Abstract
Abstract The study analyzes the natural attractions of the island of Gran Canaria and subsequently how to improve their usability for tourism. In the analysis, such natural attractions were chosen like natural monuments and beaches belonging to the Blue Flag programme. Other natural attractions were chosen according to their originality. The assessment of the selected attractive places is based partly on quantified criteria (distance, elevation, area, length, etc.), and on expert assessments using the criteria that affect the properties of the evaluated objects relevant to tourism. The principles of description of the selected indicators for the evaluated attractions vary by type of objects and the existing conditions of their spatial distribution and tourism facilities. The proposed methodology for evaluating natural attractions has proven suitable for the needs of the selection of attractions for geoscience and montanistic tourism products. The necessary data are readily obtainable both from maps and from our own observations. On the basis of the analysis, certain modifications of the selected attractions were recommended, and an cognitive excursion route oriented on natural attractive places of the island was designed.
Highlights
A natural or cultural-historical object is characterized by both its intrinsic value, because that is studied and protected by various forms, and by external value, which is applied in tourism
The proposed methodology for evaluating natural attractions has proven suitable for the needs of the selection of attractions for geoscience and montanistic tourism products
Such approach is the basis for the selection of natural objects suitable for geoscience and montanistic tourism
Summary
A natural or cultural-historical object is characterized by both its intrinsic value, because that is studied and protected by various forms, and by external value, which is applied in tourism. Relationships and characteristics but may become possible under the distinctive levels of geographic, landscape-natural, cultural heritage and other local systems on the valuation of municipality territory These attributes, can complement the possibilities and attractiveness, for which the given destination becomes a target of tourist visits. The supply-oriented procedures consider attractiveness of tourist destination as the attraction consisting of existing resources, which affects potential visitors They are based on the evaluation of the number, availability, distribution and presentation of all primary and secondary factors of tourism offer in the destination. Gran Canaria offers to visit the pine forests in the mountains, craters, sand dunes in Maspalomas, the capital city Las Palmas, an original village, thematic parks, nightlife and much more (Fig.1) In the analysis, such natural attractions were chosen like natural monuments and beaches belonging to the Blue Flag programme.
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