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The Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz, was present at a ceremony attended with representation from the 17 Teresian cities
A common way with 17 stops, which include Caravaca de la Cruz, with Avila as final.
They are tourist and pilgrimage called routes "Traces of Teresa of Jesus" that have been presented Thursday at FITUR, in a ceremony in which the Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diez was present, accompanied by the mayors of the 17 cities involved in the project.
With a view to holding between 15 October 2014 and 15 October 2015 the V Centenary of the Birth of St. Teresa of Jesus, the purpose of this route is that the tourist or pilgrim travel the greatest number of Teresian cities possible to find traces of Teresa of Jesus by Spain.
Departing from Ávila, his hometown, spread its mystical and religious teachings in Medina del Campo, Malagon, Valladolid, Toledo, Pastrana, Salamanca, Alba de Tormes, Segovia, Beas de Segura, Sevilla, Caravaca de la Cruz, Villanueva de la Jara , Palencia, Soria, Burgos, and Granada.
It is a pilgrimage routes, tourist, cultural and gastronomic heritage that run from the 28th of March with a credential that can be picked up at the tourist offices of each of the cities or download the www.huellasdeteresa web. com, with which pick up the pace for each of the cities and get the distinction meet Pilgrim Footprint Teresa.
The credential must be sealed in the tourist offices in these cities, and if you have visited at least four of them, at least two regions, the distinction when the pilgrim route is completed in the city of Ávila can be collected this route.
Representing Caravaca de la Cruz, participated Mayor Domingo Aranda, accompanied by the Director General of Regional Instute of Tourism, Enrique Ujaldón, and the mayors of Tourism and Celebrations.
In the words of the mayor, "this itinerary is designed as a new way to experience Spain, based on the profound mark the life and work of St. Teresa stopped in 17 cities."
The mayor also stressed that the project represents an extraordinary opportunity Caravaca surely going to take some time to complete its range of religious tourism.
Like, "a tourism product offering Spain and captivate its visitors", called Interior Minister, Jorge Fernandez, this new project, which "unites the universal tribute to the best Spanish and mutual understanding of the land stepped it redound all, the prestige of the brand Spain ".
The director general Turespa, Martha White, highlighted the fact that, from the point of view of tourism, this initiative "is important to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the Comprehensive Plan and National Tourism 2012-2015 and represents an incentive for religious tourism in Spain has a remarkable number of tourists and initiatives such as this can further exploit the potential it offers. "
The Avila Mayor, on behalf of the 17 Teresian cities, offering Turespa picked and announced that "we pick up the baton and we get to work together to define the actions to realize.
Meanwhile, for father Antonio González, of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, "is a joy that cities and towns teresianas submit his legacy as an element that enriches their identity while creating links between them, and as a heritage that attracts tourists and pilgrims. "
Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros, Government High Commissioner for Brand Spain, believes the project "Traces of Santa Teresa?'s" An undeniable appeal to all those who visit us. "
In addition to the Interior Minister of the mayors and councilors of the 17 Teresian cities, the Discalced Carmelite Order, the brand Spain High Commissioner and the Director General Turespa, were present at the event, Alicia Garcia, Minister of Tourism the Junta de Castilla y Leon, Carmen Casero, Minister of Tourism of Castilla-La Mancha, Enrique Ujaldón, CEO of Tourism Murcia; Begoña Cerro Prada, secretary of the National Commission V Centenario Porris María del Prado, deputy director general of Industries and Patronage, Ana Santos, director of the National Library and Fernando Martínez de Irujo and Fitz-James Stuart, Marquess of San Vicente del Barco by the House of Alba.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz
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