EDEN Competition for Culinary-Themed Destinations

Slovenian Tourist Board (STB) is selecting, for the sixth time in a row, the European Destination of Excellence for Slovenia within the context of the EDEN project. This year`s competition topic includes Tourism, Local Cuisine and Gastronomy.

The "European Destinations of ExcelleNce" project or EDEN in short, was conceived by the European Commission in accordance with the guidelines for European tourism policy, with the goal to draw attention to the diversity as well as commonalities of various destinations. This year`s destinations are those that usually don`t see many tourists but have been developing a specific local cuisine.

An expert jury will select the winning destination and 4 finalists that will become members of the European Network of EDEN Destinations of Excellence. The list already includes the following winners: Soča Valley, Solčavsko, the Kolpa river, Idrija and Laško.

The EDEN project is part of the strategy of sustainable tourism development in Slovenia that the Slovenian Tourist Board implements using the Green Scheme for Slovenian Tourism, the I FEEL SLOVENIA brand and the "Green. Active. Healthy." slogan.

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