From Food to Religion: Two Case Studies in the South of Italy

This research aims to understand the connection between food and religious events and how they have become a focus of new tourist routes in the ‘year of the restart’, a time period marked by the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. The combination of religion and food seems to be successful in attracting t...

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Published in:International journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage 2024-01, Vol.11 (4)
Main Authors: Antonietta Ivona, Donatella Privitera
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