Impact of the television series 'police inspector Montalbano' on tourism and cultural entrepreneurship in Sicily

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Auteurs principaux: Manola, Maria, Maniou, Fotini, Mitoula, Roιdo, Diannis, Ioannis, Vlassas, Vasileios
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author Manola, Maria
Maniou, Fotini
Mitoula, Roιdo
Diannis, Ioannis
Vlassas, Vasileios
author_facet Manola, Maria
Maniou, Fotini
Mitoula, Roιdo
Diannis, Ioannis
Vlassas, Vasileios
contents <p>This paper examines the impact of the television series "Police Inspector Montalbano" on the tourism development of the imaginary city of Vigata, which is based on real locations in southeastern Sicily. Through the series, it highlighted the authenticity, culture and natural beauty of Sicily, attracting a large number of visitors and contributing to the development of the local economy and cultural entrepreneurship paper analyses the link between cultural production and tourism development, focusing on how the television portrayal of Vigata led to an increase in tourist flows. The contribution to local development and the challenges arising from this projection, such as the need for sustainable tourism and the protection of the authenticity of the place, will be examined. The "Montalbano phenomenon" is highlighted as an example of how film projection can act as a catalyst in tourism and economic development. The paper seeks to answer the research questions What is the role of the series in promoting Sicily as a tourist destination? How has it affected Sicily's cultural entrepreneurship?</p>
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spellingShingle Impact of the television series 'police inspector Montalbano' on tourism and cultural entrepreneurship in Sicily
Manola, Maria
Maniou, Fotini
Mitoula, Roιdo
Diannis, Ioannis
Vlassas, Vasileios
TV Series
Inspector Montalbano
Tourism
Cultural Entrepreneurship
Sicily
<p>This paper examines the impact of the television series "Police Inspector Montalbano" on the tourism development of the imaginary city of Vigata, which is based on real locations in southeastern Sicily. Through the series, it highlighted the authenticity, culture and natural beauty of Sicily, attracting a large number of visitors and contributing to the development of the local economy and cultural entrepreneurship paper analyses the link between cultural production and tourism development, focusing on how the television portrayal of Vigata led to an increase in tourist flows. The contribution to local development and the challenges arising from this projection, such as the need for sustainable tourism and the protection of the authenticity of the place, will be examined. The "Montalbano phenomenon" is highlighted as an example of how film projection can act as a catalyst in tourism and economic development. The paper seeks to answer the research questions What is the role of the series in promoting Sicily as a tourist destination? How has it affected Sicily's cultural entrepreneurship?</p>
title Impact of the television series 'police inspector Montalbano' on tourism and cultural entrepreneurship in Sicily
topic TV Series
Inspector Montalbano
Tourism
Cultural Entrepreneurship
Sicily
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17157569