Portal de Lorca

www.portaldelorca.com

• Home
• Business
• Hotels
• Restaurants
• News
• Advertisement

The Committee on Industry, Labor, Commerce and Tourism of the Assembly has unanimously approved a motion by the Popular Parliamentary Group in which the regional government is urged to develop "as many actions as it deems pertinent in order to promote 'Lorca, Caminos de Sefarad '"," for all the tourism and economic potential that it will mean for the city and the Region of Murcia, "said Miriam Guardiola, promoter of the initiative.

The PP vice parliamentary spokesman has described as "unprecedented fact" the incorporation of Lorca to the Network of Jewish Quarters of Spain, which "will allow to boost our living legacy and our sacred heritage in Lorca and the Region of Murcia and multiply the vestiges of the Jewish culture in Lorca, which are unique ", and has set as an example" the medieval synagogue, the only one not desecrated in Spain ".

Guardiola has pointed out that "religious tourism is one of the great attractions of the Region of Murcia," and in this regard he recalled that "the Jubilee Year of Caravaca de la Cruz, thanks in part to the Camino de la Cruz Foundation and the manages the support of the regional government, meant the arrival of millions of pilgrims and placed us in a reference place for tourism worldwide. "

The "popular" regional deputy explained that, "Lorca, thanks to its extensive historical roots dating back 5,500 years ago, constitutes an important archaeological site" and, more specifically in this case, "has to continue promoting its Jewish heritage, with special emphasis on the documents kept in the Municipal Archive or the pieces exhibited in the Archaeological Museum, such as the 27 glass lamps that illuminated the Synagogue. "

Miriam Guardiola has pointed out that "this new incorporation of Lorca to the prestigious Red de Juderías shows our centuries of history and the richness and diversity of our historical heritage", which also makes us "a very specialized tourist reference, which will increase our uniqueness and our tourist offer "and, he concluded," will open a new door of tourist, economic, social and institutional opportunities ".

Source: PP Región de Murcia