Tourism development in the city of Cordoba from Intangible Cultural Heritage

Nowadays, a new part of sector tourism is emerging and feels attracted by the authentic and traditional. This study analyzes the influence of certain socio-economic variables of the Spanish tourists that visit the Festival of the Patios de Cordoba, which was recently declared Intangible Heritage of Humanity, and, in turn, reviews the influence of certain determinants. For this purpose a field work has been developed based on the realization of a survey within a period and area of celebration of the Fiesta in 2014. It is concluded that the profile of the visitor is a person with a university degree, of medium/high income and more than 50 years old. The study also revealed that the visitor not only has an appreciation for the conservation, cohesiveness and ambiance of the courtyards, but also shows great satisfaction of their visit to the city of Cordoba.