The Role of Cultural Resources for Sustainable Development of Destination / Case Study of The Istrian Region, Croatia
The Role of Cultural Resources for Sustainable Development of Destination / Case Study of The Istrian Region, Croatia

Summary/Abstract: Concerning cultural resources, we may say that we live in the time when the city is a living cultural organism, where buildings have become sculptures and people have one foot in a state of thinking in the way of tradition, like native Americans, and the other in futurism, which reflects the continuity of the preservation of cultural heritage. Cultural events and festivals enrich the cultural offer of a tourist destination. Therefore, they must be valorized and used to create community profit. On the other hand, cultural events are considered a good promotional product for the creation of the image of destination. Events produce a strong economic impact in the wider area and create new jobs for locals in the tourism and services. Like in Istria, the coastal Croatian region, a destination that lives largely from the income of tourism, which was selected as a case study for this research. The purpose of this paper is to look at the cultural, social, economic and environmental impact of festivals and cultural events in the destination, with an emphasis on sustainable and responsible development using urban and rural culture as a unique cultural product for the global tourism market. Everything has a spirit, and everything is interconnected like in cultural tourism where the sectors overlap and form a strong connection between culture, tourism and local economy for sustainable and responsible development, as shown in this research.

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