cultural tourism
Visiting for traditions
Cultural tourism is travel motivated by interest in the arts, heritage, and way of life of a destination.
Visitors seek out museums, historic sites, festivals, local cuisine, and traditional practices.
The term often appears in economic development contexts, where regions promote their cultural assets to attract visitors: The city invested heavily in cultural tourism after the factory closures.
- guided toursTrips with an expert leader
- walking tourGuided exploration on foot
- museum districtNeighborhood of cultural institutions
- art districtArea with concentrated galleries
- traditional craftsInherited manual artisan practices
artistic heritage · regional folklore · medieval town · historic architecture · living history · archaeological sites · trade routes · folk traditions · folk dance · local festivals · street food · local cuisine · colonial architecture · maritime heritage · decorative arts · crafts · pilgrimage · souvenirs
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- culturemusic taste, beliefs, food preferences, custom, festivals
- world culturesholidays, flags, world music, traditional clothing, ethnic food
- cultural historyart history, music history, social history, collective memory, literary history
- Cultural Industriescreative industries, arts funding, media, entertainment industry, film industry
- English travelstagecoach, coaching inns, grand tour, turnpikes, travel diaries
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