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Cartagena celebrates World Tourism Day showing its historical bond with the water (23/09/2013)

In support of the International Year of Cooperation in the Field of Water, World Tourism Day 2013 will be held on Friday, September 27, under the theme Tourism and Water: Protecting our Common Future.

This is to highlight the role of tourism in access to water and the actions that the industry is doing to contribute to a more sustainable water future and to face different challenges.

The Department of Tourism of the City of Cartagena joins this celebration by organizing a special tour which will highlight the importance of water in the progress of mankind.

According to the Councillor, Palazón Carolina, a port city like Cartagena has always been linked to water and it shows its history and all civilizations that settled there over the centuries.

Based on this close relationship, has scheduled special visit from the hand of a tour guide for museums and sites directly related to this well so appreciated.

So ARQUA be displayed in the archaeological found under the sea, trade in classical times, amphorae for transporting liquids and salted.

In the Panoramic Lift and Castillo de la Concepcion will affect the rainwater harvesting done in the Middle Ages in the strength with the construction of reservoirs.

Ledge Park In explaining the tanks recovered in this park and water use in the theater building.

Finally in the neighborhood of the Roman Forum special attention to water use in the thermal with reference to the castellum aquae Pinwheel and possible aqueduct that reached this hill.

Not to mention the use of underground aquifer in the Atrium Building.

The visit will start at 10:30 am.

The STARTING POINT will ARQUA door (National Underwater Archaeology Museum).

GROUP I composed a maximum of 40 people.

Reservations can be made ​​on the phone 968 12 89 55, ext.

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Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena

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