Resumen de Tourism and gastronomic heritage: a case study

Eunice R. Lopes, João T. Simões, Carla Rego, Lígia Mateus

• español

  O turismo gastronómico tem mobilizado um número considerável de turistas que viajam com o intuito de experienciar o património gastronómico de um determinado território. Entende-se que Portugal é um destino com grande potencial para este tipo de turismo devido à relevância do seu património gastronómico, dos recursos culturais associados e enquanto atrativo turístico. Este trabalho pretende trazer à consideração duas linhas de reflexão: a) perceber se as práticas turísticas de visitação do(s) território(s) são influenciadas pela gastronomia, e b) compreender se nas lógicas da motivação turística, os turistas encaram a gastronomia como a possibilidade de conhecer melhor os recursos patrimonais de um lugar.

   

• English

  Gastronomic tourism has mobilized a considerable number of tourists who travel to experience the gastronomic heritage of a given territory. It is understood that Portugal is a destination with great potential for this type of tourism due to the relevance of its gastronomic heritage, the associated cultural resources and as a tourism attraction.

  The objective of this work is to bring into consideration two lines of reflection: a) to understand whether the tourism practices of visiting the territory(s) are influenced by gastronomy, and b) to understand whether, in the logic of tourist motivation, tourists face the gastronomy as the possibility of getting to know better the heritage resources of a place.

  To obtain the results of this study, a questionnaire survey was developed using a mixed analysis technique obtained through the Google® software. The present work focuses on Mealhada, a Portuguese city in the district of Aveiro (Portugal), that has highlighted his importance has a tourism destination through the promotion and strengthening of the gastronomic heritage.