Lisbon, capital and largest city of Portugal located on the western end of the Iberian Peninsula at the estuary of the Tagus River, a center boasting a cultural, historical and artistic heritage of enormous importance has won for the first time the award as the best culinary destination in Europe at the World Culinary Awards, recognition received during a ceremony held in Dubai, city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates.
The World Culinary Awards, which celebrated their fifth edition in 2024 twin event of the WTA, the World Travel Awards, is the most prestigious recognition programme in the culinary industry, it serves to celebrate, promote reward culinary excellence and also to encourage gastronomic tourism.
Lisbon won this coveted award in an event where cities of considerable importance such as Barcelona, Copenhagen, Florence, London, Paris and Vienna stood out.
After the awarding of this prestigious title, Lisbon Tourism, the organization that promotes the Portuguese city internationally as a tourist destination commented that Lisbon has long been recognized for its diversified and quality offer with a wide and varied offer consisting of typical and local restaurants offering traditional food and restaurants of Muchelin starred chefs who reinterpret the classic flavours with creativity, imagination and new culinary trends.
The Mayor of Lisbon Carlos Moedas said that there is great pride to see the identity and traditions of Lisbon in this sector awarded for the first time and to see how innovation is combined with these gastronomic traditions.
The award is a recognition of the quality of gastronomy in which Lisbon stands out encouraging all professionals in the sector to keep it alive.
Link - https://www.expreso.info/noticias/gastronomia/102829_lisboa_por_primera_vez_elegida_mejor_destino_culinario_de_europa
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