Title of Good Practice : Warendorf Riding Route
Region:Münsterland (Warendorf)
General description : 155 km long riding route with countryside restaurants and riding stations for overnight stays, for one-day trips or long tours
The route consists of mostly calm and natural trails.
All the establishments along the route have been checked and awarded a seal of quality. This guarantees top-quality offerings for riders and horses.
Objective(s) : Developing the horse region Münsterland (especially in the District of Warendorf) for recreational and trail riders.
Gaining new guests thanks to (...)

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Title of Good Practice : "Regionale Speisekarte : So schmeckt das Münsterland !"
("Regional menu : This is how Münsterland tastes !")
Region : Münsterland
General description : Use of regional products in restaurants Seasonal choice of traditional or newly created dishes made with regional products
Gastronomes and producers have to meet predefined criteria.
Guests can follow the regional ingredient supply chain on the menu.
The regional menu is offered in addition to the regular menu.
Objective(s) : Strengthening the commercialization of regional products
(Re)discovering the culinary identity (...)

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Title of Good Practice : Up’n Hoff-Mitmach-Museum (interactive museum)
Region : Münsterland
General description : Museum with exhibits of historic, rural machines Conferences (if desired in “Plattdeutsch“, (low German) the regional dialect), in which visitors are informed in a very vivid manner about rural traditions and working methods, e.g. about the way "grain becomes bread".
Visitors are involved, they can operate the historical machines themselves Operates simultaneously as an agricultural enterprise practicing organic cultivation
Objective(s) : Communicating and preserving rural (...)

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Title of Good Practice:LandKomfort Hotels
Region:Münsterland
General description : Association of private hotels providing “first class rural tourism” : rural flair, familiar atmosphere, comfortable accommodation, regional cuisine, wellness and sports offers, professional service
Objective(s) : Motto : “rural flair combined with high standard of living life and extraordinary hospitality“
Target group(s) : Discerning guests, mostly seniors, groups
Strengths : Advantages for members : low monthly dues, joint marketing, training and seminars, special purchasing conditions at partner enterprises, joint (...)

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Title of Good Practice :“Pferde-Stärken“ (“Horse Power“)
Region : Münsterland
General description : Joint open house (open stable) day at horse farms, riding schools, studs, veterinarian surgeries etc. : guided tours at farms, presentations, talks with experts, competitions, games, carriage rides, trial lessons in riding, driving or vaulting.
Unique in Germany
Objective(s) :
Generating publicity for the horse region Münsterland
Presenting the great variety of horse establishments to the public
Target group(s) : Horse lovers, families with children
Strengths : For visitors : event allows visitors to (...)

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Title of Good Practice : Bicycle Parc Münsterland / 100-Castles-Route
Region : Münsterland
General description : Network of 4,500 km of consistently marked bicycle paths, unparalleled in Europe Over 200 circuits between 10 and 40 km and various theme routes provide a lot of possible combinations for short and long tours.
More than 3,000 direction signs at crossroads show the destinations with distance information ; logos indicate the theme routes. In addition, there are more than 15,000 intermediate direction signs.
The most famous theme route is the 100-Castles-Route that connects via 960 km (...)

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Title of Good Practice : “NaturGenussRoute“ (“NatureEnjoymentRoute“)
Region : Münsterland
General description : 160 km long bicycle tour along the marked bicycle paths network of Münsterland Numerous partner enterprises along the route : restaurants providing regional menus, cafés on farms, shops on farms, dairies, beekeepers etc.
Objective(s) : Exploring and enjoying Münsterland with all of the senses
Combining topics and developing an awareness for the beauty and the uniqueness of Münsterland and for the significance of biological and scenic diversity
Target group(s) : Bicycle tourists
Strengths : (...)

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