In advance, here are the destinations that will be awarded with the Swiss Tourism Awards 2007. This year edition can boast prestigious destinations coming from all over the world: 30 cities from South America, Caribbean, Classic Europe, Eastern European Countries, Italy, Greece, Portugal will come to Lugano to present their beauties and cultural heritage to the numerous public coming from Switzerland and Northern Italy.

Here is the list , organized per category, of the destinations that will be present in Lugano from the 1st till the 4th of November by the Exhibition Centre, in order to be promoted during the Swiss International Holiday Exhibition, the international tourism event bound to the Swiss Tourism Awards.

Open air Museums
Plovdiv - Bulgaria
"Melting pot of styles, ages and traditions, resort with great inclination to tourism"
Koprivshtitsa - Bulgaria
"A paradise of nature, peace and folk art"
Sibiu - Romania
"A delight for the eyes"
Nafplion - Greece
"Greek ancient gem, fusion of myth and modernity"

Heritages to be protected
Utrecht - Holland
"The biggest carillon of Europe"
Sarajevo - Bosnia -Ezregovina
"Melting pot of cultures with a unique spirit"
Braganca - Portugal
"A city to be discovered, with great inclination to tourism"
Joinville - Brazil
"The City of flowers"
Arzachena - Italy
"Enchanted place, magic fusion of sea, nature and millenary heritage"

Cities of music and theatre
Novi Sad - Serbia
"The cosmopolitan music capital of Eastern Europe"

Water cities
Podgorica - Montenegro
"A modern capital born on waters"
Foz da Iguazu - Brazil
"Waterfalls, the power of nature"

Capitals of Creativity
Santiago de Cali - Colombia
"Capital of Salsa and of joy"
Hydra - Greece
"The island of artists ... ideal place for inspiration and creation"
Sifnos - Greece
"The island of poets and culture."

Cities on human scale
Ohrid - Macedonia
"The kingdom of light and water, resort with great inclination to tourism"
Batumi , Adjara - Georgia
"An amusement park on the Black sea"

Natural Paradises
Huaraz - Peru
"Capital of international friendship, surrounded by marvellous mountains"
Zante - Grecia
"Island of great contrasts and magic kingdom of marine turtles"
Puerto Natales - Cile
"Entrance door to unforgettable landscapes, destination with great inclination to adventure tourism"
Antigua e Barbuda - Caribbeans
"Delightful nature at the bit of reggae and calypso"

Wellness Paradises
Idrija - Slovenia
"The jewel of Slovenian Alps"

Destinations to be discovered
Kosice - Slovak Republic
"Historical Crossroad of Gothic and Wine Routes"
Parga - Greece
"Jewel of Epirus"
Bogota - Colombia
"Enchanting city , full of contrasts and surprises"
Azerbaijan
"A melting pot of cultures and inestimable treasures"
Calheta - Portugal
"Destination of secret beauty"
Tirana - Albania
"A resourceful capital enthusiastically projected into the future"

Destination resorts
Grand Hotel Terme Salus - Italy
"Wellness cradle since Etruscan times"
Colle Aperto - Italy
"Where you can you loose yourself among soft slopes kissed by the sun"