Access City Award 2014. Poznań prized for its achievements
Swedish city of Gothenburg is the winner of the Access City Award 2014 for its outstanding work towards increasing accessibility for disabled people and the elderly. The 2014 Award was organized by the European Commission together with the European Disability Forum and was presented in Brussels on 3rd December 2013 during the event ''Accessible Tourism in Europe'' on the occasion of the annual European Day of People with Disabilities and the European Tourism Day.
The second prize of the Access City Award went to Grenoble, France and the third to Poznań, Poland for having exhibited remarkable progress in terms of accessibility to transport, education, accommodation, shopping, culture, sports, tourism and employment.
The Access City Award aims to encourage cities with at least 50,000 inhabitants to improve accessibility for all citizens.
Poznań is the fifth largest city in Poland and has much to offer to foreign tourists. It was one of the host cities of UEFA EURO 2012™.
Visit official tourism portal of Poznań.
Source: European Commission