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The Department is funding the drafting of two bills aimed at raising awareness and appreciation of the characteristic landscapes of the towns in the region.
The study area, located within a designated environment of cultural interest, covering the slopes north, south and east of the Cerro del Castillo.
Sunday 20 February 2011.
The Ministry of Public Works and Planning, through the Directorate General of Highways, and in collaboration with the Municipality of Puerto Lumbreras, promotes the recovery of the landscape and urban Nogalte Castle on the slopes North, South and East the hill where the fortress stands.
Thus, the Ministry of Public Works has funded the drafting of two projects in the scenic surroundings of the castle where the other side are pushing various measures of remodeling and rehabilitation through Nogalte Medina Tourism Product.
Specifically, it tries to recover the urban landscape values and an elevated area that is highly visible from different perspectives of Puerto Lumbreras and located in the city center, so that his recovery contributing to the regeneration of both the set of Nogalte , declared of Cultural Interest, as the historical center of the population.
About the actions that projects to the south and east of the Cerro del Castillo, known for being the oldest part of the population and the medieval layout of streets, proposed an improvement of accessibility in the paths, roads and adjacent to the Ravine Street and the establishment of several squares, that act of viewpoints and provide access to the cave houses.
Also includes the adaptation of the facades of the caves and the installation and preparation of necessary services for start using them and the establishment of adequate protections in public spaces and the general improvement of the environment and adequate treatment vegetation.
Meanwhile, in the north of the slope is planned to conduct a general improvement of image through actions on vegetation, such as the placement of a substrate with seeds of native vegetation and low water consumption, and a mesh-like support for the growth of new plants.
In addition, it includes the installation of a drip irrigation system and lighting system to enhance night landscape display.
"These projects involve the revitalization of the slopes north, east and south of Cerro del Castillo, known as The Castle, which is formed as one of the geographic features of relevance to the visual catchment area and a traditional urban point in the municipality with the existence of cave houses in the environment, "said the general director of Planning and Housing, Antonio Navarro.
Visual contrast
This line of support responds to the actions in promoting the landscape of the Ministry.
This is a draft, the wording has been funded by the Ministry with a total of 33,292 euros, which are part of a call for subsidies from 2008 to local authorities and consortia in the region for studies, project development and execution of development works and landscape improvement.
The location of this environment, the head of the Sierra de Torres, on the right bank of the Wadi Nogalte, is also characterized by the existence of a thick mantle of Palermo and pitas, so the peculiarity of the visual contrast is between the strip of vegetation and buildings and houses with white cave Castle offers unquestionable value and focus of the landscape heritage tourism in the municipality.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras
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