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Rozvoj poutnických tras Via Francigena na Sicílii
Neradová, Michaela
The diploma thesis is focused on the development of the Magna Via Francigena pilgrimage route in Sicily. This thesis was based on a half-year study internship in Sicily in February/October 2018 and especially thanks to personal experience with passing the route in May 2018, September 2018, and September 2019 from Palermo to Agrigento. The main aim of this work is to describe the current situation of paths, propose improvement of the infrastructure with appropriate tools and also deals with the finding of the pilgrim's profile and the motive for the pilgrimage. The secondary goal is to use the proposed solutions to increase employment in the region and bring pilgrimage routes to the attention of not only locals but also travelers from around the world. Based on data from route users and qualitative data, appropriate tools will be used to designe improvement of the quality of the trail. The theoretical part deals with the phenomenon of pilgrimage in the EU, European cultural routes, the way of managment and sustainable forms of tourism. It will also include basic facts about the European cultural trail Via Francigena. The practical part of this work evaluates structured interviews, which are filled by pilgrims who have already completed the route, or are pre paring for it in the near future. The result of the work is an analysis of pilgrims according to age, sex, group size and their motives for better application of recommended suggestions for improvement. Also assumptions of preconditions for the development of the given route and local infrastructure, which would eventually lead to an increase in the attractiveness of the region.
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