Many places of artistic interest and cultural heritage will remain open for September 27, on the occasion of World Tourism Day ( World Tourism Day ). But why precisely this date?
Let's find out the origins and the activities foreseen in this last edition.
World Tourism Day: 27 September
The day is due to the anniversary of the adoption of the statute of the World Tourism Organization . The 2015 edition was officially celebrated in West Africa, in Burkina Faso, with the theme "A billion tourists, a billion opportunities" .
This year's edition, instead, will have as a reference center and nucleus of the Bangkok, Thailand celebration . This is because the official celebrations take place in rotation each year in a different country member of the OMT.
The celebration was established in 1970 and continues until today. Many occasions to see historical events and of importance and unique beauty. For example, if we take our capital, Rome, two of the jewels in the heart of the city will be open to visitors: the entrance to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel will be free of charge (we note that the guided tour of 2 hours and 30 remains for a fee, 16 euros approximately, you can book by writing an email to or , specifying in the object "Vatican museums" and in the email name and surname of those who book, number of participants and a telephone number).
Many other artistic sites are open throughout the national territory with discounts or subsidized prices or free (we recommend consulting the websites of the municipalities in question).
Why World Tourism Day
But why did the human being feel the need to establish such a celebration? First of all to solicit the theme of the possibility of having the journey itself .
Many cities do not have adequate facilities for handicapped people, for example, or elderly or children with mobility problems. Furthermore, the celebration is a real reflection on the benefits of traveling, on how globalization has also led to an exchange that provides human, spiritual wealth.
There are ways of traveling that are spreading and are in great agreement with the environment, such as the massive recovery of the habit of walking . Hiking is not considered a sporting activity but still requires a good training and a beneficial recovery of those natural rhythms that we tend to lose with the sedentary and urban life.
The official site of the United Nations reports data updated to 2016 for the occasion. International tourism grew by 4.6% in 2015 and generated revenues of 1.5 trillion US dollars in exports. These are important data, if we consider the fear of traveling that could hit after recent terrorist attacks in Europe and beyond.
Many people do not play the game of fear and continue to travel, move, know. It is this is of vital importance not to close the heart, to remain in contact with oneself and with nature.
