Abstract
This diagnostic study explores the use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) to highlight the visibility of the maritime heritage as a complementary product of The Way of St. James. In order to achieve this objective, a case study was carried out on two stages of The Portuguese Coastal Way, Baiona and Combarro, in the province of Pontevedra (Galicia, Spain). Three types of sources were used to analyse the suitability of the ICTs and their content to promote the maritime cultural heritage. The identified problems were synthesized into three diagnostics. The results show that despite the progress made by the responsible institutions towards using ICTs to promote heritage, there are dysfunctions that hinder the potential of these tools for economic and cultural valorisation of Galician maritime cultural heritage.
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The abbreviation “The Way” will be used henceforth to refer to The Way of Saint James that is one of the most important Christian pilgrimages, with Santiago de Compostela (Galicia, Spain) as the final destination. In this study, The Way is considered as a tourist product [1]. Due to its complexity, it focuses its attention on the relation between the territory, its cultural asset and technological potentialities. Although relevant, tourists and pilgrims’ practices and their perceptions and engagement with the sites, are not object of the investigation.
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The 2020 Galician Tourism Strategy centres around preparations for the 2021 Holy Year (a Jubilee Year that is celebrated in Santiago de Compostela, whenever July 25th, the day of Santiago the Elder, falls on a Sunday). This document emphasises the challenge of creating awareness of the unique heritage features of Galicia’s coastal areas. It involves promoting maritime tourism as a way of connecting tourists with maritime culture, by implementing projects that bring together the tangible and intangible heritage and gastronomy of small ports and fishing villages.
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Sources developed or promoted by national, regional and local government institutions or by representative organisations and associations.
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Lopez, L., Antelo, M.d.l.Á.P., Gusman, I. (2019). The Portuguese Coastal Way and Maritime Heritage. In: Calabrò, F., Della Spina, L., Bevilacqua, C. (eds) New Metropolitan Perspectives. ISHT 2018. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 100. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92099-3_20
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