The winners had been introduced throughout the Award ceremony that came about in the European Capital of Good Tourism 2023, Pafos, Cyprus, on 19th October 2023.
The ‘Vacation spot of Sustainable Cultural Tourism’ Awards purpose to amplify the visibility of European cultural tourism locations, set up a platform for sharing experiences and information and foster networking amongst locations. For the sixth consecutive 12 months, the European Journey Fee (ETC), the European Cultural Tourism Community (ECTN), Europa Nostra, and the Community of European Areas for Aggressive and Sustainable Tourism (NECSTouR) have collectively organised these awards to advertise finest practices in sustainable cultural tourism.
This 12 months’s version focuses on ‘Good Tourism – Good Locations: Cultural Heritage & Creativity, Digitalisation, Sustainability’ and is supported by the European Capital of Good Tourism 2023, the town of Pafos, and ReInHerit Horizon2020 Coordination and Help Motion. The Awards contest was open to vacationer locations throughout Europe, to showcase their achievements and contributions in sustainable cultural tourism throughout six classes.
The winners and runners-up had been chosen by an knowledgeable jury (composed of representatives of ETC, ECTN, Europa Nostra, NECSTouR, the European Parliament CULT Committee and the Deputy Ministry of Tourism of Cyprus), out of 60 functions obtained from 25 nations. For the primary time ever, the general public was additionally given the possibility to solid their votes for his or her favorite challenge inside every class from the pool of 20 finalists. The Public Selection Award was introduced to the candidate who obtained the best variety of votes amongst all contestants.
The winners had been revealed at an Awards ceremony held in lovely Pafos, a year-round vacation spot and one among Cyprus’s most numerous and traditionally wealthy areas. As soon as the capital of the island throughout Roman occasions, Pafos holds the title of European Capital of Good Tourism for 2023.
Three of the successful tasks had been submitted by ETC members – Turismo de Portugal and Fáilte Eire:
- The REVIVE programme by Turismo de Portugal includes the transformation of uncared for public heritage websites of remarkable cultural and historic worth into sustainable and worthwhile tourism lodging that prioritise the group and the area. It is a joint challenge involving public authorities, personal entities and native communities. Due to its goals and modern governance mannequin, REVIVE stands out as a finest follow in tourism sustainability (financial, environmental, social) and cultural preservation. Furthermore, the challenge has already been replicated at a global degree.
- The challenge Reimagined Boyne Valley Drive by Fáilte Ireland has reimagined the prevailing Boyne Valley Drive from a car-based journey between heritage websites, into an immersive customer proposition that turns into a 5000-year journey by time and alongside Eire’s most historic river, the Boyne. The challenge developed a framework and motion plan creating native customer clusters that sensitively combine their constructed and pure riverside heritage with actions and experiences, enabling the Boyne Valley area to be celebrated as a spot.
- Eire’s Púca Festival developed by Fáilte Ireland has been developed to assert possession of Halloween, this internationally celebrated occasion, by illuminating the story of its origins in Irish and Celtic traditions motivating worldwide guests to go to Eire throughout the off-peak October and November. Tourism Ireland first partnered with Fáilte Eire in 2020 to place the Púca Pageant as a flagship occasion beneath the worldwide proposition of Eire, Residence of Halloween.
See the complete checklist of winners under, and detailed descriptions of all tasks within the accompanying brochure.
Public vote:
Winner:
Holistic Digital Documentation of Asinou Church a UNESCO World Heritage Monument
By UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage, Cyprus College of Expertise, Cyprus
(inception EU Horizon 2020 challenge)
Jury vote – winners per class:
DIGITALISATION ADVANCES AND DIGITAL TRANSITION IN SUSTAINABLE CULTURAL TOURISM
1st prize:
rurAllure: promotion of rural museums and heritage websites within the neighborhood of European pilgrimage routes
By College of Vigo, Spain
for Galicia area (Spain) and Northern Portugal; Italy with a particular give attention to Veneto, Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna areas, south-eastern Norway; Hungary, Slovakia, and Romanian Transylvania
(rurAllure EU Horizon 2020 challenge)
2nd prize:
Dublin Discovery Trails App
By Dublin Metropolis Council, Eire,
funded by Fáilte Eire, Nationwide Tourism Growth Authority, Republic of Eire, beneath their Vacation spot Cities Initiative
3rd prize:
The Golden Path – Hungarian Cash Museum and Guests Middle
By the Hungarian Cash Museum and Guests Middle in Budapest, Hungary
Point out:
Holistic Digital Documentation of Asinou Church a UNESCO World Heritage Monument
By UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage, Cyprus College of Expertise, Cyprus
(inception EU Horizon 2020 challenge)
HISTORY AND HERITAGE
1st prize:
REVIVE: Reviving public heritage into sustainable tourism in Portugal
By Turismo de Portugal (Nationwide Tourism Authority), Portugal
2nd prize:
Renaturalization and restoration of the historic industrial backyard of the Museum of the Water, Central Cornellá
By Museum of the Water (Museu de les Aigues), Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
3rd prize:
Sephardic Routes in Spain. Preserving heritage, inspiring tourism
By Pink de Juderías de España – Caminos de Sefarad, Spain
Point out:
Ostia, gateway to the Mediterranean – Public Archaeology in Ostia antica (European Heritage Label website)
By the Italian Ministry of Tradition, Italy
in cooperation with “Scuole Migranti”
RIVERSIDE HERITAGE
1st prize:
Emajõgi – The Binding River: Drawing Inhabitants Nearer in Tartu
By Go to Tartu, Estonia
2nd prize:
Reimagined Boyne Valley Drive at Eire’s Historic East
By Fáilte Eire, Nationwide Tourism Growth Authority, Republic of Eire
3rd prize:
The good ship of tradition “NEMUNO7”, Zapyškis, Kaunas area
By Kaunas District Tourism and Enterprise Info Middle, Lithuania
TRANSNATIONAL THEMATIC TOURISM PRODUCTS
1st prize:
Liberation Route Europe: Transnational memorial of trails connecting World Battle Two remembrance websites and tales – Cultural Route of the Council of Europe
Spanning 9 nations (United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland and Czechia)
By LRE Basis, Belgium
2nd prize:
Iron Age Danube Route – Cultural Route of the Council of Europe
Spanning 8 nations (Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Germany, Romania and Slovenia)
By Iron Age Danube Route Affiliation, Croatia
3rd prize:
Pannonia-Adria Connection (PA.CON) Joint Thematic Tourism Product, cross-border area of Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina
By Tourism Board of the Metropolis of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
RELIGIOUS, PILGRIMAGE AND SPIRITUAL TOURISM
1st prize:
Púca Pageant at County Meath, Irelands Historic East
By Fáilte Eire, Nationwide Tourism Growth Authority, Republic of Eire
2nd prize:
“Through Mariae” – The Reconciliation Highway at Bucovina
By Suceava County Council, Romania
TRADITIONAL SKILLS, CRAFTS AND CREATIVITY
1st prize:
Regional Museum/Info Centre of Akamas Rural Life at Droushia village
By Droushia Neighborhood Council, Cyprus
2nd prize:
Arts & Crafs | New Design Open Days at Algarve, Alentejo, Centro, Lisboa e Vale do Tejo, Norte
By Spira – revitalização patrimonial (heritage revitalization), with the help of Turismo de Portugal, AICEP Portugal World, Tourism of Alentejo and Algarve, the Northern Regional Directorate for Tradition, the Metropolis Councils of Lisbon and Loulé and the specialised communication platform património.pt, Portugal
Joint 3rd prize:
Empowering Ladies and Revitalizing Talysh Cultural Heritage by Cultural Tourism at Lankaran
by Tor Artwork LLC, Leyne.Co Neighborhood, Azerbaijan
The Worldwide Backyard Pageant on the Area of Chaumont-sur-Loire: The Resilient Backyard
By Area of Chaumont-sur-Loire, France