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Last week began promotions in Mojacar seafront to present the main attractions of the city, as well as theatrical visits the Fortress of the Sun, which start this week.

The Councillor for Tourism of the City of Lorca, Francisco Montiel, reported that "during the month of August are many vacationers who are on the coast and short excursions into the region, on that occasion, a team promotion Lorca Taller del Tiempo, will move to the boardwalks of Mojacar, Vera, to promote the attractions of the city as well as cultural tourism this summer season in Lorca, with full program of daytime and evening activities to be undertaken in the Castillo, especially dramatized visits we launch this week. "

In fact, "last week began the first class" Lorcalizate, join a historic town "on the seafront in the neighboring town of Mojacar, where they invited all tourists to visit our city and there were many people who interested in the attractions of the town of Lorca, and the nightlife of the castle, "said the mayor has stressed that Vera will be installed from August 19 Lorcalizate exposure!.

In parallel, as was done during the Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas, Lorca will have a promotional booth at the International Week of the Garden and the Sea of ​​Los Alcazares, held from 15 to 24 August.

With these promotional activities, and in line with the celebration of the 10th anniversary of Lorca Taller del Tiempo, the approach aims to increase the Lorca heritage tourist municipalities.

"In fact, this has allowed us to increase by 5% the number of visitors compared to the same period last summer, making the 7,000 visits," said the mayor.

Guided tours begin-dramatized "Lorca Jewish Footprint"

Montiel explained that "precisely morning start nightly visits dramatized guided Lorca Castle, in which a guide and medieval characters to tell us old stories and legends of the fifteenth century when it was an essential point the Jewish Quarter of the fortress was in full its splendor and environment of the Synagogue of Lorca, to be visited during the tour. "

This activity, which lasts an hour, will run from Tuesday to Saturday until August 24, with performances at 20:00, 21:00 and 22:00 h and a price of € 8 if purchased online or 8 , 75 at the box office, you can access free of charge for children under 12 years.

Guests are able to complete the visit with a break on the terrace of "The Stables" with a menu of 12 euros per person, specially created for the occasion (where reservation required).

This route is in addition to guided tours, which take place 19:30 am Tuesday through Friday, the newly renovated Palacio de Guevara, quintessential Baroque building Lorca, the most representative of civil Baroque Spanish Levant.

The tour price is 3 €.

The "Traces of Jewish Culture in Lorca"

Finally, the Councillor for Tourism reported that "on August 20 in Avila opens the temporary exhibition traveling 'Traces of Jewish Culture in Lorca', this being the third city that will be discussed".

As you may recall, the exhibition is comprised of five areas ranging from the Jewish Diaspora to the case of the Jewish castellated Lorca, exposed panels, and reflect how the daily life of these societies in the Middle Ages ( with the synagogue as the central space of religious life) and in the case of the Jewish discovered in Lorca Castle, a showcase reproductions exposed horizontal pieces found in archaeological excavations, a model of the synagogue uncovered along with two recreations of lamps and a multimedia screen footage on the history of the Jewish quarter and synagogue lorquina recently joined the city's cultural visits.

I concluded the Jewish culture festival in the Castle 'Jewish Lorca'

On the other hand, yesterday ended the last of the proposals of the first edition of the Festival of Jewish Culture in the Castle of Lorca, "Jewish Lorca", whose aim has been to strengthen the new condition that Lorca has gained as a place of knowledge and reflection about a culture that has had a key influence on the history and remains today one of the major cultural orientations of the contemporary world.

A good example of the welcome they have received the Festival's activities is that for every night of the activity has been completely hung the sign in the reserves of the terrace of the stables of the castle where you could enjoy a Sephardic-inspired menu especially prepared for the occasion.

A total of 1138 people have been enjoying the four activities scheduled within the Festival, the family drama Saudades, with great participation of the young audience, the presentation of the album "La Cantiga of Fire" by Ana Alcaide magic that filled the night in the castle with his melodic voice and presentation of EMET by regional artists in fruits and Aldaz Sunday night with a project specially produced for the occasion and did not leave the audience indifferent.

However, the actions of the Israeli group and Kol Dodi Mika Karni has been by far the most interest aroused by being the first time that this group operated in Spain and has had more impact on both the press and the press International.

We must emphasize the good atmosphere that was created in the castle during the performances and the audience, mostly outside the city of Lorca, which I very much welcome the initiative of the Festival as well as the artistic quality of the proposals and the support of the Embassy of Israel with the assistance of Deputy Chief Oren Bar-El

At the Festival, with this first edition has begun a journey that aim to stabilize and improve over time, specialized music has shared the stage with other arts disciplines.

The music, as the primal artistic expression and to catalyze reactions and human meetings, is the perfect medium to raise awareness of the past and present of a border culture as Jewish.

The 'Jewish Lorca' has been leaning out the Jewish secular music commitment to quality and creativity in different styles, in an encounter between cultures and between the historical and the present moment.

A modest but powerful program that includes music, theater and visual arts to be presented in a modern adaptation of Sephardic culture.

The Festival has been in charge of the Consortium Lorca Taller del Tiempo and counted with the collaboration of the City of Lorca, the CARM, the Israeli Embassy, ​​the Ministry of Culture and the Hotel Jardines de Lorca.

Coordination artistic and musical content performed by Miguel Tebar socio-cultural project founder shuttle.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca