Work is progressing on the Santa Lucia Ethnological Interpretation Centre in Alcossebre
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Construction work on the new Santa Lucia hermitage Ethnological Interpretation Centre is progressing well and they are already preparing the new rooms in the building annex to the hermitage, which will be used as spaces for receiving visitors and for exhibitions. An existing partition wall has already been removed, to create a larger area and new paving is being laid, and the walls repaired and prepared. When the construction work is finished, materials will be integrated in the exhibition area, such as information panels relating the local culture and history, the extent of the remains found at the site, etc. Complementing this, there will be an explanatory video, as well as apps for mobile devices and virtual reality, with QR codes to guide the visit.
The project has been drawn up and is being carried out by the Alcala-Alcossebre Council. It is included in the Valencian Community FEDER programme, meaning that it will receive aid of 50,692 euros and has been included in the line of aid for local projects for the protection, conservation or recuperation of Valencian cultural heritage assets.
The Santa Lucia hermitage is recognised as a Cultural Interest Asset and is added to the interest and value of the archaeological site – included in “Archaeological Castellón – and its strategic importance throughout history, due to its dominating situation on the Mediterranean coast. The project raises the ability of the enclave’s potential to be appreciated – landscape, heritage and historic – making a visitors’ reception centre which will enable a new tourist attraction to be built up. This will be applying the guidelines of the Strategic Tourism Plan.
The acting Mayor of Alcala-Alcossebre, Francisco Juan, said that “since 1996 we have not stopped work on the recuperation of the Santa Lucia hermitage and incorporating new resources, such as the panoramic viewing platform and now the Interpretation Centre. It is a unique space in our municipality and we must take advantage of it at all levels”.
Construction work on the new Santa Lucia hermitage Ethnological Interpretation Centre is progressing well and they are already preparing the new rooms in the building annex to the hermitage, which will be used as spaces for receiving visitors and for exhibitions. An existing partition wall has already been removed, to create a larger area and new paving is being laid, and the walls repaired and prepared. When the construction work is finished, materials will be integrated in the exhibition area, such as information panels relating the local culture and history, the extent of the remains found at the site, etc. Complementing this, there will be an explanatory video, as well as apps for mobile devices and virtual reality, with QR codes to guide the visit.
The project has been drawn up and is being carried out by the Alcala-Alcossebre Council. It is included in the Valencian Community FEDER programme, meaning that it will receive aid of 50,692 euros and has been included in the line of aid for local projects for the protection, conservation or recuperation of Valencian cultural heritage assets.
The Santa Lucia hermitage is recognised as a Cultural Interest Asset and is added to the interest and value of the archaeological site – included in “Archaeological Castellón – and its strategic importance throughout history, due to its dominating situation on the Mediterranean coast. The project raises the ability of the enclave’s potential to be appreciated – landscape, heritage and historic – making a visitors’ reception centre which will enable a new tourist attraction to be built up. This will be applying the guidelines of the Strategic Tourism Plan.
The acting Mayor of Alcala-Alcossebre, Francisco Juan, said that “since 1996 we have not stopped work on the recuperation of the Santa Lucia hermitage and incorporating new resources, such as the panoramic viewing platform and now the Interpretation Centre. It is a unique space in our municipality and we must take advantage of it at all levels”.
