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Route of Santiago de Compostela as a Religious Pilgrimage. Possibilities of the Use of Religious Tourism for the Increase of Tourist Trade. THE PAST AND THE PRESENT OF THE ROUTE OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA or FROM THE TRADITIONAL CHRISTIAN PILGRIMAGE TO AN ALTERANTIVE TOURIST TRACK.
OROPEZA PEŇA JANDÍKOVÁ, Hana
This bachelor thesis describes evolution and changes concerning Spanish pilgrimage way called Saint James´ Way (Svatojakubská cesta in Czech). The main topic is a recent increasing link between this route and tourism, reasons and consequences of this trend and its background. The first chapters introduce the history of St. James´ Way, its symbols and the main routes. The next step is the analysis of different perception of this pilgrimage way nowadays and in the past and the mention of some interesting statistical figures concerning modern pilgrims. Other part talks about the influence of St. James´ Way over economy and tourist trade in Galician region, the system of its support and promotion and the results of a public inquiry evaluating the success of the advertising campaign in abroad. The last chapter is dedicated to the relations between St. James´ Way and Czech Republic.

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