This paper analyses the phenomenon of grape harvest festivals in Italy. By exploring ethnographically the grape harvest festival of Lu (Alessandria province, Piedmont region), the paper points out the economic and social roles played by the festivals in modern Italy. The historic analysis of the...

These proceedings examine cultural and event tourism. The proceedings consist of 13 articles. The first article considers a network-based stakeholder approach for marketing and managing community-run events and festivals between the Orta and Maggiore Lakes in Italy. The second article develops a...

Research carried out by the authors in northern Italy (see Corsane et al., 'Ecomuseum Evaluation: Experiences in Piemonte and Liguria, Italy', International Journal of Heritage Studies 13, no. 2 (2007): 101-16) was designed to assess how closely selected ecomuseums met the demands of ecomuseum...

In some villages in the Piedmontese Alps festive rituals with medieval roots are designated by the term 'abbeys'. In the nineteenth century these 'abbeys' saw a contraction of their sphere of activity that was reduced to performances during the local festivals, either religious or secular. This...

The development of leisure over the past ten years in Turin, Italy, has been marked by many initiatives and innovations. The economic crisis and a high level of unemployment reawoke interest in the quality of life and leisure. Theatre and concert courses were established, art centres and museums...

This article considers a network-based stakeholder approach for marketing and managing community-run events and festivals with a focus on the implications for regional development. A qualitative case study method was adopted in order to explore selected social networks and stakeholders' power...

This study focuses on the relevance of cultural resources in tourism, including cultural heritage sites, cultural landscapes, events or festivals. It seeks to reveal the differences between two management strategy perspectives, the market-based view or approach (MBV) and the resource-based view or...