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It is one of five cities that opt ​​for this award;

will be on the 17th when the winner is known |

A little more than a week to know what the Gastronomic Capital 2015, makers of the award on Tuesday visited Cartagena and met with the mayor, Pilar Barreiro, and Council of Tourism, Palazón Carolina, and Commerce, Mariano García, for details of the application.

Although our rivals are very strong, we can feel very proud of what we have achieved and to be among the candidates to have done in recent years a tourist town in all areas, the mayor explained today.

Its capacity for reinvention is a feature highlighting our city Pedro Palacios, director general of the Spanish Capital of Gastronomy, who assured that we value greatly the effort to renew and cities use tourism as a tool, and an example is Cartagena. Rising cruises or enhance the value of food are arguments play in favor of this city, he added.

Cáceres, Lugo, Valencia and Huesca are the other candidates to get this award which calls in its fourth edition the Spanish Federation of Hospitality and the Spanish Federation of Journalists and Travel Writers (FEPET).

It will be on the 17th when the jury announced its final vote.

Vitoria was the winner last year of this recognition and this year, Huesca and Valencia are presented for the second time.

Although until now had not been a candidate for a city where no provincial capital. Cartagena is the only one that meets these characteristics and postulated along with those that do are explained today Mariano Palacin, president of Spanish Capital of Gastronomy, who the exception was tinged San Carlos de la Rapita, a municipality of 30,000 inhabitants.

A HIGHER QUALITY Tura STICA

Cartagena and is located in the market for urban tourism, heritage and cultural and sports events and now we have to do is to stay there with the same quality, the first mayor added today.

One example is the International Fair to be held in January and will, according own first mayor, as known directly the port, such as cruise tourism sector. Our promotion has paid off and there is a growing influx tourists in our city, he added, but will have to work on the deficit of hotel beds in the city to improve the service we offer.

Responding to questions from reporters about the independence of Catalonia query 9-N, Barreiro claimed that the breach of the law by the rulers is very reprehensible, much worse than the fact that it does any other citizen, they have to an example.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena