The human environment, with different religions, different views, values, traditions.
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The Opportunities for the Development of Religious Tourism in Georgia
Manana Darchashvili (Institute of Political Science, Georgian Technical University, Georgia)
Copyright: © 2021
|Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-5792-1.ch012
Abstract
In recent years, tourism in Georgia has been a priority area for the economy, and accordingly, special attention is paid to its elaboration, since it has a great impact on the stable development of society, improving the economic situation and meeting the spiritual needs. The research is devoted to a very relevant and at the same time specific type of tourism, religious tourism, pilgrimage, traveling due to religious beliefs. Georgia has very good potentials for the development of religious tourism, as it has numerous Sanctuaries, such as the robe of Christ, the cross of St. Nino, more than 12,000 churches and monasteries, and the cathedral, about 150 museums. In addition, to the Orthodox, the representatives of other religions can also visit their religious places, for instance Muslims can pray in the mosques, Jews in the synagogue, and Catholics in Old Catholic temples.