Throughout the next year new, apart from the usual, and activities within the culinary industry as a route of local fish, which will add points to get this award which was presented Cartagena will be offered
Cartagena opt to be Spanish Capital of Gastronomy 2015, an annual award that recognizes the promotion of culinary tourism, defense of traditional cuisine and dissemination of quality food products.
The nomination for this award was approved Friday 12 in the Local Government of the City at the invitation of the Tourism Institute of Spain, Turespaña.
This is a great opportunity to promote our city and, specifically, gastronomy, an important sector in such a touristy town like ours, explained this morning the Councillor for Tourism, Palazón Carolina.
Cartagena to deliver a Dossier candidature with a program of gastronomic events develop over 2015 And one of the requirements to qualify for this award is to incorporate new features into the agenda of the next year, in addition to activities that are usually performed and to be organized in collaboration with the Department of Commerce.
We also need support from different institutions and associations, such as employers, to perform these activities and join in this application, the mayor added.
One of these groups is the Fishermen's Association, with which it has already planned a route local fish and other delicacies like cheeses or wines made ​​in Cartagena.
The city chosen will be officially launched on January 29 at Fitur.
Previous editions have been distinguished Logroño 2012;
Burgos Vitoria Gasteiz 2013 and 2014.
The choice will be given by a jury of prominent professionals of tourism (Turespaña, FITUR, Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces FEMP, Spanish Federation of Travel Agencies, Spanish Tourism Quality Institute), hospitality (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment Environment, FEHR, Taste Spain, Euro-Toques European Chefs, Restaurants Centennial Circle and Youth Restorers), communication (tourism journalists FEPET) and institutional representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Turespa.
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Cartagena is still promoting throughout the city and beyond our borders through tourism campaign carried out throughout the year the City.
Twenty travel agencies in Spain this weekend will be in town through a fantrip, a familiarization tour to see first hand our city.
During his stay, the representatives of these agencies discover the various attractions of the city.
So they visit the Museum of the Roman Theatre, the Neighborhood and even the Roman Forum, the Liquor 43, among others.
They will also participate in two routes of troops and legions lid and make a representation of the parties.
Thirty of these festive Sunday will move to Albacete to participate in the Magazine of Vision6 TV which airs live from the fairgrounds and will be dedicated to our parties.
They will accompany the councilors of Tourism, Palazón Carolina, and Celebrations, Florentina Garcia, and President of the Federation troops and legions, Javier Ibernon.
On Saturday 19 three actors representing different characters Carthagonova, explain to passengers passing through the station of Atocha in Madrid the origin of the festival of Carthaginians and Romans.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena