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The foreign public accounts for 40% of visits while domestic outside the region reaches 30%.
In 2016 it is planned to visit the city in more than 10,000 trips organized Austrian, compared with 7,000 last year.
The Councillor of Tourism of the City of Lorca, Francisco Montiel, has reported that "the offer framed within the tourist product 'Lorca Taller del Tiempo' received 77,000 visitors in 2015, an increase of 15% in the number of tickets issued in the last three years in various tourist facilities managed under this brand. "
Montiel expressed his satisfaction over the steady increase "is also linked to foreign audiences, mostly from the UK, Austria and France, and accounts for 40% of visits, while domestic outside the Region reaches 30%, with a greater presence of citizens from the country's main cities, including Madrid and Barcelona, ​​in addition to Andalusia and other communities bordering the region. "
The mayor said also "prospects are rising, as if visited the city in 2015 7.000 Austrians, in 2016 is expected to do so in more than 10,000 trips organized".
Among the year-end figures also it highlights that 40% of visitors to the Fortress of the Sun have made a visit to the Castle and the Archaeological Park Synagogue, which shows the turning is assuming this heritage resource for tourism in the city".
27% of visitors staying in Lorca, compared with 10% in 2010
Moreover, Francisco Montiel stated that 27% of visitors received in 2015 has stayed in Lorca and its districts, compared with 10% representing overnight stays between 2010 visitors.
The mayor stated that "the ambitious work of our tourism marketing, along with the increased attractive and varied program of cultural activities, both day and night, we do from Lorca Taller del Tiempo in each of the seasons, with an increasingly crowded calendar of events, which have been very well received by tourists and visitors. "
In this connection they stress the good acceptance that have special activities like St. Anton, Carnival, visits 'the Other Easter' Night of Museums, Jewish Music Festival Lorca Castle Nights, Nights of Witches, Killing Chato Murciano, ... with which the visitor of the city of Lorca has been enjoying a complete and organized cultural proposal to v visit Easter Museum, the Guevara Palace, Castle visits to the Synagogue Catillo the Tower Alfonsina, monumental tours, ...
Likewise, last year further visits to the smallest public actors were presented and adapted the each season, as' El Tesoro Jew, 'How the Grinch would steal Christmas',' The Haunted Castle '... a novel visit theatrical family every Saturday and Sunday of the year takes place at 12:30 hours.
In addition, the influx of visitors from groups already reached the 22,000 entries, has increased by 2,000 between schools, associations, senior tourism ... who have benefited from a wide range of visits to Lorca tailored to the needs of each collective.
Similarly, one can only note that the growing recognition of the city of Lorca by the visitors and the significant increase in visits to the new web lorcatallerdeltiempo.com, given the rave reviews that make us.
Finally highlight the 7.6% increase in visitors served by the tourist office and the hotel occupancy increased especially in summer, for holding sporting events.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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