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Citizens want to turn Cartagena into the Spanish Capital of Gastronomy 2018 (20/04/2017)

- The orange formation will ask at the next municipal plenary session that the City Council start the formalities and present its candidacy to this award promoted by the Spanish Federation of Hospitality and the Spanish Federation of Journalists and Writers of Tourism.

- "The city would become a fashionable gastronomic destination, it would have an important presence in the national media throughout the year and we would also become part of the network of gastrociudades, also attract more tourists and increase consumption "Explained the spokesman of Citizens in Cartagena, Manuel Padín.

The Municipal Citizens Group wants the City Council to begin the process to present the candidacy of Cartagena as "Spanish Capital of Gastronomy" for the next edition.

This Award, whose first edition dates from 2012, is promoted by two professional organizers, the Spanish Federation of Hotel Industry (FEHR), and the Spanish Federation of Journalists and Writers of Tourism (FEPET).

The FEHR represents at the state level more than 360,000 companies in the catering sector and the FEPET comprises 200 journalists and writers of tourism who reside or work in Spain.

According to the Citizen spokesman in Cartagena, Manuel Padín, "since Citizens we have been in contact with the organizers and have informed us that in 2014 already presented the City of Cartagena a large dossier made by the municipal trade technicians to opt for the award Which was very well valued, unfortunately we did not get it and it was Vitoria who managed to become the capital of gastronomy, I think it's time to try again.

"Becoming the Spanish Capital of Gastronomy would recognize the work that our associations, the catering groups and institutions have done for years," explained Cs Cartagena's spokesman.

Through the website of this organization "capitalespanoladelagastronom.es.es" offers information about its commitments to the chosen city, such as: promoting and encouraging a program of activities to disseminate its gastronomic offer, proposing actions, initiatives and activities for The increase and promotion of foreign and national tourism.

For Manuel Padín, "the consideration of Cartagena as the Spanish Capital of Gastronomy brings with it an extensive list of benefits: the city would become a fashionable gastronomic destination; it would have an important presence in the national media throughout the year and we would also become part Of the network of gastrociudades, attract more tourists, increase consumption in hotels, restaurants and shops, would generate new packages of gastronomic destination and would schedule a large number of activities for all audiences such as markets, Tastings, fairs. "

Source: Ciudadanos Cartagena

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