The second time lucky. If Huelva last year could not with Toledo, This time has won it the pulse of basin and in 2017 It will hold the title of Spanish Capital of gastronomy.
The choice is has produced this same Tuesday in Madrid, where the professional jury met at the headquarters of the Spanish Federation of journalists and writers of tourism (Fepet). It has been the mythical toledano cyclist Federico Martín Bahamontes, the ‘ Eagle of Toledo ’, He has unveiled an appointment for which the Huelva capital has fought hard.
The nomination Dossier of 89 pages submitted by Huelva, that has achieved the culinary capital, It provides hundreds of postcards of citizens expressing their firm support to the candidacy as collateral, as well as the of characters popular as the Olympic Carolina Marinn or the singer martyrdom.
The strategy of Huelva is based on institutional support, from the Junta de Andalucía to all councils of Andalusian capitals and others, as the San Sebastian.
The choice of the Capital Spanish of the gastronomy runs to charge of a jury of prominent professional of the tourism (Turespaña, FITUR, Spanish Confederation of agencies of trips, Spanish tourist quality Institute), hospitality (FEHR, Savour Spain, Euro-Toques European Community of chefs, Circle of centenarian restaurants, Restorative youth and good table restaurants Association), communication (FEPET tourism journalists), as well as institutional representatives from the Ministry of agriculture with Turespaña. The objective is to recognize that tourist destination most committed to the promotion of gastronomic tourism and the traditional cuisine of product.
Logroño, Burgos, Vitoria or Cáceres, In addition to Toledo this year, they have been the destinations selected in recent years as Spanish Capital of gastronomy.
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