The palace and fortress complex Alhambra and Generalife as cultural heritage and tourist resource

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The article analyzes the problem of using cultural heritage sites as tourist resources on the case of the architectural and park complex of the Alhambra and Generalife in Granada, the second most visited monument in Spain. The author refers to problems and issues related to the difficulties of conservation, restoration and interpretation of the complex and management of tourist flows. The administration of a complex cultural heritage site such as the Alhambra and the Generalife requires a mandatory multidisciplinary approach, involving specialists from different areas.

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Kseniia Nikolaevna Filimonova

Peoples Friendship University of Russia

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Email: 1032186761@rudn.ru

Master student of the program “Cultural Heritage: Research and Management” of the Department of World History

10-2, Miklukho-Maklaya street, Moscow, Russia, 117198

Elena G. Zueva

Peoples Friendship University of Russia

Email: zueva_eg@rudn.university

PhD in History, Associate Professor of the Department of the World History of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

10-2, Miklukho-Maklaya street, Moscow, Russia, 117198

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