Tamsiojo turizmo maršruto kūrimas Utenos rajone

LTStraipsnyje autorė analizuoja tamsiojo turizmo maršruto kūrimo galimybes Utenos rajone. Tyrimo tikslas – išanalizuoti tamsiojo turizmo maršruto kūrimo galimybes Utenos rajone. Tyrimo uždaviniai – atlikti turizmo ir tamsiojo turizmo sampratų analizę bei sukurti tamsiojo turizmo maršrutą Utenos rajone. Straipsnyje apžvelgiamos įvairių mokslininkų ir tyrėjų išskirtos turizmo ir tamsiojo turizmo sampratos, pristatomi Utenos rajono tamsiojo turizmo objektai bei naujai parengtas tamsiojo turizmo maršrutas Utenos rajone. Raktiniai žodžiai: turizmas, tamsusis turizmas, maršrutas, Utenos rajonas.

ENIn the article, the author analyzes the possibilities of creating a dark tourism route in Utena district. The aim of the research is to analyze the concept of dark tourism and create a dark tourism route in Utena district. The tasks of the research are to perform the analysis of the concepts of tourism and dark tourism and to create the route of dark tourism in Utena district. The article reviews the concepts of tourism and dark tourism distinguished by various scientists and researchers, presents the objects of dark tourism in Utena district and the newly prepared route of dark tourism in Utena district. Dark tourism is becoming more and more relevant for tourists and attracts travellers, as such trips are full of ambiguous feelings, arousing feelings of fear and desire to know Tourism means appropriate activities related to travel, temporary stay outside the place of residence for a maximum of one year, provided that these activities are not study or paid work at the place visited. Dark tourism is a new, unusual but fast-growing type of tourism that visits horrific or even death-related places. These can be both natural and man-made disasters. Dark tourism involves visiting places that are associated with death, disaster, or that look macabre (terrible, horrible). The route of dark tourism in the Utena district includes a memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, Utena St. The Chapel of the Queen of Martyrs of the Virgin Mary, the Museum of Freedom Fights, the Old Jewish Cemetery II and the Witches' Museum in Pačkėnai. The total mileage of the route is a little over 14 kilometres. This route can be travelled by car, bicycle, pedestrian or other vehicles as there are few roads traveling alone and quickly inspecting objects or with a guide and listening to stories. The whole trip can take from one to four hours.The article concludes that the analysis of the concepts of tourism and dark tourism has shown that the concept of tourism is best characterized by a change of residence for the purpose of traveling for a maximum of one year. The concept of dark tourism is a type of travel in which horrible or even death-related places are visited. The developed dark tourism route in Utena district includes a place of remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust, Utena St. The Chapel of the Queen of Martyrs of the Virgin Mary, the Museum of Freedom Fights, the Old Jewish Cemetery II and the Witches' Museum in Pačkėnai. The total mileage of the route is a little over 14 kilometers.