Through the collaboration agreement, the council awarded a grant of 27,000 euros to the City Council of Guilds to develop and promote Easter in Puerto Lumbreras.
Coinciding with the celebration of Holy Week, has launched a tourism program that complements the processions and religious-cultural acts of the municipality.
The Municipality of Puerto Lumbreras and the Cabildo of Guilds Pasionarias have signed a collaboration agreement to develop and promote the Easter lumbrerense.
This morning, Mayor of Puerto Lumbreras, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, and the president of the Council of Guilds Pasionarias of Puerto Lumbreras, Juan Francisco García Pérez, have formalized the cooperation agreement by which, the council provides a subsidy to the three guilds the locality.
In this sense, Sanchez explained that "through this collaboration agreement gives the City Council an annual grant to the City Council of Guilds to develop and promote the municipality Easter".
In addition, he noted that "the Easter shows one of the most deeply rooted traditions for lumbrerenses and every year have a greater number of participants and visitors."
Thus, the session provides a subsidy of 27,000 euros to Fitted of guilds for the organization and promotion of religious processions and cultural events taking place in the city to coincide with Easter.
For this, the Cabildo of Guilds done a fair allocation of the subsidy to the three guilds of the municipality: the Ancient and Venerable Guild of the Blessed.
Our Lady of Sorrows, the Royal and Illustrious Brotherhood of Stmo.
Christ and Mary Most Holy Faith.
Of piety, and the Brotherhood Ntro.
Padre Jesus Nazareno.
For his part, the President of the Cabildo of Guilds Pasionarias, Juan Francisco Garcia, thanked the support of the City, and the participation of associations, lumbrerenses visitors each year and know our processions, and the new House-Museum Guilds Easter.
Guilds House Museum Easter in Puerto Lumbreras
Since 2011 the municipality of Puerto Lumbreras has the House-Museum of the guilds that constitutes as the headquarters of the three guilds lumbrerenses.
The facilities are located in the streets Ezequiel López and Francisco Tirado, and have more than 1,180 square feet on four floors that store and expose the thrones and furnishings typical Easter.
In this sense, the local mayor, Pedro Antonio Sanchez said that another function that will meet the House-Museum of the Guilds consist of "future creation of a cultural museum with rooms to publicize our traditions related Easter to tourists and visitors. "
Boosting tourism in Easter
Finally, coinciding with the celebration of Holy Week, the City of Puerto Lumbreras has designed a program specific tourism under the slogan 'Easter in Medina Nogalte' which includes guided tours, workshops, lectures and shows, among other activities.
In this regard, he explained that "this is a new cultural, tourism and leisure, designed for tourists who visit our city during Easter, and for all our citizens lumbrerenses who enjoy the new tourism environment Nogalte Castle and Cave Houses. "
Thus, on Friday 29 March, the tour theme 'Baywatch history' and will be a workshop of painting outdoors.
Also, on Saturday 30 and Sunday March 31 themed tours continue in Medina Nogalte all day in morning and evening, and also a medieval market place shows including juggling, magic and fire in the environment Castillo.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras