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According to the spokesman of Citizens in Cartagena, Manuel Padin, "surprised that this important cartagenero heritage, which is in enviable conditions, has been for years without the supervision and management of any entity that allows exploit its tourist appeal and ensure preserve their state".
The Municipal Citizens Group will propose at the next plenary that the City Council ask Coastal Demarcation total or partial transfer of Torre Santa Elena with the aim of incorporating the asset to tourism in the town Cartagena in the area of ​​Isla Plana-La azohía.
Councilors Citizens Manuel Padin and Ana Rama, along with the president of the neighborhood Plana-La Isla Azohía, Maria Dolores Diaz, a member of the Tower Association of Santa Elena, visited this enclave located at one end of Gulf of Mazarrón to see first hand the situation is this tower.
The Tower of Santa Elena, in the Azohía, is one of the military buildings built in the sixteenth century on the Mediterranean coast that has reached our days in perfect condition.
Its purpose was to control and defend the Bay of Mazarrón of attacks by Barbary pirates in the Mediterranean and monitor maritime traffic.
It is located within the protected Sierra de la Muela, Cape Tiñoso and Roldan natural space.
Declared of Cultural Interest since 1985, it enjoys a viewpoint offering spectacular views.
The tower has been restored several times, the last time in 2010 by the Coastal with a cost of 600,000 €, who held closed since then while, according to Costas, 'there is no institution or entity is made charge of it and commit to manage visits to it, responsibly ensuring the proper use of the property, its management and conservation '.
Citizens Cartagena has maintained in recent weeks various contacts with the Association Torre Santa Elena to inquire about the situation of this tower.
According to the spokesman of Citizens in Cartagena, Manuel Padin, "surprised that this important cartagenero heritage, which is in enviable conditions, has been for years without the supervision and management of any entity that allows exploit its tourist appeal and ensure preserve their state".
Spokesman orange training does not understand "all the tourism potential that exists in that part of Cartagena is the Azohía, not being exploited to our cultural benefit, or to promote walking, so we will defend with everything it is in our hand, that some formula by which they can be adjusted visits, or even set some interpretive center is established, and we must find the right people willing and able to do the job. "
Orange spokesman training ensures that "we must take care and know take advantage of the treasures of the municipality of Cartagena."
Source: Ciudadanos Cartagena
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