Proposal of an Urban Geotourism Itinerary in the UNESCO Global Geopark Volcanes de Calatrava, Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha, Spain): “Volcanoes and Petra Bona (Piedrabuena)”
The need to promote proximity tourism in natural areas has made the destinations in the interior of the Iberian Peninsula a benchmark in the development of tourism in traditionally rural and depressed areas. In Ciudad Real province, a sustainable territorial management project was developed based on...
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| description | The need to promote proximity tourism in natural areas has made the destinations in the interior of the Iberian Peninsula a benchmark in the development of tourism in traditionally rural and depressed areas. In Ciudad Real province, a sustainable territorial management project was developed based on the uniqueness of its volcanic geoheritage, leading to its designation as the UNESCO Global Geopark “Volcanes de Calatrava, Ciudad Real”. Geoparks promote sustainable activities such as geotourism; thus, an urban geotourism itinerary was proposed in Piedrabuena (Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha) in order to make the natural and cultural geoheritage of a part of the geopark known, which is also a part of the Campo de Calatrava Volcanic Region. For this purpose, 12 natural and cultural resources of the geoheritage of the Piedrabuena volcano, on which the urban centre is located, were identified, inventoried, characterized, and valorised as sites of geotouristic interest, and they were connected along a geotourism itinerary. This itinerary has a 4 km route and up to eight interpretive stops, which allows visitors and tourists to enjoy a geotourism experience based on the volcanic landscape of the geopark, laying the foundations for the creation of other similar experiences. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b414a9d1467f44a696c10a485f85718c2025-08-20T03:32:27ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2025-06-01147136310.3390/land14071363Proposal of an Urban Geotourism Itinerary in the UNESCO Global Geopark Volcanes de Calatrava, Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha, Spain): “Volcanoes and Petra Bona (Piedrabuena)”Darío Guevara0Rafael Becerra-Ramírez1Javier Dóniz-Páez2Estela Escobar3Geomorfología, Territorio y Paisaje en Regiones Volcánicas Research Group (GEOVOL-UCLM), Departamento de Geografía y Ordenación del Territorio, Facultad de Letras, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 13071 Ciudad Real, SpainGeomorfología, Territorio y Paisaje en Regiones Volcánicas Research Group (GEOVOL-UCLM), Departamento de Geografía y Ordenación del Territorio, Facultad de Letras, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 13071 Ciudad Real, SpainGeopatrimonio y Geoturismo en Espacios Volcánicos Research Group (GEOTURVOL), Departamento de Geografía e Historia, Facultad de Humanidades, Universidad de La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, SpainGeomorfología, Territorio y Paisaje en Regiones Volcánicas Research Group (GEOVOL-UCLM), Departamento de Geografía y Ordenación del Territorio, Facultad de Letras, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 13071 Ciudad Real, SpainThe need to promote proximity tourism in natural areas has made the destinations in the interior of the Iberian Peninsula a benchmark in the development of tourism in traditionally rural and depressed areas. In Ciudad Real province, a sustainable territorial management project was developed based on the uniqueness of its volcanic geoheritage, leading to its designation as the UNESCO Global Geopark “Volcanes de Calatrava, Ciudad Real”. Geoparks promote sustainable activities such as geotourism; thus, an urban geotourism itinerary was proposed in Piedrabuena (Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha) in order to make the natural and cultural geoheritage of a part of the geopark known, which is also a part of the Campo de Calatrava Volcanic Region. For this purpose, 12 natural and cultural resources of the geoheritage of the Piedrabuena volcano, on which the urban centre is located, were identified, inventoried, characterized, and valorised as sites of geotouristic interest, and they were connected along a geotourism itinerary. This itinerary has a 4 km route and up to eight interpretive stops, which allows visitors and tourists to enjoy a geotourism experience based on the volcanic landscape of the geopark, laying the foundations for the creation of other similar experiences.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/7/1363Ciudad RealgeoheritagePiedrabuenasites of geotouristic interestUNESCO Global Geoparkurban geotourism |
| spellingShingle | Darío Guevara Rafael Becerra-Ramírez Javier Dóniz-Páez Estela Escobar Proposal of an Urban Geotourism Itinerary in the UNESCO Global Geopark Volcanes de Calatrava, Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha, Spain): “Volcanoes and Petra Bona (Piedrabuena)” Land Ciudad Real geoheritage Piedrabuena sites of geotouristic interest UNESCO Global Geopark urban geotourism |
| title | Proposal of an Urban Geotourism Itinerary in the UNESCO Global Geopark Volcanes de Calatrava, Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha, Spain): “Volcanoes and Petra Bona (Piedrabuena)” |
| title_full | Proposal of an Urban Geotourism Itinerary in the UNESCO Global Geopark Volcanes de Calatrava, Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha, Spain): “Volcanoes and Petra Bona (Piedrabuena)” |
| title_fullStr | Proposal of an Urban Geotourism Itinerary in the UNESCO Global Geopark Volcanes de Calatrava, Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha, Spain): “Volcanoes and Petra Bona (Piedrabuena)” |
| title_full_unstemmed | Proposal of an Urban Geotourism Itinerary in the UNESCO Global Geopark Volcanes de Calatrava, Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha, Spain): “Volcanoes and Petra Bona (Piedrabuena)” |
| title_short | Proposal of an Urban Geotourism Itinerary in the UNESCO Global Geopark Volcanes de Calatrava, Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha, Spain): “Volcanoes and Petra Bona (Piedrabuena)” |
| title_sort | proposal of an urban geotourism itinerary in the unesco global geopark volcanes de calatrava ciudad real castilla la mancha spain volcanoes and petra bona piedrabuena |
| topic | Ciudad Real geoheritage Piedrabuena sites of geotouristic interest UNESCO Global Geopark urban geotourism |
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