A closer look at Santiago de Compostela's pilgrims through the lens of motivations

S Amaro, A Antunes, C Henriques - Tourism Management, 2018 - Elsevier
This study aims to identify pilgrims' motivations to undertake the Camiño de Santiago and
examine differences regarding socio demographics and other characteristics. An online …

The determinants of tourist satisfaction in religious destinations: The case of Montserrat (Spain)

G Canoves, JM Prat Forga - International Journal of Religious …, 2016 - arrow.tudublin.ie
In the last few years, the historic region of Bages in Catalonia (Spain) has developed the
tourism advantage it enjoys because of the medieval relics of the monastery of Montserrat …

Exploring the intersection of religious festivals and tourism approaches: a scoping review

J Roe, K Thirumaran, C Wong… - … Journal of Tourism …, 2024 - inderscienceonline.com
Religious festivals have become significant in the context of global tourism interactions.
Recognising their potential, governments are increasingly promoting religious festivals as …

Wine and monasteries: Benedictine monasteries in Europe

N Beltrán Peralta, S Aulet… - Journal of Foodservice …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Food and drink play a key role in religion and often lie at the core of doctrines and dogmas,
rituals and practices. Wine is not an exception. The relationship between wine and religion …

Underground mosques of Mangystau as the objects of religious tourism

AG КOSHIM, AM Sergeyeva, KT Saparov… - 2021 - dspace.enu.kz
A distinctive feature of Mangystau is a significant number of underground mosques that have
existed within the region since the X-XIII centuries. The purpose of the study is to analyze …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of religious tourism in host communities: The case of Awhum Monastery

OC Jude, O Uchenna, E Ngozi - American Journal of Social …, 2018 - researchgate.net
What are the benefits of religious tourism on host communities? What type of relationship
exists between host communities and religious tourism sites like monasteries? Religious …

Nunneries and Pâtisseries: Tourists' Gastronomic Experiences at Sacred Sites

D Ramírez-Gutiérrez - International Journal of Religious Tourism …, 2023 - arrow.tudublin.ie
This work traces the experiences spontaneously expressed by travellers who stop at
convents throughout Spain to admire their cultural heritage and also to taste their typical …

Sacred trees, mystic caves, holy wells: devotional titles in Spanish rural sanctuaries

J Tatay - Religions, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper explores how local, lived religion has creatively linked spiritual insights and
popular devotions in ecologically valuable settings helping generate and preserve the rich …

Battalgazi (Eski Malatya) İnanç Turizmi Potansiyelinin SWOT Analizi ile Değerlendirilmesi

MY Başer, A Olcay - 2021 - dergipark.org.tr
Anadolu'nun tarih boyunca farklı medeniyetlere ev sahipliği yapması her bölgesinde zengin
tarihi, kültürel ve dini eserlerin yer almasını sağlamıştır. Hitit, Asur, Urartu, Pers, Komagene …

Pilgrimage or tourism? Travel motivation on Way of Saint James

NA Vila, L Cardoso, AFD Araújo… - International Journal of …, 2020 - inderscienceonline.com
Among the widely known places of pilgrimage is Santiago de Compostela (Spain) and
linked to it" Way of Saint James"(El Camino de Santiago in Spanish)-through its different …