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Fundación Repsol and the City of Cartagena have signed this morning a new collaboration agreement whose objective is the completion of the work of recovery of the Archaeological Park Molinete, a symbol of the cultural heritage of the city and asset of great value for its promotion tour.

Fundación Repsol will make a new contribution of 600,000 euros that will allow the completion of the archaeological project and publicize the findings.

The mayor of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejón, and the vice president of Fundación Repsol, António Calçada de Sá, have signed this agreement that continues the project to recover the archaeological site of Molinete, which has been carried out over the past four years.

The financial contribution of more than 4 million euros, made by the Foundation in recent years, has resulted in the enhancement of a unique archaeological heritage in our country and beyond our borders, exceeding even the initial expectations as they carried out the works.

The mayor of the town wanted to put the project of the Barrio del Foro Romano as "a good example of public-private collaboration" in the recovery of historical heritage, in particular thanks to the participation of the Repsol Foundation.

The signing of this new agreement will allow, among other aspects, the enhancement and musealization of the colonial Forum, carrying out a work of monumental reconstruction of some of its structures, as well as its connection with the Shrine of Isis of the Insula II.

This will allow the realization of a circular route to visit the archaeological site in its entirety, from the new Roman Forum Museum to the current Forum Neighborhood.

At present, phases 3 and 4 of the initial project are being executed, corresponding to the conservation and restoration of the Colonial Forum area, as well as the architectural execution of the works of the Roman Forum Museum and the museographic adaptation of said building, structured on three floors.

Thanks to the contribution of the Repsol Foundation, the intervention that is being done in the site of the Roman Forum is contributing to the urban regeneration of this sector of the city, in addition to expanding knowledge about the ancient city, and collaborating in the cultural revitalization , tourist and economic city.

Thanks to the contribution of the Repsol Foundation in the site of the Roman Forum, Cartagena recovers part of its historical heritage, contributing to the cultural, tourist and economic dynamism of the city.

CROWN JEWEL

The mayor has cofiled the Roman Forum neighborhood as the jewel in the crown of Cartagena's historical patrimony and "makes us continue working to get the necessary funding for new actions and more phases", such as the signing of the agreement that took place today and that "it will be the great news for Cartagena and the Region".

Castejón also said that the signing of this agreement "is another commitment of Repsol for the heritage of the city," since "it will allow us to continue betting on new actions in the Roman forum."

The first mayor has announced that the Museum of the Roman Forum is about to be completed and "is going to be a very important milestone", by allowing visitors to understand our past and also enjoy the pieces that are not currently exhibited, such as the Muses, are now in the Archaeological Museum of Murcia and that "very soon they will be in the Palace Hall so that the Cartagena can meet them while that phase of construction of the museum of the forum neighborhood ends."

Finally the mayor said that "we will continue to fight to develop a fifth phase of excavation and recovery that would put the finishing touch to this great project, which without the will and predisposition of the Repsol Foundation could not have taken never ever. "

HISTORY AND FINDINGS

The Barrio del Foro Romano is considered one of the largest urban archaeological parks in Europe with 26,000 m2.

The work of excavation and enhancement have allowed the visitor to walk through the old roads of Cartagho Nova and know what life was like in what was the capital of Roman Hispania during the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, thanks to its silver mines , its port and its strategic situation.

During the tour you can see constructions such as the thermal baths of the port, the Atrium Building, the Sanctuary of Isis dedicated to the Hellenistic-Roman gods Isis and Serapis and the Decumano Máximo, together with the remains of a commercial area.

RELEVANCE IN THE VICE-PRESIDENCY OF THE FOUNDATION

The mayor, Ana Belén Castejón, received this morning the incoming and outgoing vice presidents of the Repsol Foundation, Antonió CalÇada de Sá and Ignacio Egea Krawel, respectively, and during the visit the signing of this new agreement took place.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena