Patrimonio medieval en la provincia de CádizTerritorialización y potencialidad turística

Zusammenfassung

Medieval sites represent an example of the human legacy where territory and culture are combined with astrong potential for tourism. That is why, in recent years, proposals and studies have emerged with commongoals: the valorization and revitalization of late medieval heritage tourism. In this sense, the availablestudies 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 ofterritorialization 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, consideringthe elements that are external to the sites and which directly influence their use and exploitation, thisdocument proposes a model for heritage territorial characterization. Its implementation, carried out on thelate medieval heritage sites in the municipalities of the province of Cadiz, shows the possibilities of theproposed 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