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WINE TOURISM
traffic. Demonstratively, first in Prague - and in- makers, accommodation providers, sponsors,
terest was aroused. We measured tens of thou- colleagues from the South Moravian Region,
sands of cyclists in busy places.“ the Wine Fund, the National Wine Center and
Winemakers are thriving, investing in wine finally the recognition of many experts in the
cellars, production halls, boarding houses and field of tourism. The Moravian Wine Trails have
hotels with restaurants. Every wine associati- become a respected product of modern cyc-
on and every medium and large winery alrea- ling, which ranks among the best things de-
dy has a program for tourists. Since 2015, the veloped and implemented in cycling tourism
Moravian Wine Trails have received significant throughout Europe due to its parameters.
support from the South Moravian Region, Their 1,200-kilometer-long network from
which has supported their construction and Znojmo to Uherské Hradiště zigzags from
restoration of damaged, destroyed or blasted churches in the centers of wine-growing
markings. You won‘t find a weekend when villages to secret wine cellar alleys under vi-
there aren‘t several events along the wine neyards and sunken ways under vineyards
trails. A new calendar of events has begun to to places of beautiful views. It is lined with
be published - in 2019, there were already 500 hundreds and perhaps thousands of pleasant
events organized by wine-growing villages. boarding houses and other options for spen-
The information is also on the Internet. ding the night and regaining strengths. Wine
The Partnership Foundation stood by the trails connect the most beautiful places offe-
Moravian Wine Trails from the first idea, throu- red by South Moravia - a region of monuments
ghout all years of both poverty and abundan- and wine. Trails in the most popular destina-
ce to this day. From the position of a non-pro- tions are bursting at the seams. The negative
fit helping organization, we have gained the side of their popularity is that the vast majori-
trust of wine-growing villages, mayors, wine- ty of them are booked weeks in advance. The
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