More than 2,250 people attended the recently concluded during August dramatized nocturnal visits to the Castle and Royal Basilica of Vera Cruz, registering a significant increase in participants from outside Caravaca.
Throughout his eleven uninterrupted editions, more than 33,000 visits registered this activity.
After knowing the statistics, the councilor responsible for the area of ​​tourism caravaqueño Consistory, Gloria Gomez, said that "is a tourist and cultural product increasingly known outside our town, the proof is that visitors have been counted Almería Cartagena, Murcia, Madrid or Barcelona and many holidaymakers in Murcia and Alicante coastal areas such as Torrevieja and La Manga. "
Through an original script and a cast of characters that change every year, many passages in the history of Caravaca and Santa Cruz are recreated.
It is a complementary proposal to the traditional guided tour of the emblematic monuments, expressly designed to entertain, amuse and educate visitors.
This year the activity has been driven by the actors Jesus Martinez, Lola Salcedo, Luis Martinez and Pedro Antonio Lopez, who have acted during the nights of August to an average of 85 people.
From last year, tourism registered an increase to 250 people.
"On balance, we highlight how this activity is very attractive for everyone and especially for the family, the proof is that they have participated 300 children under six, whose entrance was free," the actor has said Jesus Martinez, It has also indicated that about 70% of the visitors came from outside the municipality.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz