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This morning he opened the first phase of Lorca castellar Archaeological Park, where the remains of the medieval Jewish quarter.
The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar said this morning during the opening ceremony of the first phase of the archaeological park of the castle that the findings that have seen the light in the grounds of castellar Lorca Lorca place as the main reference at European level to the Hebrew culture. The evidence now constitute a cultural legacy and heritage left for Lorca note the influence of the Jewish collective in the history of our city. Thanks to the archaeological work now Lorca offers what no other city. We a chance that we will not miss. The city model that we want to Lorca Lorca has as its main pillars tourism. And in terms of cultural and religious tourism supply that we have today is, no desire to be pretentious, none. We are proud of our heritage and we want that more and more people are visiting us to know. This work, together with the upcoming launch of the Parador de Turismo and works for the consolidation of the rock mass, situated at Castle Lorca as the reference axis of our cultural tourism alternative. Lorca's getting to a major breakthrough in tourism in recent years, and in the near future we will have more good news to offer citizens in this regard. "
The mayor has reported that in the Castle of Lorca has completed the first phase of consolidation and enhancement of the medieval remains of its eastern sector, in the space it occupied in the late Medieval period the Jewish quarter.
Her addition to the cultural offerings of Lorca, is a firm commitment of the Regional Administration and the city of Lorca to preserve the cultural heritage of the city through the Consortium for tourism and cultural development of Lorca.
The richest archaeological park medieval Mediterranean
The set of actions that are being made under the Director Plan, Fortaleza del Sol Parador, aim to set medium term, an archaeological park designed to show the historical and archaeological castle and make it available to all citizens.
Thus, we set up a space entirely dedicated to research, and their restoration and enhancement will be the connection between the musealized sector Fortaleza del Sol and the remains found and preserved in the eastern area.
The archaeological park will unite in a single tour all the archaeological remains that make up the set, among which the church of San Clemente, known as "fish gate" or known late medieval synagogue.
In this first action now opens were consolidated and appropriate for tourist visits a series of domestic structures belonging to the northern sector of the urban fabric of the medieval Jewish quarter.
The archaeological study of this sector, which gradually expands to the newly discovered space craft is still crucial for understanding the formation of late medieval suburb of Alcala, in the years immediately after the Spanish conquest of the thirteenth century.
Its value will be critical to the visitors of the citadel lorquina understand the complexity and quality of its medieval patrmonio.
In this way, and you can start to enjoy the rich medieval heritage housed in the Castle of Lorca.
Guided tours of the excavation can be made every Sunday, by reservation, on the web www.lorcatallerdeltiempo.com or phone 968479003.
From time Lorca Workshop considered that the growing recognition of the city of Lorca by visitors is a collaborative effort of the various administrations by the revaluation of the cultural heritage of Lorca and clearly committed to a booming sector as es cultural tourism.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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