“…reflection, cognitive development and recreational and aesthetic experiences (Schirpke et al ., 2020; Plieninger et al ., 2013a, b), in line with the authenticity of an area. Alongside landscapes, mountains can provide numerous cultural ecosystem services that increase the recreational use of the local area and therefore they can be a new interpretative key of the relationship between man and the environment on which to implement a holistic approach to the direct management of places and spaces to maximise the opportunities for tourism experience (Schirpke et al ., 2022; Ebner et al ., 2022; Sherrouse et al ., 2017; Smith and Ram, 2017; Zoderer et al ., 2016).…”