Randonneuring and tourism in the Massif Central in France

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  • ICHIKAWA Yasuo
    Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba

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  • フランス中央高地におけるランドネとツーリズム
  • フランス中央高地におけるランドネとツーリズム : R.L.スティーブンソン『旅はロバを連れて』
  • フランス チュウオウ コウチ ニ オケル ランドネ ト ツーリズム : R.L.スティーブンソン 『 タビ ワ ロバ オ ツレテ 』
  • R.L. スティーブンソン『旅はロバを連れて』
  • Robert Louis Stevenson’s Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes

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The present study aims to clarify the relationship between randonneuring and tourism in the Massif Central in France using tourist referencing of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes as a case study. Route maintenance by the Fédération Française de la Randonnée Pédestre was an opportunity for the establishment of the Stevenson Trail, which was realized by the association Sur le Chemin de R. L. Stevenson. As a form of alternative tourism, the main purpose of the Stevenson Trail was not to generate profit for the Association but to local development. For its part, the Association achieved financial stability through subsidies from the EU, French, and local governments. Meanwhile, randonneuring tourists were motivated by the opportunity for self-discovery amid cultural exposure and images. Tourists were mostly driven to join a randonneuring of the Cévennes by a desire to explore unseen land and take in the terroir of mountain villages. The Stevenson Trail is considered as a type of tourism activity that enables randonneuring tourists to interact with culture, nature, and terroir.

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  • Geographical Space

    Geographical Space 7 (2), 185-202, 2014

    Japan Association on Geographical Space

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