The historical quarry of pena (Vila Real, north of Portugal): Associated cultural heritage and reuse as a geotourism resource

David M. Freire-Lista, J.E. Becerra Becerra and Mila Simões de Abreu

Resources Policy, 2022, vol. 75, issue C

Abstract: Stone created and still creates cultural heritage in landscapes, villages and cities all over the world. Granite was and still is a crucial building stone in Galicia-North Portugal Euroregion. Ancient quarries, forms of extraction and buildings built with it are a heritage we should safeguard. This work details a practical case of sustainable use of a granite historical quarry in Pena (Vila Real, North Portugal). A geotourism itinerary would bring new life to this abandoned quarry. A proposed route connects the quarry with the main buildings and monuments built with its granite in the nearby city of Vila Real. It envisages an eighteen-stop tour of the buildings and monuments built with Pena granite. The proposal includes a geotourism excursion through this impressive quarry, which forms an open-air geological museum.

Keywords: Sustainability; Geotourism; Historical quarries; Heritage stone; Petrography; Granite; Vila real; Modernism; Building stone (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2021.102528

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