Monumentality in 'Capital' cities and its implications for tourism marketing: The case of Barcelona

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 79-93

  Smith, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Architecture; Barcelona; Capital cities; Icons; Monuments

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249161074     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J073v22n03_07     Document Type: Article

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