Features of religious tourism and health in the context of the formation of recreation
The purpose of the article - identification of the main components of recreational activities, rationale for the use of historical and cultural potential for the development of religious tourism in the Poltava region. The paper provides a definition of tourism, classification of the main types of tourism. Analyzing the tourist and recreational area network (infrastructure) in the context of the development of religious tourism as the most important components are distinguished religious and religious centers. The article describes the recreational-tourist network of Poltava of different kinds of tourism, its main tourist centers and monuments of religious purpose, in particular the Orthodox monastic complexes. A classification of the Orthodox monastic complexes confessional affiliation is given in the article.