THE WORLD’S MOST APPEALING DESTINATION
The islands received top marks for its preservation of nature, historic architecture and national pride.
National Geographic (Traveler and Center for Sus-tain-able Destinations), conducted a compre-hensive survey of 111 island communities through-out the world. A panel of 522 well-travelled experts in sustainable tourism assessed the islands, rating them on a list of the most unspoiled.
Faroe Islands on top as the most appealing destination in the world
Rated ahead of the Azores, Lofoten and exotic islands such as Bermuda and Hawaii, the Faroe Islands received these remarks from the panel: “Lovely unspoiled islands - a delight to the traveller.” The islands earned high marks for preservation of nature, historic architecture and local pride. National Geographic Traveler chose in particular, small and medium-sized islands or island groups, but made a few exceptions with large uniform countries such as Iceland and Tasmania. The magazine asked the experts to evaluate the islands that they knew, using six different criteria: environmental and ecological quality, social and cultural integrity, condition of historic buildings and their archaeological interest, aesthetic appeal, responsible management of tourism and outlook for the future.