ABSTRACT
This contribution extends the research on fan cultures in mediatized tourism to Herzfeld’s concept of cultural intimacy as a specific aspect of common sociality that fans engage in and that is being manifested in external discomfort of sharing one’s fandom and its induced travel choices with non-fans. It considers illustrative cases of performing cultural intimacy among Slovenian fans of an Austrian-German TV series ‘der Bergdoktor’ and grounds the discussion within politics of classification and taste hierarchies. By demonstrating the role cultural capital plays in structuring cultural intimacy, it presents a socially sensitive perspective on cultural consumption and mediatized tourism
