Periódico: Journal of Tourism and Heritage Research
Fonte: Journal of Tourism and Heritage Research; Vol 6 No 3 (2023): Journal of Tourism and Heritage Research; 181-218
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Resumo: The Serra da Estrela (Mountain of Estrela) a landscape area integrated in the Serra da Estrela Natural Park, was, from the 18th century onwards, a place of interest for erudite travellers, including scientists and intellectuals. It was they, through their pioneering spirit and their reports and stories, who helped to boost the Serra, in the interest that it presents today: a tourist destination, essentially of nature, but also of anthropological and historical interest.
However, the Serra was shaken by devastating fires in 2022. We think that Literary Tourism, based on this literary memory, could favour this protected area. The objective of this work is, therefore, to provide literary contents about the Serra, in order to enrich it with other types of tourism experiences, namely literary itineraries.
The methodology adopted is qualitative, namely documentary research, based on testimonies collected through the study of documents (historical, geographical, literary) and materials, including field studies and photographic surveying, that can be re-examined, in order to discover new meanings and interpretations. After the introduction, we make a brief synthesis about the importance of literary tourism in the context of the development of tourist-cultural experiences in a natural environment. Next, we refer to authors and works that made the Serra famous and we address the causes that motivated scientists to explore it. We end with some final reflections.
