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The tourist bus of Cartagena 'Puerto de Culturas' has launched its new route on Friday, a path that suppresses the passage through the Ensanche and stop at El Corte Inglés and replaces it with the Barrio de Santa Lucía and Cala Cortina, where it will also a break.
The mayor of Cartagena and president of Cartagena Port of Cultures, Ana Belén Castejón, and the manager of Cartagena Port of Cultures, Agustina Martínez, have presented this new itinerary in a special pass for the media.
The new route of the Tourist Bus will last about 45 minutes and as a notable feature incorporates a new attraction, consisting of its passage through the picturesque Barrio de Santa Lucía and the urban beach of Cala Cortina.
In addition, the locution that will guide the users during the trip will be in four languages.
The route will start from the bus stop of Paseo Alfonso XII, near the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, in front of the Muralla, and continue on Calle Real, Plaza de España, Calle Angel Bruna, Calle de la Serreta, Calle de la Caridad, Calle del Duque, will stop at the Punic Wall, continue through the area of ​​the Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, where an explanation will be made of the military buildings that are located here, will have a new stop in the Museum Civil War Refuge , Alfonso XII will be headed back towards Santa Lucia and will continue until Cala Cortina.
The mayor of Cartagena and president of Cartagena Puerto de Culturas has commented that from the entity is expected to be able to surpass the figure of 20,000 users who used this Tourist Bus last year.
He also highlighted the attraction of "a neighborhood so typical, so seafaring, a fishing district" for visitors to the port city.
Castejón explained that they have analyzed the stops and the suggestions of the citizens, as well as their interests and tastes, and that is why they wanted to transform the route and "give this added value" that they consider "can be very attractive, no longer Only for the tourists but also for the own citizen of Cartagena and especially of the rest of the Region ".
In this aspect, the first edil understand as a priority to try to conquer the public of the rest of the Region.
Agustina Martínez has especially emphasized the importance of "making known the urban beach of Cala Cortina", the batteries of coast and the fishing port and "that Mediterranean print" that has the municipality and that must also advertise.
This new tour means for the tourist, according to the manager of 'Cartagena Puerto de Culturas', "an added value because it is an area that was not visited previously and that there was no access to it."
On the other hand, Martinez has pointed out that the area of ​​El Corte Inglés and Ensanche has been removed from the itinerary because of the monuments and vestiges is scarce and after evaluating the minimum drops that occurred in the stop of the shopping center has been believed convenient.
ELABORATION OF A STRATEGIC TOURISM PLAN
The mayor has also referred to other issues such as the development of a Strategic Tourism Plan and has stated that the municipal government "is very clear" that it is necessary "because it would be unforgivable to have many potentialities, a proper idiosyncrasy, and not know how to take advantage of Orderly way ".
He added that "you can still get more profit from a strategic plan."
That is why, he pointed out, he wants to "do well, with the hoteliers, with the innkeepers and with all those who can contribute".
Castejón has shown his willingness to "continue taking steps in tourism to get the best tourist offer, the most attractive", since in his opinion they have "the tools" and "everything necessary to keep moving forward" and "continue to increase "Cartagena's first-class tourism.
This Strategic Plan of Tourism would be elaborated "taking as base and contextualized" within which the Regional Government has done and "will have integrated a good Plan of Marketing".
In addition, the first mayor has assured that from the municipal Executive is going "to work tirelessly so that it is as soon as possible".
THE SEA OF MUSIC
Ana Belén Castejón has also spoken in reference to the festival La Mar de Músicas, which starts today and has encouraged the public to attend the concerts and the multiple satellite activities available to the event.
He has also reported that ticket sales are being a success.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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