Tourism and heritage are closely linked since the latter is the source of motivation for many trips around the world. The major international tourist destinations have a rich heritage that actively contributes to their attractiveness, and they must therefore cherish it. As the guardian of the past and the identity of destinations, its preservation is of the utmost importance. Putting heritage sites on the tourist map is therefore an ideal solution to ensure that these places do not fall into oblivion while boosting the number of visitors to a territory.
Heritage tourism is a form of tourism that allows "the discovery of places and activities that originally represent the stories and people of the past". While it has many similarities with cultural tourism, heritage tourism focuses more on the remains of the past, while cultural tourism focuses on...
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