Marzamemi, an Interesting Case Study of Film-Induced Tourism

Elena Di Blasi; Alessandro Arangio

doi:10.6092/issn.2036-5195/4962

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Elena Di Blasi University of Messina
Elena Di Blasi is Associate Professor of Political and Economic Geography at the Department of Human and Social Sciences of the University of Messina, where she teaches at the second level degree courses. Her main research interests focus on the following research areas: policies for the prevention of natural hazards; the enhancement of cultural heritage and of historical small centers; tourism; immigration and multiculturalism; the role of commerce in the process of urban transformation; urban competitiveness and sustainability; issues of social geography. She is author of many scientific publications.
Alessandro Arangio University of Messina
Alessandro Arangio is Researcher at the University of Messina, at the Department of Human and Social Sciences, where he teaches "Geography and Territorial Analysis" at the 1st level course in "Socio-cultural Mediation and Social Sciences for Cooperation and Development". He is author of many scientific publications in Italian and English and his main research interests focus on the following areas of geographical sciences: urban and regional geography, geopolitics, the role of tourism and commerce in the process of transformation of cities and urban identities.

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Marzamemi, Cinetourism, South-eastern Sicily, Fishing Villages, Territory of Syracuse

Abstract

The economy of Marzamemi, a small fishing village in the territory of Pachino, has always been linked to the sea. In the past the main activities were those connected with the tonnara, with the salting of fish and with the maritime commerce of the agricultural products. Later, the village became an important beach resort on a local scale. In the second half of the 1980s, the redevelopment of the waterfront, in the south of Marzamemi, stimulated a mainly local demand from young people attracted by some newly opened outlets connected, above all, with drink and food services. Then, in 1993 the cinema industry arrived in Marzamemi. Since then the old architectural heritage of the historic centre has been restored and used for tourism. Over the last few years, from the last ten days of July until the end of August, the tiny streets and the piazzas of the village have appeared overcrowded with tourists. A dynamism that the official statistical surveys are not able to describe.

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