The Westfjords region of Iceland was presented with the EDEN tourism prize at a ceremony in Brussels this week. EDEN stands for “European Destination of Excellence”.

The Westfjords is the first Icelandic destination to receive the EDEN award, which emphasises sustainable tourism. This year’s theme was tourism connected to water and the sea.

It was the people behind WaterTrail.is who entered the region in the competition and they expect a huge boost from the result. A marketing campaign is already being planned.

By promoting sustainable tourism practices in less well-known parts of Europe, EDEN hopes to make European tourism more varied and rewarding; but also to reduce tourism’s impact on the most popular destinations by spreading the burden. more in Ice News