Lisbon Region nominated for Best Metropolitan Beachfront Destination – AZUL-ERICEIRA MAG | The best of EriceiraAZUL-ERICEIRA MAG
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Voting is taking place for the World Travel Awards and the Lisbon Region is competing for the Best Metropolitan Beachfront Destination.
Although the capital is never sure of the Portuguese destination, the award for Best already by the sea.
This year it will be the 29th edition of the event, and the Lisbon region could be the winner of this and other categories, as it is also nominated for Best City Destination, Best City Break Destination, Best Cruise Destination and Best Cruise Port in Europe .
Ericeira is one of the bathing areas that contributes to this nomination
Vítor Costa, Director-General of Lisbon Tourism and the Lisbon Regional Tourism Entity, highlights that “it is with great honor and satisfaction that Lisbon receives nominations, as a result of the dynamism, capacity for innovation and enrichment of this offer in the development of the strategy regional”
If there is something unique in Lisbon, it is the beaches with crystal clear water, being a region known especially for its landscapes and tourist offer. Bathing areas, for the bathing areas that national, and region, such as Setúbal, Sesimbra, Costa da Caparica, Ericeira illustrious activities of surfing, diving and the most diverse sports are designated. Some activities that, as you can see in Ericeira and other coastal areas, attract the eyes of the world.
As polls will run until the 8th of August and the winners on the day of the awards will be announced until the 1st of October of the year.
The World Travel Awards were set in 1933 to recognize, reward and celebrate excellence in all key sectors of travel, tourism and hospitality. Today, the World Travel Awards brand is recognized worldwide as the pinnacle of excellence in this industry.