Religious Tourist Attractions and Ecological Concerns in the Italian Dolomites: The Case of the Trekking of the Thinking Christ

The article examines the mobilisation of a local community after creation religious attraction and popular mountain trail in protected fragile context. Despite much research on topic, boundaries between spiritual or tourism pilgrimage are still quite complicated. questions focused social reasons behind growing invention reinvention places outside liturgical celebrations practices. Through case study, question whether/how can give new meaning to tourist spot border UNESCO World Natural Heritage List Site is addressed, while also raising ecological issues.