Preliminary communication

Krešimir Filić – Varaždin’s first tourism visionary

Miran Bojanić Morandini

Abstract

Whilst writing about tourism, Filić also wrote about cultural and historic heritage in the Croatian Zagorje Region. His descriptions of ruins, castles, manors and sacral buildings also included comments on their deteriorated condition or devastation and the irresponsible behaviour of contemporary authorities. When considering this heritage, Filić not only criticized their condition, which was caused by a lack of maintenance, but also proposed what should be done to make this heritage serve tourism and consequently improve the economy of the Croatian Zagorje Region. His ‘Guidebook’ is the first complete picture of the City of Varaždin presented from the point of view of tourism, and is of priceless value for today’s tour guides.

Keywords

tourism; castles; transport links; guidebook

Hrčak ID:

99953

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/99953

Publication date:

27.11.2012.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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