Serbia's Mokra Gora at the top: It has been named the best tourist village in the world

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At the session of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in Madrid, Mokra Gora was declared the best tourist village in the world.

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Mokra Gora was chosen among more than 170 applicants from 75 countries around the world, which is a clear demonstration of its exceptional value.

This world-renowned recognition will contribute to tourism becoming a driver of rural development and prosperity, by advancing the role of tourism in appreciating and preserving the Mokra Gora rural community along with preserving natural, cultural values and diversity.

This recognition of the village represents a huge success of the Tourist Organization of Uzice, the city of Uzice and the Republic of Serbia, said a statement.

Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Tatjana Matic participated in the 24th session, and said that Mokra Gora took this title for a reason.

"Mokra Gora in Serbia was rightly declared one of the best tourist villages in 2021 anywhere the world. The World Tourism Organization has recognized Mokra Gora as an exceptional example of a rural destination with huge potential for improving rural tourism.

Mokra Gora is a tourist village that nurtures culture and preserves tradition, celebrates diversity, provides opportunities for development of sustainable tourism and preserves biodiversity," said Matic.

She added that Mokra Gora is a village that has welcomed its "new life" in the 21st century and that thanks to the unique Sarganska Osmica (Sargan Eight) heritage railway, as well as the town of Mecavnik-Drvengrad, it has become a tourist attraction in Western Serbia visited by many tourists coning from around the world.

Matic stressed that the Republic of Serbia has excellent cooperation with the United Nations World Tourism Organization, which is reflected in active participation in the work of its bodies, as well as programs and projects of the organization, and thanked everyone who voted for Serbia and Mokra Gora.

The UN World Tourism Organization is the most important global body for international tourism, while the session of the general assembly of this organization was an opportunity to gather all important representatives of countries from around the world to discuss the current situation and possibilities for improving tourism.

(Telegraf.rs)