On 27 September is World Tourism Day, commemorating this year is to host Spain and Cartagena that will add a number of special activities that have been presented today by the Councillor for Tourism, Palazón Carolina, and the manager Port of Cultures, Agustina Martinez.
We are a tourist town and in this important day, pointed Palazón, we offer special activities and benefits for tourists and citizens, so that both the Thursday and Friday, the feast of Carthaginians and Romans, apply reduced rates (between 20 and 50 percent off) at all sites, interpretive centers and museums.
Furthermore, given that the theme of this year's Sustainable Energy, from Thursday to Sunday, will be launched special tours in the Archaeological Park Pinwheel, including the newly opened Barrio Roman Forum, and workshops for children .
The visit will be named
Hoary you collapse: The Ecological and Carthago Nova try to publicize what was the practice of recycling in the cities of ancient Rome in general and in particular Carthago Nova.
The winch contains clear examples of the custom and practice of reuse, both in construction and in everyday life, for two thousand years.
As for the workshop, which will have children as protagonists, will also take place in the neighborhood of the Roman Forum entitled Ecological Artists.
It is aimed at kids between 6 and 12 years and aims to raise awareness of the importance of recycling through knowledge of this work in ancient Roman culture, learning to recycle in a creative and performing his own work of art with various materials reused.
The visit and the workshop will begin to take place from Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 September, departing at 12:00 and 17:00, the last about an hour and a half. Prior to your booking 968.50.00.93 .
POSITIVE BALANCE OF SUMMER
The manager of Port of Cultures, Agustina Martinez is optimistic to give the number of tourists who have visited the centers and sites during the months of June, July and August, some 100,000 visitors, at levels similar to last summer year.
For Martinez, the most significant is the increase by four percentage points in the number of foreign tourists, mainly from countries like Russia, they start to come much more, as well as the time spent exploring the city, which has also increased.
In September we are also noticing a large number of visitors, which shows that people will lengthen the summer.
In addition to advocacy work with specific campaigns targeted visitors, Agustina Martinez recalled that also carry out activities aimed at Cartagena, as is the Family Club card, which for 60 euros per year allowed to enter the whole family all interpretation centers of Port of Cultures, and already issued 200 cards.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena