The Totana City Council resumed yesterday, with great success and after several months without being able to celebrate, the scheduled visits to the Tower Museum, which are going to take place every Thursday of this July under the title "Sunset at the Tower" , guided by the historian and chronicler of the city, Professor Juan Cánovas Mulero and organized by the Department of Tourism.The scheduled visits to the Tower Museum and the La Bastida site (July 18) require, with the new normality, a limited capacity and restrictive measures to guarantee the safety of visitors, thus gradually resuming the activity after four months due to the COVID-19 pandemic and complying with the protocol standards of the Spanish Institute of Tourist Quality.This visit called "Sunset from the Tower", which includes a visit to the Museum of the Tower of Santiago to see how it gets dark from the top of the temple's bell tower, is an experience that will be celebrated again on July 23 and 30; and tickets must be purchased from the Tourist Office.Due to the identity of the Tower, this visit is made with a maximum of 10 people on Thursdays that remain in July, starting at 8:00 p.m.
If the acceptance is positive, it would be extended to the entire month of August.
Registrations are made at the Tourist Office where the characteristics of this visit will be explained, the use of gloves and mask being mandatory.La Bastida siteOn the other hand, the visit to the La Bastida archaeological site will be every weekend -being the first morning on July 18-, Saturdays at 7:00 p.m.
and Sundays at 9:00 a.m., alternately, with the In order to test, initially, the public response and with the schedule of this season, in order to avoid the hours of maximum heat in the argaric park.
Visiting hours will be extended depending on the demand and response from visitors who we hope will be positive throughout the summer.The visit to La Bastida will always be guided by the hand of an archaeologist, and will visit the site at its most outstanding points.
In addition, the Casa Argárica will be visited in small groups to always respect the safety distance, with a maximum of 20 people.Dramatized visit “A walk through Totana from the XIX century with Justo Millán”The Department of Tourism has also organized, on July 31, at 9:00 p.m., the theatrical visit "A walk through the 19th century Totana with Justo Millán", with departure at the Tourist Office. From the hand of the character of Justo Millán, architect of "La Cárcel" and the Municipal Cemetery, a tour of the most emblematic points of the town will be made, such as the Juan de Uzeta Fountain, the Parish Church of Santiago, the Town Hall, the Casino and the Ollerias neighborhood.This is an enjoyable visit to learn about the history behind Totana's heritage, which hopes to please young and old.
The invitations for this visit is through the web www.turismo.totana.es in the section "Reservations visits to La Bastida and more ..." being essential to have it in order to make the visit.
The group will be a maximum of 20 people.COVID-19 measures for conducting visitsThe visits comply with the security protocol and good practices dictated by the Spanish Tourist Quality Institute, in such a way that, for this, the use of the mask is mandatory; each of the attendees must carry their own personal protection means; you will not receive brochures or paper documentation; the guide will inform you at the beginning of the visit of the route to be carried out and will remind you of the preventive measures; and they must at all times respect the rules of interpersonal safety distance if they do not belong to the same family nucleus.In addition, the use of hydroalcoholic gel and hand washing is recommended, when possible, as well as not touching anything during the tour.
The information telephone number on the coronavirus in the Murcia Region 900121212, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m.
to 8:00 p.m.
or the Murcia Region Emergency telephone number 112For more information on visits and reservations for the "Sunset in the Tower" visit, you should contact the Tourist Office located in the Plaza de la Balsa Vieja, next to the Senior Center, Monday through Friday from 9: 00 to 14:00 hours; or through the phone 968418153 and turismo@totana.es and the website www.turismo.totana.es (tickets to the La Bastida site and invitations to visit "A walk through Totana with Justo Millán).
