Dark Tourism in Romania: The Bellu Cemetery
Type of paper: Research Article
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Maria Alexandra Sandu
Affiliation: Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
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Sandu, M. A. (2023). Dark Tourism in Romania: The Bellu Cemetery. CACTUS - Journal of Tourism Business, Management and Economics, 5 (2). doi.org/10.24818/CTS/5/2023/2.06
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