Analysis of the touristic-cultural mediation in all’aperto heritage sites of Barcelona: the case of ciutat vella and sarrià-sant gervasi.

• Autores: Marta Conill Tetuà
• Localización: Journal of Tourism and Heritage Research: JTHR, ISSN-e 2659-3580, Vol. 2, Nº. 3, 2019, págs. 176-194
• Idioma: portugués
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Análisis de la mediación turístico-cultural de los espacios patrimoniales all’aperto de barcelona: El caso de ciutat vellay sarrià-sant gervasi
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    Barcelona es una ciudad con un rico patrimonio cultural que encuentra su expresión en muchos espacios de la ciudad (edificios, plazas, monumentos urbanos, etc). Esto constituye un gran atractivo a ojos del visitante, hecho reflejado en los turistas que visitan la ciudad, cuyo número no ha cesado de crecer desde la transformación urbanística con motivo de los Juegos Olímpicos. De esta manera, Barcelona ha alcanzado la cifra de nuevemillones de turistas que durante 2016 visitaron la ciudad, atraídos por el patrimonio cultural, las playas y el estilo de vida mediterráneo. El turismo cultural es uno de los factores de éxito del turismo en Barcelona siendo esta un escenario donde convive la historia con el presente convirtiéndose en un “gran contenedor de patrimonio” (Coma & Santacana, 2010)No obstante, este patrimonio all’apertono siempre puede interpretarse, dado que carece de herramientas que ayuden a leer la ciudad y comprender su patrimonio. Teniendo en cuenta, además de la capitalidad turística de Barcelona, que esta forma parte activa del movimiento de Ciudades Educadoras,la ciudad debería proveer a estos espacios de herramientas para su interpretación.En este contexto, la investigación tiene por objetivo analizar en profundidad la mediación turístico-cultural, en concreto la museografía, presente en los espacios patrimoniales all’apertoen los distritosde Ciutat Vella y Sarrià-Sant Gervasi. Así se establece una comparación entre dos zonas con un gran patrimonio cultural, pero que no poseen el mismo poder de atracción turística y se presenta, también, un análisis en profundidad de estos instrumentos de mediación turística-cultural

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    Barcelona is a city with a rich cultural heritage which can be tangible in many city spaces (buildings, squares, urban monuments, etc.). This fact makes the city more attractive to visitors whose number, since the urban transformation that Barcelona suffered due to the 1992’s Olympic Games, constantly increases reaching ninemillion tourists that came to Barcelona in 2016. These tourists are mainly attracted by cultural heritage, beaches and Mediterranean lifestyle. Cultural tourism is one of the key factors of Barcelona’s tourism success, since the city becomes the stage where history coexists with present resulting a “big heritage container” (Coma & Santacana, 2010)However, this all’apertoheritage cannot be always interpreted because of a lack of tools which help visitor’s comprehension. Given the touristic position of Barcelona and taking into account Barcelona’s Educating Cities ‘network membership, the city should provide these spaces with tools for its interpretation. In this context, this research aims to deeply analyse the touristic-cultural mediation, specifically the museography that one can encounter in all’apertoheritage sites located in the neighbourhoods of Ciutat Vella and Sarrià-Sant Gervasi. Thus, a comparison between these zones provided with large number of cultural attractions but with a different role in touristic circuits, is carried out. An analysis of the identified touristic-cultural mediation tools is also carried out in order to study the message that the city addresses to visitors and citizens.Barcelona is a city with a rich cultural heritage which can be tangible in many city spaces (buildings, squares, urban monuments, etc.). This fact makes the city more attractive to visitors whose number, since the urban transformation that Barcelona suffered due to the 1992’s Olympic Games, constantly increases reaching ninemillion tourists that came to Barcelona in 2016. These tourists are mainly attracted by cultural heritage, beaches and Mediterranean lifestyle. Cultural tourism is one of the key factors of Barcelona’s tourism success, since the city becomes the stage where history coexists with present resulting a “big heritage container” (Coma & Santacana, 2010)However, this all’apertoheritage cannot be always interpreted because of a lack of tools which help visitor’s comprehension. Given the touristic position of Barcelona and taking into account Barcelona’s Educating Cities ‘network membership, the city should provide these spaces with tools for its interpretation. In this context, this research aims to deeply analyse the touristic-cultural mediation, specifically the museography that one can encounter in all’apertoheritage sites located in the neighbourhoods of Ciutat Vella and Sarrià-Sant Gervasi. Thus, a comparison between these zones provided with large number of cultural attractions but with a different role in touristic circuits, is carried out. An analysis of the identified touristic-cultural mediation tools is also carried out in order to study the message that the city addresses to visitors and citizens.