In Search of Another Provence: Literary Walks and Excursions in the Arrière-Pays for a Slow, Green and Sustainable Cultural Tourism Cover Image

Alla ricerca di un’altra Provenza: Passeggiate ed escursioni letterarie nell’arrière-pays per un turismo culturale lento, verde e sostenibile
In Search of Another Provence: Literary Walks and Excursions in the Arrière-Pays for a Slow, Green and Sustainable Cultural Tourism

Author(s): Cristina Trinchero
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, French Literature
Published by: Academia Română – Centrul de Studii Transilvane
Keywords: literary tourism; literary walks; literary trekking; rurality; valorization; Haute-Provence; Jean Giono;

Summary/Abstract: In addition to being a field of university research and studies, literary tourism is proving to be a precious resource for structuring alternative formulas for the valorisation of sites that are off the ordinary routes. In our paper, we will present an example of good practice set up in a rural and mountain area, the Haute-Provence, where a network of routes have been built around Jean Giono’s novels. We will also reflect on the distinction between literary walks and literary trekking.

  • Issue Year: XXXIV/2025
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 23-40
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Italian
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