Rural heritage as a tourism resource. Highlighting the importance of tourism for regional infrastructures (routes & ways) in the mountain areas of the Basque Country and Navarre
Rural heritage as a tourism resource. Highlighting the importance of tourism for regional infrastructures (routes & ways) in the mountain areas of the Basque Country and Navarre
El patrimonio rural como recurso turístico. La puesta en valor turístico de infraestructuras territoriales (rutas y caminos) en las áreas de montaña del País Vasco y de Navarra
Fonte: Cuadernos de Turismo; No. 27 (2011): Enero - Junio; 759-784
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Resumo: Within the framework of adopting a broad view of heritage and recognition of rural heritage as a tourism resource and driving force behind sustainable development, there has been a growing awareness concerning the patrimonial value of historical territorial infrastructures that provide a backbone to the countryside and mountains. After having verified the institutional and regulatory position of these principles from a multitude of scales and approaches, this paper focuses on analysing and assessing the change in functionality and, more specifically, the re-use, in terms of tourism, of permanent ways, cattle trails and historical routes, based on certain significant experiences in the Basque Country and Navarre.
