KNjIGA SAžETAKA / BOOK Of ABSTRACTS - Treći međunarodni ...

Ph. D. IvonaOrlić
Ethnographic museum of Istria, Pazin
Trg Istarskog razvoda 1275. br.1
52 000 Pazin
tel.: 052 622 220
fax: 052 624 351
e-mail: ivona.orlic@net.hr
Title of the contribution:
The authenticity of the tourist offering of Istrian –
habitation
Keywords:
habitation, Istria, tourism, authenticity
Type of presentation:
Oral presentation
Theme:
Heritage and Tradition in Tourism
(Traditional architecture, space transformation and
building conversion)
Purpose of study:
The purpose of this study is to determine the facts regarding
transformation and reinterpretation of living in
the territory of Istria over the last 100 years, and which
of the preserved representations of living and architecture
is offered as indigenous and/or authentic for tourist
requirements.
Methodology/Approach:
Ethnology is interested in unwritten data, not so much
because the peoples it studies cannot write, but because
what it is concerned with differs from what men think
of recording (Levi-Strauss 1977, pp. 36-37). In order to
obtain such results, I used the interview and participant
observation methods. I conducted and analysed interviews
with seven families spanning three generations,
from various parts of Istria.
Findings:
It can be concluded that the essentials of living and traditional
architecture have changed significantly over
the last hundred years. It is almost impossible to imag-
1. TemATSkA cJelinA: BAšTinA i TRADiciJA U TURizmU
Structured abstract
ine offering tourists buildings and conditions of living
three generations in the past. However, some elements
have been retained by agritourism facilities, such as Paladnjaki
near Žminj. We have researched examples of an
old barn in Poreč turned into a catering facility, the high
street of Rovinj becoming an open exhibition space and,
personally, the most interesting example was the štala,
cowshed, at Šikuti converted into a gallery without any
refurbishment.
Originality/Value:
The value of this paper lies in the methodological
premises which involve authentic inputs by 21 interviewees
from the surroundings of Pula, Buzet, Pazin,
Poreč, Labin and interviewees who emigrated to Italy
immediately after the Second World War. Based on their
accounts and on the real images of architecture in Istria
today, we can decide on the authenticity of the accommodation
and other facilities offered in tourism.
Research limitations/Implications:
To provide a comprehensive consideration of authenticity
of tourist offerings of accommodation, future researches
should include attitudes and opinions of employees
of agritourism facilities, which have been only
elaborated partially in this research.
Practical implications:
Research results can be used as references for constructing
(authentic) tourist accommodation, refurbishing
agritourisms and konobas, and also by inhabitants
of Istria wishing to compare the authenticity of features
of regional identity in their homes.
49