These use categories suggest the existing intangible values imbedded in the places where valued
events of daily life and special occasions take place. The same listing may also clue the seeker of
intangible values to look for remnants of prior traditions, now in relict form. For example, a
lakefront swimming area may have been used for religious cleansing ceremonies in the past and
particular elements of access may remain while today recreation is the dominant use. Places of
pilgrimage are imbued with meaning and association. The issue of pilgrimage, unlike heritage
tourism, is based in spiritual beliefs. The act of pilgrimage takes a corporeal form in the tangible
world but the process of pilgrimage is intangible and contributes to salvation beyond this life. In
a recent project, nascent urban and interurban historic pilgrimage routes in Ireland were
researched, mapped and rehabilitated to serve modern pilgrims.The identification, demarcation,
management, community engagement and sustainability of a network of medieval, Christian
Pilgrim’s routes in Ireland is a good example. (Tomas O’Caoimh.US/ICOMOS Symposium,
2004) These interactions and the values they embody yield both tangible and intangible heritage,
residing in the urban cultural landscape and contributing to the spirit of the city. When
adequately understood as an integrated matrix of cultural landscape values, the tangible
expressions and intangible values of spirit of place can be preserved.