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The Governing Board of Cartagena Puerto de Culturas met on the morning of October 16, under the presidency of Mayor Ana Belén Castejón, to account for the data that this exercise has thrown at the different sites and interpretation centers, as well as the projects that are currently being executed.
After the meeting, the mayor explained that the architectural work of the future Museo del Barrio del Foro Romano will be finished at the end of this month, in which 956,544'11 euros have been invested.
“At the same time that the work is done, the technicians are working on the museological contents to be able to design the layout of the different pieces inside the museum, such as the place where the audiovisuals, the model or the panels are going to be installed, once the work is finished, ”he said.
As for the data of the interpretation centers that make up Puerto de Culturas, from January 1, 2019 until September 30, there has been an increase of 39,884 visitors compared to the same period of 2018, which translates into a total of 409,784 people.
The Roman Theater continues to lead the visitor ranking with 185,000, 33% more than last year;
they follow the elevator, with 99,730;
the Castle of the Conception with 76.012, which supposes an increase of 14%, motivated in part to the exhibition 'Isabel the Catholic';
The catamaran has registered a total of 61,073 tourists and the Barrio del Foro Romano has traveled 41,676 people.
In reference to the origin of the visitors, the biggest increase has been in tourists from within the Region of Murcia and the rest of Spain.
Specifically from within the Region, a total of 57,370 people have visited the interpretation centers, an increase of 24,079, of which 19,506 come from Murcia city, with an increase of 6 percentage points, 16,064 of the municipality of Cartagena and the rest of other cities in the Region.
Tourists from other autonomous communities have also increased, specifically in 22,155 people, from 35 to 37% of the total.
For the first time, the Valencian Community has become the first client of national tourism, surpassing those of the Community of Madrid and reaching almost 40,000 visitors.
As for foreign visitors, the largest increase in tourists comes from Germany, which grows by 17,627 people, and the United States, by 11,539.
The British continue to be the majority nationality of international tourists than the interpretation centers of Puerto de Culturas.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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