Pilgrimage Routes as Opportunities for Local Development: Case Study of the Way of St James in the Alto Minho Region, Portugal

The policies implemented by the Member States of the Council of Europe have as their main purpose to protect and realise the ideals and principles which are their common heritage and facilitate economic and social development (Statute, 1949). The Council of Europe considers cultural itineraries, inc...

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Authors: Oliveira, Mariana (Author) ; Silva, Goretti (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Dublin Institute of Technology 2023
In: The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
Year: 2023, Volume: 11, Issue: 5, Pages: 32-40
Further subjects:B local economic development
B pilgrimage routes
B Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
B Ways of St James
B cultural tourism
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