| The multiple tourist options that Cartagena offers are open to Cartagena and visitors with the campaign "Cartagena: you will have to choose" | The multiple tourist options that Cartagena offers are opened to Cartagena and visitors with the campaign "Cartagena: you will have to choose".
The City Council launches a campaign that shows the wide range of sun and beach, nature, heritage and gastronomic leisure activities that the municipality presents and that allows each visitor to design their holidays 'ŕ la carte'.Thus, 80 kilometers of coastline, with more than 60 beaches, coves and bays; a marine reserve declared the best diving destination on the European continent; 236 kilometers of hiking trails, 18 federated yacht clubs and three golf courses make up its offer of nature and outdoor leisure, which adds to more than 3,000 years of history interpreted through 11 museums, numerous monuments and sites and three festivals, of which two (Easter and Carthaginians and Romans) are declared of international tourist interest; as well as several international music, film and art festivals and a varied gastronomy with products from the land and the sea.Nature, history, culture and gastronomy are combined in a complete tourist commitment that is explained in the campaign that begins the promotion of Cartagena through social networks and radio and which consists of two phases: the first, aimed at visitors to the regional territory, and a second phase, focused at the national level and focused on neighboring provinces, which will begin when the health crisis situation allows displacement between provinces.The mayor of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejón, was commissioned this Friday to present the campaign, in an event that was held in the Barrio del Foro Romano and which was attended by the Minister of Tourism, Cristina Sánchez; the deputy mayor, Manuel Padín; the delegate councilor for Tourism, Cristina Pérez; the president of the COEC, Ana Correa; the president of the Association of Hotels and Tourist Establishments of Cartagena and Region, Bartolomé Vera, and the president of the Federation of Tourist Accommodations of the Region of Murcia (Aloja), Gregorio Morales.Castejón has highlighted the effort that the sector has made to offer security and confidence to visitors in this new stage after the health crisis caused by COVID-19.
"In recent weeks we have worked to ensure that each establishment complies with the protocols established by the Institute for Spanish Tourist Quality," he said.In this sense, it has advanced that these measures have been designed not only with the summer campaign in mind.
"Cartagena is a living city throughout the year, so ensuring safety is a priority because we are committed to our citizens and visitors every day of the year."The campaign has been presented this Friday, coinciding with the reopening of the first spaces of Cartagena, Puerto de Culturas and the Roman Theater and shows through various spots all the tourist and leisure options that Cartagena offers.
"This is the time to bet on ours: for our hotels and tourist accommodation, for our hospitality, for our shops, for showing the Region and the rest of Spain that we have a lot and good to offer", the mayor emphasized in the presentation, in which he encouraged residents of the Region and neighboring provinces to “visit and discover Cartagena”.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena