Προσβάσιμος πολιτιστικός τουρισμός: Η περίπτωση της Αθήνας και της Ρώμης

Abstract

The aim of the particular thesis is to examine the possibilities of developing accessible cultural tourism in historic cities and in particular the comparative evaluation of accessible cultural tourism in two cases of historic cities, Athens and Rome. In the first unit, the complex concept of accessible cultural tourism will be delimited, depending on the needs of different categories of users and the possibilities of its development in historic cities. Through systematic bibliographic research and analysis of good examples and practices of developing accessible tourism in historic cities, there will be a reference to the criteria which a historic city must meet in order to be accessible. The second unit, presents a comparative evaluation of the two case studies will be made in terms of the level of accessible cultural tourism they offer based on the criteria which are mentioned in the first part of the thesis. Initially, for each case study, there will be a presentation of the elements of tourism demand and supply, as well as the elements of their strategic planning in terms of accessibility based on the accessibility criteria which emerged from the analysis of good examples. Emphasis has been placed on evaluating the accessibility of the destinations’ points of tourist and cultural interest, hotels and public means of transportation within the city center. The study will lead to conclusions based on the progress that the two cities have made in the domain of accessibility and the formulation of proposed planning solutions for its improvement.