Tourists’ Knowledge of a Visited Environment and the Immediate Influence on this Knowledge of Completing an Interpretive Nature Trail: Beskydy Protected Landscape Area, West Carpathians
Journal Title: GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites - Year 2016, Vol 18, Issue 2
Abstract
The aim of this article is to assess the relation between visitors’ knowledge, visits to educational trails, and the leisure-time activities of the visitors within the protected area. This study was undertaken on the educational trail “Radegast” in the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area, Czech Republic. Visitors´ knowledge about the given area primarily depends on their interest both in nature and in history. Previous visits to the educational trails play a significant part in such education. Cyclotourism along the educational trail was identified as an activity indicating acquired knowledge.
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NAVRÁTIL Josef, KNOTEK Jaroslav, HANZELKOVÁ Eliška, PÍCHA Kamil
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