Portal de Caravaca de la Cruz
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The tourist offices will be open during holidays
The Department of Tourism has published 12,000 copies of a leaflet with information of interest to visitors
After reading the Proclamation by Rafael González Tovar and the lighting of lamps, Caravaca de la Cruz has already begun the countdown to the celebration of the festivities.
Tomorrow, Saturday, will take place on XL Competition Southeast Migas, which congregate in the neighborhood of Pit and adjacent streets thousands of people, integrated into a dozen rocks.
The wreath, which caravaqueños and authorities perform on the morning of day 1 at the Patron, will start at 11.00 hours with the concentration in the Glorieta and post parade.
In the afternoon, at 16.00, the 60 clubs riders will concentrate on the elliptical plaza to begin a journey that takes them into the contest bareback horse.
Where they will compete before a crowd in beauty and size of animal naked.
Subsequently, the activity will move to harness the exhibition, revealing the best kept secret on the rocks for a year riders.
The sound of rockets and bells announce the caravaqueños the day of the horses came on the morning of May 2.
The riders wake up at dawn to dress his horse, and 09.00 hours will be held the traditional Mass of the Holy Appearance and Vera Cruz in the vat.
Then the horsemen rocks show the beauty of the clothes and the joy of the components in the main streets of the city.
The long-awaited moment for the horsemen come after 14.00 hours with the start of the race of the horses came in Cuesta del Castillo, at the same moment that will take place on ritual of the Blessing of Wine and Flowers in Inside the Basilica.
The party will continue with the same passion on 3 May with the Children's Parade and Solemn Procession of the Bath and the mock battle between Moors and Christians.
The Cross Bath is the ancestral rite, which dates back to medieval times, which led to the festivities of Caravaca.
Day 4 at 19.30 hours will be held the parade Parade of Moors and Christians and 18.00 hours on day 5 the final procession Rise of the True Cross to the Basilica.
Rice popular May 2
The City will provide the Edict of the Wine Horses municipal layer, located in the old train station for the popular rice on 2 May.
Be prepared more than 4,000 servings of rice at affordable prices.
The opening hours will be from 13.00 to 18.00.
Tourist attention
In terms of tourist attention, the City remains open to the public the Municipal Bureau of Tourism and Information Point Plaza del Arco in morning and afternoon 30 and May 1 in the morning and the other bank holidays .
The tourism staff distributed informational materials translated into English, French and German.
The City Council has released 12,000 units of a leaflet with information of interest to tourists arriving in Caravaca during the holidays.
The leaflet includes the schedule of events and a map of the points of care, portable toilets, parking areas and location of the Police and Civil Guard, along with other information of interest to the visitor.
In addition, 13 panels will be installed information translated into several languages ​​in the main sites of the party.
In these panels shows the program of events and contact your Municipal Office of Tourism.
Health and safety devices
More than 300 people, including Local Police and Civil Guard, Civil Defence volunteers and municipal staff will be part of special safety and maintenance of municipal services provided for the upcoming festivities.
Furthermore, it also will strengthen the staff of Northwest Community Hospital and will be attending the helicopter of the Directorate General of Civil Protection to cover possible evacuations.
At strategic points during the May 2, during the career of the horses came, they will install two day hospitals and 16 ambulances will be operational for transfers and four ambulances.
During the holidays Civil Guard panels ensure public safety in more participatory acts of the parties, as in the bareback horse contest on the morning of the horses came and the Cross Bath in the Temple.
For its part, the local police will be responsible for clearance of vehicles and obstacles in over 40 streets where they reach the different festive events.
Cleaning and maintenance device public spaces
The City of Caravaca de la Cruz enhance the cleaning and maintenance of streets and gardens.
The staff of the operating company of the cleaning service, Cespa, made a total of 280 services in shifts morning, afternoon and night.
Thanks to an agreement between the City and lawns, this year has been submitted to the rocks, Kabila and groups about 70 containers, large capacity and labeled with side shields and Celebrations Committee, to deposit the waste generated in their headquarters.
In addition, the number of portable toilets will be installed at strategic points will go from 75 to 190.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz
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