The Ways of Saint James in Trás-Os-Montes and Alto Douro as an Example of Soft Tourism in Rural Areas
The objective of this study is to demonstrate the importance of the existing Ways of Saint James in Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, in the northern interior of Portugal, and that being integrated in soft tourism, can constitute a mechanism that allows the revitalization of rural areas, especially the...
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| description | The objective of this study is to demonstrate the importance of the existing Ways of Saint James in Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, in the northern interior of Portugal, and that being integrated in soft tourism, can constitute a mechanism that allows the revitalization of rural areas, especially the sparsely populated areas, because it allows a series of benefits such as the increase of tourists and pilgrims, the creation of new services, among other structures, thus boosting tourism development. Above all, these Paths linked to soft tourism, allow us to highlight the predominance of tourism linked to nature tourism and slow mobility. In order to carry out this study, the methodology used will be based on interviews to tourists and pilgrims in order to obtain testimonies that can characterise the impact of the Ways themselves on rural territories. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7c2f294952e04be180dfcff1de0b454d2022-12-22T03:25:04ZengSciendoEuropean Countryside1803-84172021-06-0113231432910.2478/euco-2021-0020The Ways of Saint James in Trás-Os-Montes and Alto Douro as an Example of Soft Tourism in Rural AreasAzevedo Pedro0Degree in History and Master in Heritage and Cultural Tourism by the University of Minho, Researcher at The Centre for Transdisciplinary Development Studies of University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, PortugalThe objective of this study is to demonstrate the importance of the existing Ways of Saint James in Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, in the northern interior of Portugal, and that being integrated in soft tourism, can constitute a mechanism that allows the revitalization of rural areas, especially the sparsely populated areas, because it allows a series of benefits such as the increase of tourists and pilgrims, the creation of new services, among other structures, thus boosting tourism development. Above all, these Paths linked to soft tourism, allow us to highlight the predominance of tourism linked to nature tourism and slow mobility. In order to carry out this study, the methodology used will be based on interviews to tourists and pilgrims in order to obtain testimonies that can characterise the impact of the Ways themselves on rural territories.https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2021-0020rural territoriesrural developmentways of saint jamessoft tourismcommunities |
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| title | The Ways of Saint James in Trás-Os-Montes and Alto Douro as an Example of Soft Tourism in Rural Areas |
| title_full | The Ways of Saint James in Trás-Os-Montes and Alto Douro as an Example of Soft Tourism in Rural Areas |
| title_fullStr | The Ways of Saint James in Trás-Os-Montes and Alto Douro as an Example of Soft Tourism in Rural Areas |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Ways of Saint James in Trás-Os-Montes and Alto Douro as an Example of Soft Tourism in Rural Areas |
| title_short | The Ways of Saint James in Trás-Os-Montes and Alto Douro as an Example of Soft Tourism in Rural Areas |
| title_sort | ways of saint james in tras os montes and alto douro as an example of soft tourism in rural areas |
| topic | rural territories rural development ways of saint james soft tourism communities |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2021-0020 |
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