At the initiative of the Department of Tourism and Resorts of the Zakarpattia Regional State Administration, a promotional tour of the region for representatives of the French media took place on July 22-23.
Among the guests were the head of the Meta com agency, the editor-in-chief of the travel magazine “Ice Cream Magazine”, Pascal Falcone, and an expert in sustainable tourism, a lecturer at the University of Poitiers and the author of the magazine's column dedicated to solidarity tourism as a tool for recovery, Roseline Charpentier.
For several days, French journalists have been exploring the history, culture, and the recreational and gastronomic potential of Zakarpattia.
The purpose of our guests' visit is to promote Transcarpathia to tourists from France and the Benelux countries. Therefore, we are introducing them to the tourist attractions in various locations in the region.– she noted Marianna Gotra.
Representatives of the French media tasted authentic local cuisine in A decent master of the housevisited Hotel Praha, try the taste of Transcarpathian coffee with signature cakes by Gauland also visited Uzhhorod Castle and Uzhhorod Skansen.
We also saw the vineyards of Oleksandr Krytskyi in the village of Serednie near Uzhhorod, the tour of which was conducted by the head of the Association of Winemakers, Viticulturists and Distillers of Zakarpattia, Oleksandr Harnovdiy.
Today we discovered the wines of Zakarpattia. We invite winemakers from your region to participate in a conference taking place in a month's time in Lviv. They should present their work to my colleagues from other French media outlets.– noted Pascal Falcone.
Journalists were also told about the production of distillates in the region, having been given a tour of the First Transcarpathian Palynčarnia, and were introduced to the recreational and wellness potential of the region in Derenivska Kupil and Ungvarskiy Thermal Hotel –.
It is worth noting that "Ice Cream Magazine" has over 17,000 readers in the tourism sector and actively promotes the values of responsible and sustainable tourism. The section on Zakarpattia will be published in the media's upcoming issues.
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