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rism in Austrian littoral:
spas, seaside destinations
and Karst caves
(1819–1914)
The following book is a historical analysis of the development of mod-
ern tourism, which occurred and intensively developed after the in-
dustrial revolution and is related to economic, technological, social
and cultural changes that followed. The industrial revolution and industrial-
ization represent an important milestone in human development due to their
significant influence on many levels of life and society. Hence, it is not coinci-
dental that the beginning of modern tourism is placed in the late 18th centu-
ry when its impact on the country’s economy increased (Leonardi and Heiss,
2003, 10).
The Austrian Littoral
The central subject of the research was the Austrian Littoral territory in the
former Austro-Hungarian Land, where various forms of tourism appeared
on the tourist market during the 19th century. In historiography (both inter-
national and Slovenian) the topic was relatively scarcely addressed up until
the mid-20th century, however, the historical development of tourism and its
earliest and contemporary forms were also studied by other scientific disci-
plines (Walton, 2002, 109–110). In Slovenia the interest for researching this
phenomenon and its magnitude on the economic, social and cultural level
has increased in the past twenty years, however, with the exception of the lat-
est publication on the development of spa tourism in Istria (Šuligoj, 2015),
the wider coastal area has not been studied much. Furthermore, there are no
studies that simultaneously address different typologies of tourist services,
comparing and connecting them into a whole.
Certain places in the Austrian Littoral, similarly to the rest of the Em-
pire and Europe, began developing their tourism based on natural resources
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spas, seaside destinations
and Karst caves
(1819–1914)
The following book is a historical analysis of the development of mod-
ern tourism, which occurred and intensively developed after the in-
dustrial revolution and is related to economic, technological, social
and cultural changes that followed. The industrial revolution and industrial-
ization represent an important milestone in human development due to their
significant influence on many levels of life and society. Hence, it is not coinci-
dental that the beginning of modern tourism is placed in the late 18th centu-
ry when its impact on the country’s economy increased (Leonardi and Heiss,
2003, 10).
The Austrian Littoral
The central subject of the research was the Austrian Littoral territory in the
former Austro-Hungarian Land, where various forms of tourism appeared
on the tourist market during the 19th century. In historiography (both inter-
national and Slovenian) the topic was relatively scarcely addressed up until
the mid-20th century, however, the historical development of tourism and its
earliest and contemporary forms were also studied by other scientific disci-
plines (Walton, 2002, 109–110). In Slovenia the interest for researching this
phenomenon and its magnitude on the economic, social and cultural level
has increased in the past twenty years, however, with the exception of the lat-
est publication on the development of spa tourism in Istria (Šuligoj, 2015),
the wider coastal area has not been studied much. Furthermore, there are no
studies that simultaneously address different typologies of tourist services,
comparing and connecting them into a whole.
Certain places in the Austrian Littoral, similarly to the rest of the Em-
pire and Europe, began developing their tourism based on natural resources
summary 333
