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In the past two years, increases by 12% the number of tickets issued to the various tourist facilities managed under the "Lorca Taller del Tiempo".
The number of overnight visitors in catering establishments goes from 7% to 25%.
The Councillor for Tourism of the City of Lorca, Francisco Montiel, has reported that "in the last two years the number of tickets issued to the various tourist facilities managed under the brand 'Lorca Taller del Tiempo' has increased by 12%, which which is largely due to the attractive and varied range of cultural activities, both day and night, since this municipal consortium proposed annually, with an abundance of outdoor agenda that has received a great reception among tourists and visitors mainly from provinces border, in the Region of Murcia, major national cities such as Madrid and Barcelona ".
But if a statistic stands out is that the number of foreign visitors, which in 2010 accounted for 18% of the total, last year accounted for 40% of the total, mostly from Britain and France.
This has been possible thanks to the promotional efforts and the implementation of the City Council in summer a guided tour of the castle in English, with the possibility of using the Fortaleza del Sol a special menu at the usual time eating in English.
It is noteworthy that 33% of visitors to Fortaleza del Sol have made the visit to the Castle and Archaeological Park Synagogue, which shows the turning this heritage resource is assuming for tourism in the city, the most unique and attractive defendant outside the Easter season.
The influx of visitors from groups has increased during 2014 by 2,000 visitors, representing 27.5% being fundamentally, school, senior ... etc associations.
which have benefited from a wide range of visits to Lorca tailored to the needs of each group.
In terms of percentage of individual tourists who have stayed in Lorca both hotels, cottages, hostels ... etc, "has gone from 7% in 2010 to 25% in 2014. This increase shows that our visitors have extended their stay in the city and a significant percentage of them choose establishments Lorca for the night, which means that every tourist leaves more money in the town before, something that certainly contributes to the generation of employment in the sector, "explained Councilman.
Finally, we can only highlight the growing recognition of the city of Lorca by visitors and especially the castle, given the excellent reviews that do get through existing Internet applications, the result of a joint effort of the city of Lorca to provide an active, close and quality programming.
In this sense, Montiel has stressed that Lorca Castle will host a children's party Sunday of Carnival, where younger guests will enjoy the Queen Fantasy and grumpy gnome, who will teach them songs, dances and traditional games of this festival .
To do this, you will need to acquire entry to this event costs 7 €, but is available for € 6 online, and from 11:00 hours until lunchtime may take the tourist train for 2 € of up and down, also offering the possibility of a children's menu for 12 euros, the same price it costs the package through menus and if purchased online.
Finally, the mayor expressed his satisfaction with the impact that took actions to promote Lorca in Madrid for the celebration of the International Tourism Fair, noting for example the 18,352 people reached only with photos Projection video of Holy Week in Callao, a square by passing close to 2,175,000 people weekly average.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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