In montibus sanctis. Representing religious ecotourism in minor Alpine pilgrimage routes

Religious ecotourism can contribute to the safeguarding of the natural environment and of the cultural landscape in its tangible and intangible dimensions. The first aim of this research is to explore these possibilities in the particularly fragile pilgrimage routes in high altitude. The modern visual methodologies are eventually used to explore the characteristics in the representation of these routes. The cultural and historical processes in experiencing these itineraries in an ecotouristic dimension and the importance of their representations in building a touristic image in that sense are highlighted.