Abstract
The objective of the present study is to show the importance of creating a touristic description of a region or a locality based on its history that will be of interest to a visitor. There is no doubt that the curious tourist who possesses the knowledge of the past will experience an enhanced appreciation for the destination visited. The methodology to achieve this objective begins with research into the literary traditions based on the pursuit of the Holy Grail. It was widespread throughout Medieval Europe and revived at the end of the XIX Century in France and Great Britain. In addition, we searched for the historic sources that inspired the legends that were based on the deeds which took place in the Kingdom of Aragon and its territories between the XI and XIV Centuries. As human beings, the search for inner divinity is a reality that we cannot overlook. Everywhere we go there is a legend, an initiatory journey that induces us to connect with this inner divinity of ours and with Nature itself. We propose an example found in Spanish lands that can be used to envisage and to extrapolate stories of inner growth. These stories can be used by the tourists who visit these locations to increase their enjoyment of the new experiences related to an understanding of humanity and its inherent goodness. They will travel roads that have always existed and now, more than ever, are being taken again. This paper ends recommendations that future research should focus on the combined efforts of the regions of Aragon and Valencia for a structuring the Route of the Holy Grail, in order to offer the tourist an experience based on historical facts.
Highlights
The present text corresponds to a section of the doctoral thesis research 1 on the relic known as the Holy Chalice, venerated in the Cathedral of Valencia, Spain
The sources of inspiration that Chrétien used in his tales about desires and ambitions, encounters and battles, love affairs and challenges can be studied in relation to four issues that can be extrapolated to any artist according to the synchronic and diachronic analysis that we present based on the iconological method:[6]
We believe that Chrétien de Troyes must have adhered to the canons of ethical beliefs, to a religious system that was endorsed by an ecclesial power and the censor, while at the same time creating an imaginative parallelism with the court of Flanders
Summary
The present text corresponds to a section of the doctoral thesis research 1 on the relic known as the Holy Chalice, venerated in the Cathedral of Valencia, Spain. We have agreed to present a part of our hypothesis in this article with the purpose of encouraging collaboration in the construction of a new design for the touristic structuring of a territory We feel that this possibility has not been studied sufficiently in its relation to the Route of the Grail. Our research methodology for this article focuses on a more historic perspective than a literary one, consisting primarily of detecting historic figures and studying their lives in the Kingdom of Aragon without delving into a literary analysis of the persons in the novel Once they are identified, it is not our aim to establish the possible links between the history of the Crown of Aragon and the characters and plots that are reflected in the works of Chrétien de Troyes. The article concludes with a final reflection: we have to keep in mind that the content corresponds to part of the thesis that is being more fully developed in the expectation that a touristic description can crystallize the experience of the Route the Grail between the territories of Aragon and Valencia
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