Historical, Cultural, and Artistic Tourism

Historical, Cultural, and Artistic Tourism attracts countless tourists every year who are eager to engage in cultural, artistic, and traditional exchanges. These tourists seek education, research, and participation in historical and cultural gatherings, as well as visits to cultural treasures such as museums, libraries, and universities. Travelers in this group are often referred to as exploratory tourists or cultural and historical tourists.

These tourists typically possess a special cultural and scientific status and constitute a significant portion of travelers. This category of tourists is divided into two groups: historical and cultural tourists.

1. Historical Tourists: This group includes visits to museums, historical and archaeological sites, palaces, historical monuments, religious buildings, traditional architecture, sites related to historical events and important historical figures, and ancient cemeteries.
2. Cultural Tourists: This group includes visits and experiences such as contemporary art galleries, participation in current events such as art festivals, acquaintance with local foods and beverages, local dances, religions and beliefs, handicrafts, local clothing, and local languages and dialects.