Nederland heeft en rijk joods cultureel erfgoed. Dat wordt soms nog wel eens over het hoofd gezien wanneer er gesproken wordt over religie en toerisme. Het Joods Cultureel Kwartier (JCK) liet tijdens de conferentie over Religious Heritage Tourism zien op welke... Lees meer

The Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp is a major attraction in the city, for religious as well art historical reasons. The cathedral owns a number of paintings by Rubens, which for the past seven years have been part of a highly successful exhibit, together with a... Lees meer

Het programma ‘Open Kerken en Kloosters’ heeft in 2016 een aantal ambitieuze organisaties met visie in staat gesteld om hun kerk(en) of klooster(s) op een onderscheidende manier voor een groter en breder publiek open te stellen. ‘Open Kerken en Kloosters’ werd vanuit... Lees meer

Faith-based (heritage) tourism is a key contributor to the economy and adds to the attractiveness of cities, villages and regions. However, religious sites are visited as heritage sites rather than religious sites and visitors expect to be treated as visitors rather... Lees meer

Bruges is well-known for its historic city centre, recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000. In late medieval times, it was one of the commercial and cultural centres of Europe, with cultural links to different parts of the world. It has preserved its... Lees meer

Religious heritage counts for Europe. Starting from this statement I want to emphasize that, in Europe, even in a secular society, it is not possible to separate the cultural tradition from the historical influence of religions. In particular, religious frameworks... Lees meer

In 2015, for the first time ever, around eighty million overnights stays were made by foreign visitors in Germany, up by 5.4 per cent compared to 2014 and a twenty million increase when looking back to 2010. Germany’s most important source markets contributing to this... Lees meer

Dark tourism – visiting sites closely connected with death – is an increasingly popular form of travel. Given the focus on death, religious ideas and existential contemplation often play an important role in dark tourism. For heritage sites with a history of death or... Lees meer

Europe offers a wide variety of historic and cultural tourism itineraries crossing several regions and countries and providing a living example of the rich and impressive European common heritage. The Council of Europe launched the Cultural Routes programme in 1987,... Lees meer

Eind 2016 stopt de Agenda Toekomst Religieus Erfgoed. Dit programma heeft zich de afgelopen jaren gericht op het verzamelen van nieuws, kennis en het aanjagen van discussie over en samenwerking op het gebied van religieus erfgoed. Ter gelegenheid van het slotsymposium... Lees meer