich the cultural and historical heritage, to form even more protected natural areas, to include the local population in the tourist offer of the destination. The synergy of tourists who choose this type of tourism, local residents who offer it as their product and tourist institutions that encourage such development, is the key for the future of Croatian tourism. The Municipality of Mošćenička Draga is an example of how to turn literary and historical heritage into strong and recognizable special interest tourism.