The president of the Community, Fernando López Miras, attended today at the Basilica of Charity of Cartagena, already cataloged as an Asset of Cultural Interest, lamisa on the occasion of the patron saint of the city, the Virgin of Charity, "to perform tribute and show our devotion to the patron of all Cartagena.
"We support our traditions, our customs and our identity," said the president, who recalled that precisely in Cartagena is where last night came the first procession of Spain, the cross of the Cristo del Socorro.
López Miras referred to the importance of Holy Week in the Region of Murcia, where three cities have declared it of International Tourist Interest (Murcia, Cartagena and Lorca), and stressed that Holy Week in the region, besides being a tradition, " it is also an important economic engine, taking into account that the hotel occupancy forecasts for these dates exceed 90 percent in the main cities and also on the coast. "
Source: CARM