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Taking advantage of the closure of the tourist facilities due to the state of alarm, among the works carried out, those of the Festival Museum -in the Uribe palace- where work is performed on the facade, gardens, reception and some of the interior roomsThis is one of the measures of the 'Municipal Plan for the Reactivation of Tourism', with which the city of La Cruz seeks to adapt to the post-Covid-19 scenario, enhancing the strengths of a safe destination, with a diversified offer and accommodation and facilities for qualityAlong with the renovation of spaces and content, activities have been designed so that both tourists and Caravaqueños themselves can enjoy these spaces as a source of culture, leisure and knowledgeThe museums will open in stages in two phases to continue with the conditioning works; the first four will do so next Monday, June 10.
The City Council of Caravaca de la Cruz progressively executes an improvement plan in the network of Museums of the municipality, within the actions that are being carried out in municipal public facilities taking advantage of the period of closure due to the state of alarm.This is one of the measures included in the 'Municipal Plan for the Reactivation of Tourism in Caravaca de la Cruz', whose main lines of action were already announced last week, and with which the city of La Cruz is preparing for the post-Covid scenario.
-19 and for the reactivation of the sector, as a safe, proximity destination, with natural, heritage and gastronomic values."The actions already carried out and those that will materialize in a progressive and planned manner, we are doing with our own resources and the maintenance staff of the Museum Network, so that their cost is minimal.
The works have the mission of fixing numerous flaws , fruit of the lack of maintenance that the museums over the years, "as reported by the councilor who runs the area, José Carlos Gómez, who added that" activities have been designed so that both tourists and their own caravaqueños, can enjoy the interior and exterior of these facilities that are a source of culture and knowledge.
"One of the main objectives of the Department of Tourism "is to relaunch the image of the Network of Museums of Caravaca and put in value the artistic, cultural and ethnographic heritage that these spaces house," said the mayor.
"For this, the first step is to properly condition them to receive the visitor, along with another series of reinforcement actions, such as the single passport, which will be free for the first 500 tourists who stay overnight in our municipality this summer," he explained.The Department of Tourism has planned a staggered opening of the Caravaca Museum Network.
The first to open their doors will be the Festival Museum, the Vera Cruz Museum, the Ethnic Music Museum-Blanco Fadol de Barranda Collection and the House-Museum of the Wine Horses, which will do so next Monday, 1 June.
In a second phase, and to be able to advance in the maintenance tasks, the Archaeological Museum of 'La Soledad', the Interpretation Center of the Nature of the Sources and the José Carrilero Museum will do so.Among the works that have already been carried out, those carried out in the Fiesta Museum, located in the Uribe mansion whose origin dates back to the 16th century, stand out.
In this place, mainly work has been done on the main façade, in the restoration of doors and windows, in the recovery of the garden and its ornamental fountain, in the reform of the plumbing installation, as well as in the conditioning of the reception and some of its interior rooms, with the arrangement of pavement and walls.In the Vera Cruz Museum, the cleaning and painting of the reservoirs and their surroundings has been carried out.
In the Archaeological Museum of 'La Soledad' the cleaning of the wall has been undertaken and now it is going to continue with the restoration of the doors.
In the Music Museum, the wooden floor of the access area has been renovated, along with improvement works and in the patio and inside.
In the Nature Interpretation Classroom of the Fuentes del Marqués you will also start acting on walls, doors and bars.The four aforementioned museums will open to the public next Monday, June 1, during their normal hours (from 10:00 a.m.
to 2:00 p.m.
and from 4:00 p.m.
to 7:00 p.m., with the exception of Sundays that are open in the morning).
The contacts for reservations are 968 70 56 20 and reservas@caravacadelacruz.es.Within 'Municipal Plan for the Reactivation of Tourism in Caravaca de la Cruz', together with another series of support measures for the revitalization of the tourism sector, the Caravaqueño Town Hall is going to launch a promotion campaign to position the municipality as a destination for safe and proximity interior, where you can enjoy packages and tourist experiences related to nature, pilgrimage, historical heritage or gastronomy.The person in charge of Tourism recalled that "the tourism sector has been the first and most affected by this crisis, so it now has to reorient and reinvent itself to recover the lost path.
In this sense, and although the months of absolute slowdown are going to mean great losses, Caravaca de la Cruz wants to look ahead, looking for new opportunities and exploiting its many strengths.
"Caravaca will position itself as a versatile and close destination, which, in addition to its status as a pilgrimage destination and being in the green lung of the Region of Murcia, has quality accommodation and infrastructure.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz
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