RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Industrial Tourism: a study on the creation of an industrial network in Vila Nova de Gaia (Portugal) T2 Turismo Industrial: un estudio sobre la creación de un tejido industrial en Vila Nova de Gaia (Portugal) A1 Batista, Marta A1 Martins, Hugo A1 Gonçalves, Eduardo A1 Pinheiro, António K1 Industrial Tourism K1 Industrial Heritage K1 Portuguese Network of Industrial Tourism K1 Industry K1 Vila Nova de Gaia AB Industrial tourism asserts itself as a tourist product of high economic, cultural and recreationalvalue, through which the visitor can experience the dynamics of companies in activity and/or relive activitiesfrom other times, visiting archaeological and museum spaces. The main objective of this work is to investigatethe feasibility of implementing an industrial tourism network in Vila Nova de Gaia (Portugal). It was decidedto focus on an aggregation of active companies, with the aim of re‑dimensioning the tourist offer and givingthe municipality notoriety in industrial terms. The case study method was used, which was associated with aset of data collection tools, namely the survey through interviews with municipal entities and stakeholders,in this case industries interested in joining the network. It was possible to assess the degree of maturity ofthe project and how the intended industrial tourism network in the region could be implemented. PB Universidad de La Laguna, Instituto de Investigación Social y Turismo SN 1695‑7121 YR 2023 FD 2023 LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/34208 UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/34208 LA en DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna RD 13-may-2024