Sustainable touristic development in cultural landscapes

Abstract

To rebuild cultural landscape, with sustainable principles, it is fundamental to revalue the cultural and historic heritage but also natural heritage, improving site interpretation, as a manner to recover its touristic potential. Through the case study Peguera project it can be explained how it. Peguera has a great landscape and ecological value, fundamentally because it is in the middle two natural protected spaces, so the area of the project has a natural corridor function, and at the same time it has a historical and cultural value, mainly configured by the antique Peguera town remains, and the abandoned buildings form old mining activity. The planning of Peguera, has oriented the touristic development proposed, and this planning came up from the territory’s own characteristics, mentioned behind, and traditional activities, considering the sustainable criteria. Consequently the tourism development has been oriented to ecological tourism, specifically rural tourism.