The “Zielone Lato” (in other words: Green Summer) contest in Warmia / Mazury is one of the oldest tourism promotion competition in the region. The initiative aims to promote rural touristic structures and ecological intiatives that welcome visitors.
In 2022, we took part in this regional competition. Initially, we were not particularly ready nor had we really planned to participate. However, the contest manager called us directly to convince us of our chances. She believed in it more than us and found it damaging that we did not apply in the category: “leisure in the countryside such as agritourism”.
Promoting eco initiatives in rural environment as a tourism vector
Once the first formalities were completed, we welcomed a delegation made up of the Regional Tourism office, the tourism office of the city of Olsztyn, and the SANEPID organization responsible for hygiene and safety. We showed our premises, rooms and kitchen. We shared our philosophy, the abbreviated history of our settlement in the region… and we waited.