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The Director General of Tourism, Marina Garcia, opened today with the Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, the first phase of the archaeological park in the Jewish quarter of the castle of Lorca, whose objective is the consolidation and enhancement of the medieval remains of eastern sector, in the space it occupied in the late Medieval period the Jewish Quarter.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has provided a total of 60,000 euros for this first phase, through the consortium Lorca Taller del Tiempo.
Garcia wanted to emphasize that "this opening and value of these archaeological remains is an important competition because we are beginning to discover how it formed the Jewish quarter, that quarter of Alcalá, immediately after the Christian conquest in the thirteenth century. I think that will make all Lorca and Murcia in general know what happened to Lorca and how they developed the population thereof. "
He also noted that "from the tourism point of view this fact is of fundamental importance as we are providing a first class tourism product to the city."
The actions carried out 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.
Also, will 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.
The first intervention that opens has established and suitable for sightseeing 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 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 heritage.
Guided tours of the excavation can be made every Sunday, by reservation, on the web www.lorcatallerdeltiempo.com or phone 968479003.
Other actions
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has invested in 2009 about 165,000 euros for three shares for infrastructure and two routes, all on the town of Lorca.
In infrastructure, citing the suitability, installation and maintenance of the touch screen in the office of tourism, design, procurement, installation and maintenance of urban tourist signs, and the acquisition of mobile tourist information services.
In terms of in-routes, include two performances, such as the feasibility study of ecotourism trail of the 'Cross of Caravaca "and its main signal, and conditioning the ecotourism route of' Via Augusta '(phase I) and installation of signage and other elements for equipment.
Source: CARM
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