The Cyril and Methodius Route won the special prize of the COT group in the new category of the Best Sustainable Tourism Project at the 15th Tourism Grand Prix of the Czech Republic.

It was one of the 15 awarded out of a total of 52 submitted projects in the field of Czech tourism. According to the jury, it is a successful sustainable tourism project. Its international overlap and origin in the Czech Republic to present Slavic culture and history were also positively viewed.

The award was received on 18 March 2022 during the Holiday World and Region World trade fair in Prague by representatives of the Association of the European Cultural Route of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Director Zuzana VOJTOVÁ and Chairman Lubomír TRAUB, Deputy Governor of the Zlín Region for Subsidy Programmes and Tourism.

The Cyril and Methodius Route was certified as a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe in 2021. It presents a set of trails focused on travelling in the footsteps of Saints Cyril and Methodius and their followers (the Seven Saints Apostles). It connects places, heritage sites, cultural institutions and other tourist attractions across 7500 km, interconnecting 6 countries: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia. It is the only route based in the Czech Republic and the only one dedicated to the cultural heritage of the Slavs.