More than 5,000 people have visited the Castillo de Jumilla after his inauguration last April 19.
This was confirmed by the Mayor of Jumilla Francisco Abellán and Councillor for Culture and Tourism Juana Guardiola also unveiled the cultural program for June and July as well as the promotion campaign has been launched and includes a spot in theaters Murcia city.
The mayor has emphasized that "the behavior of citizens towards the environment and the interior of the monument is still pretty decent."
He has also reported that the bus is being provided with a rental service, "until next June 15 will be a municipal service to the new bus purchased by the municipality, to perform various tourist routes."
Abellán added "missing the cafeteria to be awarded, in final form soon and will be paid in the courtyard of the castle, with these two services is already well under way and able to carry out programming in June and July.
On the promotional campaign, the highest authority has noted that "we consider necessary and may have a significant effect."
In total, ten companies have worked with media, One is the development and dissemination of a report that has been made about the opening of the Castle and has been distributed to most of the televisions of Murcia, has also made a collaboration with all local media, plus some print and broadcast media in the Region of Murcia.
Abellán has stressed, above all, that the most striking may be the development and dissemination of a commercial film that can be displayed for a month in theaters Thader Mall in the city of Murcia, "being a way of bringing castle to an audience, usually young, starting with this issue throughout the month of June. "
This advertising will not be borne solely by the council but involving four companies that has contributed over the rehabilitation of the castle in the past seven years.
For his part, Juan Guardiola has introduced programming in the 'cultural space: Castillo de Jumilla "for the months of June and July.
The council has stressed that since the council have been directed to local groups who have something to do with the performances of any kind, "and those who have expressed interest in participating in this we have built the castle first programming in particular began last Saturday with a concert by Julian Santos Music Association, with the assistance of about 150 people.
On Saturday June 5 will be another action Jumillano Association and Friends of Music on June 10, the Municipal School of Music will perform a flute concert as year ends.
Along with these musical performances should be added that of its IV Canticorum Coral Reef Meeting on 26 June.
In addition there will be two events, one on 11 June with the presentation of acts of the Federation of Peñas the Harvest Festival and Farmers of the Year Nomination and the act of Hypnos Awards 2009 on 18 June.
The remaining schedule of activities is the Department of Culture, during the month of June, 12 is a spectacle of a company Seville "Varuma Theater," and is a vertical dance performance, which hang from the battlements and used the castle wall like the stage floor, "said Guardiola.
The other theater performance will be on June 19 by the company Extremadura "Al Badulake", which performs a show where fuses circus, theater and live flamenco music, this show are priced at 5 euros entrance with a capacity 200 locations.
The schedule for July will be entirely musical, with al Stroke, flamenco music, with The Vogue, Jazz music and the group Irascibles Minds, rap music, according to Guardiola "with this music program we wanted to reflect different musical spectrum that can turn people with different tastes. "
As for the actions of non-local groups, will be conducted a performance of Toni Zenet on 10 July, which this year is the New Artist Award for Music, a folk group, one of the best in Spain Jarcha called on 17 July, the group will also act The Pinker Tones on 24 July, the program ended on 7 August with a performance of early music by the group Musici Mundi "Jesus Parra, day match has been made Association on the Moors and Christians carried out the night by torchlight.
The price of these musicals locations will be 10 euros with 300 seats, and ticket sales will take place on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 12 ha 14 h.
at the offices of the Department of Culture of the City and one hour before the castle.
Another innovation, according to Guardiola, is the implementation of Tick-tack ticket system, so that from the Internet can obtain tickets.
In economic terms, Guardiola has stated that this program has meant a cost of 45,000 euros.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla