Monasteries and tourism: interpreting sacred landscape through gastronomy = Monasterios y turismo: interpretar el paisaje sagrado a través de la gastronomía = Monastérios e turismo: interpretar a paisagem sacra através da gastronomial
This article analyses the role of monasteries as a sacred space and how their relationship with tourism depicts a landscape of 'good taste'. Monasteries are examples of both tangible and intangible heritage, and are highly symbolic built spaces that have often become the guardians of tradi...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repositorio: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:10256/13450 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10256/13450 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Gastronomia Gastronomy Turisme -- Aspectes religiosos Tourism -- Religious aspects Turisme cultural Heritage tourism Patrimoni cultural Cultural property Llocs sagrats Sacred space |
| Sumario: | This article analyses the role of monasteries as a sacred space and how their relationship with tourism depicts a landscape of 'good taste'. Monasteries are examples of both tangible and intangible heritage, and are highly symbolic built spaces that have often become the guardians of tradition. They are strongly embedded within a local cultural landscape, which has determined their historical evolution. Monasteries used to be selfsufficient communities that relied on the resources available in their local environment, e.g. they produced their own wine, which was essential for the celebration of the Eucharist; or they preserved food from their own produce. Gastronomy in monasteries can be a tool to improve tourists' visitor experience, in so far as it respects the values that these sacred spaces represent. This article explores the literature on monasteries as sacred spaces; the relationship between their tangible and intangible heritage attributes; and how monasteries and their heritage are linked to tourism. This is illustrated through examples from Spain |
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