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From Torture Chamber to Museum of Legal Studies – A Short History of the Medieval Crime Museum in Rothenburg

Journal on European History of Law, 2020
The following article highlights various facets of the Medieval Crime Museum, which is located in the heart of the middle franconian town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber. In addition to a deep insight into the museum’s history, which goes back to the end of
Markus Hirte
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“Non tutti hanno una cripta” Mummie, turismo e patrimonializzazione in Sicilia “Not everyone has a crypt” Mummies, tourism, and heritage-making in Sicily

EtnoAntropologia, 2023
The Capuchins’ Catacombs of Palermo are not the main tourist attraction of the city, however they receive a high number of visitors representing the niche travel market named “dark tourism”.
Rebecca Sabatini
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Thanatourism: la frontiera oscura del viaggiare. Il caso del “Cimitero delle fontanelle”

Fuori Luogo, 2019
La centralità che l’esperienza turistica ha assunto nella società contemporanea è una conquista della modernità, resa possibile dalla moltiplicazione dei mezzi di trasporto, degli strumenti di comunicazione e dell’insieme di servizi a disposizione dei ...
Salvatore Monaco, Francesco Calicchia
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At the edge: Heritage and tourism development in Vietnam’s Con Dao archipelago

Journal of Marine and Island Cultures, 2014
This article outlines the development of Vietnam’s Con Dao archipelago (and Con Son island in particular) as tourism destinations since the formal reunification of Vietnam in 1975.
Philip Hayward, Giang Thuy Huu Tran
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A critical review of dark tourism studies

Hungarian Geographical Bulletin
The topic of dark tourism emerged in the last three decades as tourism became more accessible. It allows forgotten history to be revised and transferred to the public.
Aigerim Assylkhanova, Gyula Nagy, Cezar Morar, Zhanassyl Teleubay, Lajos Boros   +4 more
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Dark tourism and memorial tourism: Nexus and divergences between theoretical models

European Journal of Tourism Research, 2018
In the context of the huge diversification in the field of cultural heritage, there are nowadays many touristic places whose main appeal lies in the connection with tragic events.
David Vázquez
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Lugares de memoria traumática y turismo: paradigmas analíticos y problemáticas

Investigaciones Turísticas, 2018
Desde el último tercio del siglo XX, los sitios relacionados con memorias dolorosas o traumáticas han desarrollado estrategias de turistización que los han convertido, en más de un caso, en atractivos turísticos de primer nivel.
David González Vázquez, Lluís Mundet i Cerdan   +1 more
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Mapping the dark: a bibliometric examination of research in Dark Tourism

Cogent Social Sciences
This paper aimed to identify research activity on Dark Tourism based on bibliometric analysis using the WoS database with the support of the VOSviewer.The analysis revealed 10 areas where the topic of Dark Tourism was found and the top five countries ...
Alžbeta Kiráľová, Radka Šperková
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Ghosts Among Us: Local Government Support for Dark Tourism Through Long-Range Planning Policy

Tourism and Hospitality
When a community is thrust into the spotlight due to a tragic event or has a reputation given to it by folklore, it joins the pantheon of dark tourism destinations.
Beth A. Wielde Heidelberg
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„Dark Tourism“– Evaluation of Visitors Experience after Visiting Thanatological Tourist Attractions [PDF]

Turizam, 2011
Although thanatourism is a unique kind of tourism, whose history goes back to ancient times and the middle ages, literature on this touristic demand is still scarce, despite the fact that classification and categorization of thanatological tourist sites ...
Marijana Bittner
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