Indicazioni di policy per il turismo religioso in provincia di Foggia

Abstract

This study is developed within the activity context run by the Tourism Observatory of the Economics Department of the University of Foggia. Through the use of a questionnaire it attempts to analyze the religious tourism phenomenon in the territory of the province of Foggia. A total number of three-hundred pilgrims (one-hundred for each specific site) was interviewed with the aim of understanding the main features characterizing the specific tourism demand related to the Sanctuaries of Incoronata, Monte Sant’Angelo and San Giovanni Rotondo. The study represents a first attempt to help the identification of some reorganizational strategies to pursue a better use of the cultural and spiritual resources existing at the local level.