PATRIMONIO MEDIEVAL EN LA PROVINCIA DE CÁDIZ: TERRITORIALIZACIÓN Y POTENCIALIDAD TURÍSTICA

Abstract

Medieval sites represent an example of the human legacy where territory and culture are combined with a strong potential for tourism. That is why, in recent years, proposals and studies have emerged with common goals: the valorization and revitalization of late medieval heritage tourism. In this sense, the available studies range from the creation of proposals for themed tourist itineraries to the design of specific methodsfor the analysis of medieval heritage potential as a "product" for tourism. In terms of patrimonialization, this document proposes a method that focuses mainly on the elements that influence the processes of territorialization of heritage based on the relationship between territory, culture and heritage. However, this method is far from a technical analysis of the characteristics of cultural assets. To this end, considering the elements that are external to the sites and which directly influence their use and exploitation, this document proposes a model for heritage territorial characterization. Its implementation, carried out on the late medieval heritage sites in the municipalities of the province of Cadiz, shows the possibilities of the proposed method and the state of development of late medieval heritage sites. Results suggested few touristinitiatives or an individualized promotion of the sites far from the historical context in which they arose.