Потенціал використання древніх календарно- астрономічних об’єктів у контексті розробки туристичних маршрутів
The potential use of the ancient calendar-astronomical objects in the context of the development of tourist routes

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to define the role and place of natural and man-made structures of the world in the ensuring of the priority development calendar-astronomical tourist destinations as a separate segment of event tourism. Methodology. The research methodology is the complex analysis that combines several methods. The system method can consider calendar - astronomical objects as parts of a whole culture, their manifestations in the material, spiritual and social spheres of ethnic groups, the typological method is used to highlight different types of buildings on the basis of their characteristic features. Taken together, the information, obtained by these methods can bring us closer to understanding the essence of the phenomenon of culture. Scientific novelty. The author argues that an important factor in the thousand-year existence of the cultural traditions of many people megalithic structures was actually calendar - astronomical basis. Various customs and rituals of heaven worship based on them. They has not lost their relevance even today in the conditions of national traditions and the growing interest in other cultures. Conclusions. Ancient calendars are based on solar or lunar cycles, were closely related to the economic activities of the people. The day among seasons meant the beginning of a new cycle of work. Therefore, each nation had its own holiday and natural or man-made structures, which helped pinpoint the onset of the season and in the modern globalization world, they have the potential individual segment event tourism.

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