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Advance tickets are on sale from 10 to 14 hours in the museums of Caravaca
Dramatized nightly visits to the Castle and the Basilica de la Vera Cruz de Caravaca will start next Wednesday, August 1st, and will continue throughout the month.
In its eighth year, the characters travel to the year 1805, when an epidemic of yellow fever spread throughout the kingdom and threatened with suspension of the popular May Festival.
Castle visits have become one of the classic summer activities Caravaca and one of the most demanded both by the caravaqueños as visitors.
In this sense, the Councillor for Culture and Tourism in the City of Caravaca, María Cruz Perez has said he feels very satisfied with the response from the public that "year after year, go to this particular activity in tourism and cultural with nearly 21,000 tickets sold seven-year history. "
For its part, the director of the museum and coordinator of this activity, Indalecio Well, stresses that it has prepared an original visit, enjoyable and fun, with continuous references to the history of the city.
"This time we moved to 1805, during the reign of Charles IV. Just four years have elapsed since the end of the work of the Temple of the Holy Cross in The Log, and it is spread through the kingdom a yellow fever epidemic that threatens with cause the suspension of traditional May Festival which, incidentally, and included among its festive program to wine Horses up to the Castle. Although this fateful year of 1805 will be remembered in the annals of history for the defeat of Spain suffered by the Franco-Spanish fleet at Trafalgar and that meant the end of Spanish power at sea, "Well Indalecio has advanced.
The massive stage takes place the visit is the Castle and Basilica Shrine of Caravaca de la Cruz but, as always, change the script, the historical content and the characters involved and weave the visit.
On this occasion, including assumptions chariots and horsemen, the activity will be guided by and starring Nicolas Sanchez de Robles, caravaqueño character emigrated to the Americas who donated a substantial alms to the church of the Holy Cross.
The historic Indian will be accompanied and complemented by Elisabé, his beautiful wife, for Jesus "sacristan" son of Sexton, illustrated by Don Angel Moreno master builder and the "opens" the traditional hustler who usually receives the sympathy of the audience .
These five characters represent the themes of the teachers and principal activity of the monumental, but they require the participation of people visiting the Castle, since the public is the key player and essential to develop this unique cultural and tourist product.
Every night except Mondays, between 1 and 31 August, these quirky characters await us in the Castle of Caravaca de la Cruz at 22:00 pm for an evening other than suitable for all audiences.
This cultural and tourist activity is organized by Jubilee Caravaca, with the assistance of the City of Caravaca, through the Department of Culture and Tourism, and Brotherhood of the Holy and Vera Cruz.
Tickets are on sale for any day of August in the museums of Caravaca (in hours 10-14 hours).
One can also make reservations or advance purchase by phone 968 705620 (from 10 to 14 hours).
Are also available every night in the Castle, can even be in that phone book and pick the night in the castle for a few minutes before the visit.
Remember that, since the beginning of this nocturnal visit eight years ago, the ticket prices have not suffered any increase or alteration, so that are affordable for any sector of the population.
Prices are as follows:
Normal ticket: 4 euros
Pensioners ticket for 3 euros
Ticket for young people between 7 and 14 years: 2 euros
Ticket for children under 7 years: free
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz
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