More than 6,000 tourists have visited the new route that runs through the castle Nogalte environment.
The City Council of Puerto Lumbreras has launched a program of summer activities with guided tours and open houses in all themed Cave Houses are located in the vicinity of Castle Nogalte that is already in the final stages of his rehabilitation integral.
Specifically, the tours are made during Saturdays and Sundays in July in time from 19:00 to 11:00 p.m..
The departure is from the House of the Craftsman Workshop in explaining some of the details including the complete tour ending at Castle Nogalte Puerto Lumbreras.
In this sense, the Councillor for Tourism and Culture, Maribel Martinez, explained that "the sessions are held on Saturdays and Sundays in July, the new tourist area that offers our town, and is presented under the motto" Viewpoint of History.''
Seven spaces through the cave houses Themed
Specifically, the theming of the cave houses situated next to the Castle Nogalte, is an adaptation of tourist areas, through a tourist-cultural itinerary that visitors are aware of an Islamic fortress, the caves used as dwellings For centuries, the importance of water and handicrafts for the local economy.
It offers walking trails, new route for the environment Nogalte Castle and various stops in seven themed areas that offer unique visits Cave Houses Murcia.
The thematic areas are:
Craftsman House Workshop
The four caves that make up this space craft musealization host-related activity of the different entities of the Association of Artisans of Puerto Lumbreras, exposing and selling handicrafts to visitors.
Cave 'The Hill Nogalte: we recover our history'
In this House Cave present to the public the heritage values ​​of the Cerro del Castillo de Nogalte, through a system of interpretive panels.
Cave 'In the shelter of Cerro de Nogalte: life and traditions in the cave houses. "
Dos Casas Cueva dedicated to communicate the uniqueness and evolution of human use of caves in the southeast peninsula and in Puerto Lumbreras from prehistoric until recent times, highlighting issues such as developments in the use of caves, troglodyte habitat at Cerro of Nogalte or socio-economic and population in these cave dwellings.
Cave 'Culture of Water'
Shows the importance of water in Puerto Lumbreras, establishing a course in a sense of movement to present the routes of water from its collection, storage and distribution to different uses in traditional and current activities.
Cave 'The medieval castle Nogalte: Islamic enclave'
This cave is intended to present subject content Nogalte Castle and the corridor of time Guadalentín border and archaeological research in the Castle Nogalte.
Audiovisual Cave
This space is intended to accommodate a broad cultural programming throughout the year with a capacity for small groups, paying particular attention to the production of local artists.
Teaching Cave
This cave is intended to support the development of educational activities and training aimed at organized groups by scheduling specific workshops related to cultural visit to the Cerro de Nogalte.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras