page_title: Heritage tourism
hierarchical_section_title: Heritage tourism
caption_attribution_description: English: Beiteddine Palace - Inner Courtyard Photographed by BlingBling10 en:Category:Beiteddine العربية: الفناء الداخلي لقصر بيت الدين في منطقة الشوف في جبل لبنان، وبناه الأمير بشير الثاني في القرن السابع عشر، وأصبح الآن مكان إقامة مهرجان بيت الدين الصيفي والمقر الصيفي لرئاسة الجمهورية اللبنانية.
context_page_description: Cultural heritage tourism is a branch of tourism oriented towards the cultural heritage of the location where tourism is occurring.
  The National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States defines heritage tourism as "traveling to experience the places, artifacts and activities that authentically represent the stories and people of the past", and "heritage tourism can include cultural, historic and natural resources".
context_section_description: Cultural heritage tourism (or just heritage tourism or diaspora tourism) is a branch of tourism oriented towards the cultural heritage of the location where tourism is occurring. 
  The National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States defines heritage tourism as "traveling to experience the places, artifacts and activities that authentically represent the stories and people of the past", and "heritage tourism can include cultural, historic and  natural resources".
caption: Beiteddine Palace, Lebanon
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