Conference paper
International Conference on Cultural Tourism Advances (ICCTA) 2023
Authors
Marinos Ioannides, Orestis Rizopoulos, Drew Baker, Elena Karittevli, Maria Hadjiathanasiou, Panayiota Samara, Ioannis Panayi, Marina Mateou, Iliana Koulafeti, Marios Koundouris, Kyriakos Efstathiou, George Savva & Elina Argyridou
Status
Available under Open Access in Advances in Cultural Tourism Research (2024/1014)
Abstract
This paper focuses on the case study of Fikardou village (Cyprus), a UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List monument, highlighting its unique cultural value by referencing historical evidence identified during our research. Our contribution investigates Fikardou’s cultural offerings by presenting and analysing the major outcomes of three EU-funded projects (TExTOUR, MNEMOSYNE, IMPACTOUR) that include Fikardou as a major component in their research programme. By elaborating on selected successful outputs such as policy interventions, new cultural tourism trends, advances in visitor management systems, and new business and/or governance models that arise from this specific case study, we argue for the advances that have been achieved in the cultural tourism sector in Cyprus, as exemplified through the experience of Fikardou village as a developing cultural tourist destination exploring and embracing digital technology as a force multiplier in achieving its aims.
Citation
Ioannides, M. et al. (2025). The Holistic, Digital Cultural Heritage Documentation of the Fikardou Traditional Village in Cyprus. In: Neuts, B., Martins, J., Ioannides, M. (eds) Advances in Cultural Tourism Research. ICCT 2023. Advances in Digital and Cultural Tourism Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65537-1_10
