Turismo Gourmand: O luxo e a gastronomia como vetores para o apetite de viajar

This article focus on identifying important connections between luxury and tourism, and how they are forged in an evolutionary context where the high gastronomy is configured as a key element to give birth to gourmand tourism. This paper was developed based on literature review. Among the main results, it is confirmed that the presence of luxury in gastronomy comes from antiquity, that the knowledge of luxury foods were disseminated throughout trips - a characteristic element of tourism activity, and, that the gastronomy combined with luxury has the power to attract visitors, thus creating the gourmand tourism.