Naoussa "Wine City" with its new institution, the "Harvest Festival", recently received the third award as a "Sustainable Cultural Tourism Destination", at an award ceremony, in the framework of the 14th International Conference of the European Cultural Tourism Network (ECTN), which took place from 20 to 23 October in Athens.
The conference was held at the 14th European Cultural Heritage Conference, which took place from 14th to 23rd of October, at the 14th European Cultural Centre in Athens, on the occasion of the 14th European Cultural Heritage Day: "Revitalising European tourism through culture, heritage and creativity" and was attended by members of the ECTN, the European Commission for Tourism, representatives of the European organisations Europa Nostra and European Cultural Routes, the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA), UNESCO and NESCTOUR, with the President of EOT, Ms Angela Gerekou, being a member of the organising committee.
The city of Naoussa was represented by members of the project team of the European programme Interreg Europe Cult CreaTE, who presented at the conference the actions and objectives of the municipality, which highlight Naoussa as the "City of Wine" and as an attractive tourist and cultural destination of international importance.
It is recalled that the first prize at the European ECTN AWARDS 2021 was awarded to the volunteer group "Kimolistes" (AMKE).
The Sustainable Cultural Tourism Destination Awards enhance the visibility of European cultural tourism destinations, create a platform for the exchange of experiences and knowledge and promote networking between destinations. The 2021 theme is "Revitalising European Tourism through Culture, Heritage and Creativity". The awards competition was open to tourist destinations across Europe, with the aim of showcasing achievements in sustainable cultural tourism in seven categories.
The winners and runners-up were selected by the jury (composed of representatives of ECTN, the European Travel Commission, Europa Nostra, NECSTouR and the European Commission's Directorate-General for Education and Culture) from 36 applications received from 14 European countries.
