Winners of the Destination of Sustainable Cultural Tourism Awards 2022 revealed

The ‘Destination of Sustainable Cultural Tourism’ Awards enhance the visibility of European cultural tourism destinations, create a platform for sharing experience and knowledge and promotes networking between destinations.

The winners were announced during the Award ceremony that took place in Krk, Croatia, on 20 October 2022.

The ‘Destination of Sustainable Cultural Tourism’ Awards enhance the visibility of European cultural tourism destinations, create a platform for sharing experience and knowledge and promotes networking between destinations. The theme of this year’s edition was ‘Relaunching European Tourism through Cultural Heritage & Digitalisation’. The Awards contest was open to tourist destinations across Europe, to showcase their results and outputs in sustainable cultural tourism under seven categories.

The winners and runners-up were selected by the Jury (composed of representatives of ECTN, ETC, Europa Nostra, NECSTouR, the European Parliament CULT Committee and the Croatian National Tourist Board), out of over 20 applications received from 13 countries. On behalf of ETC, Mr Kristjan Staničić, Managing Director of the Croatian National Tourist Board and Vice-President of ETC, presented during the ceremony the results for Category 4 – Transnational thematic tourism products, including Cultural Routes.

This Awards edition also received support from the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA), Interpret Europe and the ReInHerit Horizon2020 CSA.

The winners:

COOPERATION BETWEEN MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES

1^st prize:

The five Senses Open-air Museum of Sciacca in Sicily

By Cooperativa di Comunità Identità e Bellezza, Italy

2^nd prize:

“The Routes of the Frankopans” Cultural-tourist route

By Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia

3^rd prize:

Drywall heritage and sustainable cultural tourism at Baška valley

By Tourist Board of the Baška Municipality, Croatia

MEDIEVAL HERITAGE AND ARCHAEOLOGY

1^st prize:

Rauna Medieval Castle – Preservation, Research and Promotion

By Department of the Culture and tourism in Smiltene region, Latvia

DIGITALISATION IN SUSTAINABLE CULTURAL TOURISM, TOWARDS SMART DESTINATIONS

1^st prize:

Winter Island Bornholm – Creating a Smart Travel Destination

By Destination Bornholm ApS, Denmark

2^nd prize:

Oradea Life Nouveau Campaign

By Oradea Destination Management Organisation – Visit Oradea, Romania

3^rd prize:

Digitalisation of Jože Plečnik’s cultural heritage in Ljubljana

By Ljubljana Tourism, Slovenia

3^rd prize:

EnterCY: ENhancing Tourist ExpeRience in CYprus

By Frederick Research Centre/Frederick University, Cyprus

TRANSNATIONAL THEMATIC TOURISM PRODUCTS, INCLUDING EUROPEAN CULTURAL ROUTES

1^st prize:

Kvarner Maritime Heritage for Sustainable Tourism in Croatia, Italy and Slovenia

By Kvarner Region Tourist Board, Croatia

1^st prize:

Development of “Saint Paul’s footsteps European Cultural Route” in Cyprus, Greece and Italy

By European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) “In the footsteps of St Paul, the Apostle of the nations” – Cultural Route, based in Greece

Special mention:

Cultural Route Becharac and Ganga

By City of Pleternica, Croatia and Municipality of Tomislavgrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina

PROMOTING EUROPEAN HERITAGE TO YOUNG VISITORS AND TRAVELLERS

1^st prize:

Vučedol Culture Museum

By Vukovar – Srijem county, Croatia

2^nd prize:

Living museums – Eduard Štrorch Museum

By Turistická oblast Mělnicko-Kokořínsko, Czech Republic

Download detailed information about the awarded projects here.

This article has been originally published by the European Travel Commission.