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Sustainable rural and language tourism for valorisation of farming communities, traditional vocabulary and culture of Madeira Island Cover

Sustainable rural and language tourism for valorisation of farming communities, traditional vocabulary and culture of Madeira Island

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|Aug 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ejthr-2026-0018 | Journal eISSN: 2182-4924 | Journal ISSN: 2182-4916
Language: English
Page range: 224 - 236
Submitted on: Apr 30, 2025
Accepted on: Jul 24, 2026
Published on: Aug 31, 2026
Published by: Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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