Ośrodki koncentracji ruchu turystycznego i pielgrzymkowego na przykładzie Taizé

• Authors: Paweł Różycki , Aneta Sowa

Title variants

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CENTERS OF TOURIST AND PILGRIMAGE ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION WITH TAIZÉ AS AN EXAMPLE

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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The article characterizes the town of Taizé, situated on the territory of France. The town was presented as the center of tourist and pilgrimage activity. A substantial part of the study is the presentation of the methodological issue. The first part presents an outline of the community history and the development of the religious movement. The focus is on Brother Roger who was the founder of the world-famous community. Geographical location and transport proximity of Taizé, play a big role in tourism and pilgrimage activity development, which are also discussed. The community facilities and pilgrimage infrastructure are also characterized. The history and characteristic of the Young Adults Meetings in Taizé, and their participants’ motives are the main subject of the research describe in the article. The group of young people arriving at Taizé, are the main segment of all the visitors in the town. The study, however, does not cover the whole topic of arrivals at Taizé, yet it becomes an important reason to characterize Taizé, as a center of tourist and pilgrimage activity.

Keywords

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CULTURAL TOURISM; RELIGIOUS TOURISM; PILGRIMAGE ACTIVITY; TRAVEL MOTIVES; TAIZÉ

• Publisher: KulTour.pl - Organizator Turystyki Kulturowej i Edukacyjnej, Poznań, Polska
• Journal: Turystyka Kulturowa
• Year: 2010
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 4-22

Contributors

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Paweł Różycki

• Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego w Krakowie, Instytut Turystyki i Rekreacji, al. Jana Pawła II 78, 31-571 Kraków, Poland

author

Aneta Sowa