20 selected towns were competing for the prestigious title of Best European Destination 2012. After a three weeks’ period of online voting Porto is elected the Best European Destination 2012 and wins the title ahead of 19 big european cities.
Lisbon, the Portuguese Capital, was awarded the 8th place.
Academicians, friends and finalists gathered at Covent Garden's Grand Connaught Rooms on Friday 11 November 2011 to hear who had triumphed in the 2012 Urbanism Awards.
Following a summer of assessment visits, the Academy's members were invited to vote according to reports written by teams of Academicians.
The Academy of Urbanism, an independent group that brings together experts from areas related to urban planning in Britain and Ireland, decided to give Lisbon, The European City of the Year 2012 award. It was voted by about 500 academics, distinguishing a set of best urban planning practices...
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For a mixture of European flavor and a unique mid-Atlantic cultural heritage, Banas recommends the Azores. Explore the dramatic natural beauty and bounty of crater lakes in this collection of nine volcanic islands in the middle of the North Atlantic. Portuguese by language, it has a culture and cuisine all its own.
For the second time in a row, Lisbon was voted the Europe's Leading City Break Destination, which had also won in 2009. Portugal won also the following prizes:
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