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2023 - Volume 6 - Number 2

Cultural Trek in the Greek-speaking Villages of Lower Italy

Maria Manola * ORCID: 0000-0002-7586-6445
University of West Attica, Department of Tourism, Athens, GREECE

Anna Irini Tsatalbassoglou * ORCID: 0009-0007-8203-7614
University of West Attica, Department of Tourism, Athens, GREECE

Georgios Koltsikoglou * ORCID: 0009-0008-3170-4672
University of West Attica, Department of Tourism, Athens, GREECE

Fotini Maniou * ORCID: 0000-0001-9811-7925
University of Aegean, Department of Mediterranean Studies, Rhodos, GREECE

Open Journal for Studies in Arts, 2023, 6(2), 41-56 * https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.ojsa.0602.02041m
Received: 2 June 2023 ▪ Revised: 4 October 2023 ▪ Accepted: 1 November 2023

LICENCE: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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ABSTRACT:
In this article, the region of the Greek-speaking villages of Puglia, the region known as Lower Italy, will be presented and, through research, a route will be proposed, as a means of preserving Hellenism and the unique cultural heritage of the place. The trek will present the nine villages with their archaeological and historical monuments, as well as intangible heritage elements, such as the Griko language, dances, traditional music, and religious festivals.

KEY WORDS: Lower Italy, Greek-speaking, tarantella, Greek, cultural trek, cultural tourism.

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:
Maria Manola, University of Western Attica, Department of Tourism, Athens, GREECE.

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