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Item: Cultural tourism -> Category: Travel -> Author: DF -> Revision: 14/05/2008
Cultural tourism - Introduction

Its motivation closer to the cultural heritage of the place visited. The aim is to know the cities, museums and monuments that have historical value and / or artistic.

 

This approach involves a tourist and enriching educational use of leisure time. The major world capitals tend to be the favorite destinations for which opts for this kind of entertainment.

 

Museums

 

Museums are one of the biggest claims for cultural tourists. The most important are often placed in the big cities or capitals.

 

There are many kinds of museums such as archaeological, wax and thematic, but the most important are usually the pictorial. In addition to attracting tourists with its permanent exhibitions, museums housed samples temporary artistic difficult to visit at other times.

 

Architectural Sights

 

Building on the past and present buildings prestigious architects is one of the main attractions of each city or region.

 

Some have significant historical value because they reflect the customs and circumstances of the past. In addition, others have an important artistic value because of the difficulty of its construction and for the beauty of its forms.

 

Great theater

 

The large theaters and auditoriums can be a point of attraction for various reasons: the beauty of the building, which represent the historical value and importance of hosting the shows.

 

In theaters can attend various types of entertainment such as opera, ballet or theater. The most prestigious companies tend to concentrate their tours in theaters of big cities and capitals, causing many tourists traveling from elsewhere to attend its performances.

 

Theaters world's largest

 

·  La Scala in Milan.

 

·  The Metropolitan Opera in New York.

 

·  The Paris Opera.

 

·  The Líceo Barcelona.

 

·  The Teatro Real in Madrid.

 

·  The Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires.

 

·  The Covent Garden in London.

 

·  Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.

 

·  Theater of the Opera of Vienna.

 

Archaeological Remains

 

Some lost civilizations have left their existence shows through numerous archaeological remains that are preserved even today in many places.

 

Some of the most notable archaeological sites are:

 

·  The Acropolis (Athens).

 

·  The ancient capital of Chichen Itza Maya (Mexico).

 

·  The ruins of Machu Pichu (Peruvian Andes).

 

·  Sacsayhuaman (Peru).

 

·  The Minaret of Jam (Afghanistan).




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