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The Union, regional capital of tourism (22/04/2009)

The City of La Union has welcomed the meetings held, the Director General of Tourism Infrastructure, Marina Garcia, Tourism Councillors different municipalities of the Region of Murcia.

The Mayor of La Unión, Bernabe Francisco, has received all Councillors attending welcoming, while also liked "this meeting is very positive for future action to undertake the responsibility for Tourism in the Region of Murcia."

Barnabas thanked the Directorate General of Tourism Infrastructure "The Union has chosen as the location of this first meeting with the councilors of Tourism of the whole region."

Francisco Bernabé gave a presentation of major project which will make the Union in respect of regional tourism, the mining theme park located in the Sierra Minera.

The Director General of Tourism Infrastructure, Marina Garcia, has stated that "regional tourism is responding very positively despite the current crisis, as evidenced by the fact that" last year 5,086,493 tourists visit the region " .

Similarly, said that during the first three months of the year "the influx of foreign tourists to the region increased by 4.7%, while the whole country has decreased by 16%."

For Garcia, "this meeting with regional tourism officials will serve to raise awareness of the resources of each municipality."

Moreover, explained the lines of existing grants from the regional government and the status of Regional Tourism Partnerships.

After the meeting in the Casa del Pinon, all attending the first meeting between the heads of Tourism in the Region of Murcia, accompanied by the Mayor of La Union, Francisco Barnabas, and the Councillor for Tourism in the City of La Union, Antonio Liard, visited the mine Groups Vicenta.

The mine dating back to 1864 and remained so until mid-twentieth century, while for the extraction of pyrite.

This is one of the mines visited Europe's largest, with more than 2,300 square meters open to the public at 80 meters deep.

Its opening is scheduled for next summer.

Later, they come to the Old Public Market of La Union, said building a Cultural and venue of the Festival del Cante de las Minas.

It is expected that this meeting between the Directorate General of Tourism Infrastructure and Councillors of Tourism in the Region of Murcia is performed periodically in different parts of regional geography.

The aim of the Directorate General of Tourism Infrastructure is to continue maintaining this institutional contact with officials on local government tourism in the region to exchange ideas and projects.

Source: Ayuntamiento de La Unión

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