Visitor experiences at Unesco monasteries in Northeast Romania
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12886331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Coman Lupu (0000-0002-5285-090X, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University), Ana Brochado (0000-0002-8917-2575, Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, corresponding author), Oana Mihaela Stoleriu (0000-0002-7877-0924, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 150-165 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Heritage Tourism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1743-873X • E-ISSN: 1747-6631 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1743873x.2018.1506458 |
| OpenAlex | W2886474918 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 57 |
The religious heritage of northeast Romania is one of the key attractions for visitors to the area. Known as ‘painted’ monasteries, the region’s churches highlight the rich religious culture of Romania, and they have been designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This study sought to identify the main dimensions of tourist experiences in the monasteries using mixed content analysis methods to collect data from Web reviews. The results include 10 themes: ‘monastery’, ‘painted (walls)’, ‘tower’, ‘visit’, ‘beautiful’ (place), ‘inside’ (painting), ‘famous’ (scene), ‘place’, ‘blue’ (colour) and ‘guide’. The Web reviews also reveal that tourists can feel connected to the Eastern Orthodox religion (e.g. most Romanian visitors) or they are more interested in the monasteries’ paintings and architecture. The majority of tourists value these structures for their status as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, seeing them as most notable for their old paintings, which have been preserved for many years and which are famed for their colours (i.e. Voronet Monastery’s blue paint)
Archaeology · Art · Cultural heritage · Geography · Heritage tourism · Painting · Romanian · Tourism · Tourism geography · Visitor pattern · Visual arts · World heritage · Culinary Culture and Tourism · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Architecture
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,71 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |