Coffee Tourism in Lviv in the Сontext of World Сoffee Tourism

Abstract

In recent years, the interest of tourists in one of the forms of gastronomic (culinary) tourism – coffee tourism – has been growing in Lviv. It develops on the basis of interesting recipes created over many decades, the traditions of making, serving and tasting of coffee, as well as famous coffee houses. The paper describes the stages of development of coffee tourism in Lviv from the nineteenth century to 2020. The concepts and de fi nitions related to this form of tourism are discussed. The target audience of coffee tourism is identified. Features and important elements of the resource base for the development and functioning of coffee tourism in Lviv are characterized. Particular attention is paid to the activities of the local community and business, which work together on a strategy for the development and promotion of specialized infrastructure, tourist products – specialized goods and services, as well as coffee tourism events. The aim of this strategy is to create a comfortable urban hospitality space that will be welcoming to both citizens and tourists; presentation to the world of more than two hundred years of multiethnic coffee culture of Lviv and the unique coffee urban environment of the city whose historical center is included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The article summarizes representative statistics, data on the state of the coffee tourism offer in Lviv, and discusses the results of a survey on the functioning of coffee tourism in Lviv.