The ten best rural destinations of Europe, as awarded in the European Annual Tourism Forum in Portugal on 26th of October, are:
Austria: Pielachtal, Belgium: Durbuy, Croatia: Sveti Martin na Muri, Cyprus: Troodos, Greece: Florina, Hungary: Orseg, Ireland: Clonakilty District, Italy: Specchia, Latvia: Kuldiga, Malta: Nadur
“The aim of EDEN is twofold: to draw attention to the value, diversity and shared characteristics of European tourist destinations and to promote destinations where commercial success goes hand in hand with social, cultural and environmental sustainability. It also creates awareness of Europe’s tourist diversity and quality, besides promoting Europe as the foremost tourism destination in the world.
Next year seven additional Member States of the EU (Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, France, Lithuania, Spain and Romania) and Turkey will participate in the EDEN Awards.” (source)
Of course, we recomend as the best tourist destination in Romania the Sighisoara Citadel, a UNESCO heritage site, one of the few inhabited citadels in the world. For accomodation in Sighisoara, follow this link.
