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Celebrations councilors, Florentina Garcia Vargas, and Tourism, Javier Herrero, presented the activities and developments that make up the municipal programming to be deployed during this holiday season, from December 18 to January 5, highlighting the Plaza de San Francisco as the axis of them.
The bulk of activities start on Friday 18 December, with the opening of Bethlehem city in the same square at 19.00 hours, entertained by a choir of 80 children who sing carols for the audience.
As for news, Councilwoman Celebrations highlighted that more than 300 figures and Griñán Almansa that comprise the Bethlehem, add this year 22 new figures and scenes that reinforce and add a new birth, the census.
There will also be lighting effects and new lights in the palms of the square, installed wooden houses, one with a chestnut brown that distributed free at the opening, and the big news is the installation of a roundabout will remain for all parties.
Just lighting to optimize resources, has focused on the downtown area and will start today Friday 11 December, with the lighting around the pedestrian axis, the process of gradual enlightenment of other streets until day 18, the opening of Belén.
Entertainment activities for children in the streets of Reeds and John XXIII also play an important role, with 196 hours of free entertainment in each, including inflatable games and entertainment, animation workshops and tailored to all ages .
Work every day, from December 19 to January 5, except Christmas Day and New Year.
The novelty in this action is that on 2, 3 and January 4 will be installed at Los Juncos a giant water slide 30 meters high.
You have to add 25 entertainment shows in the streets, with several parades through the pedestrian zone, the Festival of Christmas music, with concerts in the Plaza de San Sebastian, and three children's musicals such as' Around the world of Willy Fog ',' Alice in Wonderland 'and' Puss in Boots', which is represented in the Nuevo Teatro Circo.
THE PARADE, THE FINAL SNAP
On January 5th, Their Majesties the Kings of the East will arrive by boat to the Port of Cartagena, as is tradition, in the morning, where they wait, from 10.30 hours, with games and festive atmosphere in the area Heroes of Cavite.
On arrival, children will attend throughout the morning at the gates of the Town Hall, represented here by the councilors of Education, Joseph Marotta, District, María José Roca, and Youth, Ruth Collado.
Afternoon and the grand parade will take place, as new this year early departure at 18.00, 17.30 although from start to parade a kind of small roundabouts that will be handed out popcorn and announced the parade, which will consist of 21 floats.
There is also a change in the itinerary, we sought an environment with more capacity of the public and to facilitate the arrival of those coming from the suburbs, so leave Sparta Street towards the Paseo Alfonso XIII, turning at the intersection of Juan Fernandez and recovering the tour around the town, and pedestrianized, said Florentina Garcia Vargas.
This year, moreover, the parade will not close the Magi, but a coach with a musical group that will encourage throughout the tour.
It plans to distribute 7 tons of candy and goodies 15,000 more than last year.
REPEAT THE CHRISTMAS TRAVEL ROUTES
Given the success of last year, the tourism council, Javier Herrero, announced that within the 2009-2010 Christmas programming become free guided tours Bookings at the Tourist Information Office of the square Bastarreche.
This is the route of the Nativity, on 28 and 30 December and 7 January, which will travel through the birth of the Church of San Diego, Caritas, Church of Charity and the Bethlehem municipality of Plaza de San Francisco.
On the other hand, the path 'Lights in the Night', will offer on 29 December and 2 January 5, a guided tour of the most significant buildings of downtown, from the Palace to the Palace Hall Pedroza, to Cervantes House, the Casino and the Casa Llagostera, among others.
In the latter route, there will be also two guided tours in English on 26 December and 2 January in the morning.
Information infoturismo@ayto-cartagena.es , www.cartagenaturismo.es or phone 968 50 64 83
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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