Greece’s capital Athens was voted as the fourth Best European Destination for 2017, according to the results of the eighth online competition organized by the European Best Destinations (EBD) organization.
Twenty selected destinations have just competed for the prestigious title and after a three weeks’ period of online voting, Porto was elected Best European Destination 2017 and won this prestigious title for the third time with 138,116 votes out of a total of 426,859 votes from 174 countries, attaining the largest number of votes since the creation of competition
Milan, Gdansk, Athens, San Sebastian, Sozopol, Vienna, Stari Grad, Basel, Rotterdam, Rome, Madrid, Paris, Bonifacio and Wild Taiga were the next best destinations for a holiday or city-trip in 2017 winning the following votes:
Milan (52,836 votes), Gdansk (46,852 votes), Athens (38,627 votes), San Sebastian (23,113 votes), Sozopol (20,690 votes), Vienna (18,342 votes), Stari Grad (13,834 votes), Basel (10,989 votes), Madrid (9,624 votes), Rotterdam (8,981 votes), Rome (8,932 votes), Paris (8,113 votes), Bonifacio (8,087 votes) and Wild Taiga (6,938 votes).
The top destinations will be promoted to millions of tourists as the most trendy destinations to visit in 2017, on the Best European Destinations website, the first site dedicated to the promotion of tourism in Europe.
Favourite destination for travellers
European Best Destinations described the Greek capital as follows:
“Travellers have always ranked Athens at the top of this European competition. It is a favourite destination for travellers from all over the world who want to discover Europe. Ever since its participation in this competition, Athens has ranked among the 5 favourite destinations of travellers worldwide.
From the iconic Acropolis, rising above the city, to charming up and coming neighborhoods and contemporary art galleries, the city of Classic Marathon and Olympic Games is a majestically quirky clash of past and present.
One of the world’s oldest cities with a recorded history of 3,500 years, the Greek capital is constantly undergoing urban renewals to keep up with the evolution of time. Athens lives up to all the hype!”
Best European Destinations is based in Brussels and developed to promote culture and tourism in Europe. It aims to promote a better understanding of the wealth, diversity and quality of European destinations in partnership with the participating tourism offices and the EDEN Network.
Last year Athens was elected as second Best European Destination.
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