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Residents and visitors participated in an initiative for free
also offered prize draws and tapas and menus
affordable catering establishments in the population
More than 400 people signed up for free this past Saturday, May 10, to go back and forth and along more than 8 kilometers of beautiful landscapes Alguazas traditional orchard that offers its municipal and discover the scenic charms and Monumental treasured location.
With this activity, participants of all ages celebrated in the most healthy and natural way the XII National Day of Greenways, promoted by the Spanish Railways Foundation.
This tour of one of the nine municipalities that make up the Northwest Greenway, both organized by the Institute of Tourism of the Region of Murcia, which, attached to the Ministry responsible autonomic manages promoting routes these features more extensive in Spain, such as the Department of Tourism of the City of Alguazas and with the active collaboration of local groups such as the Walker Club "Despacico, I do not get" the Program "Suma y sigue" Correspondents Youth of IES "Villa Alguazas and Sports Volunteers started with morning nature of the Esplanade of the old railway station to be run in environments characteristic Murcia orchard land and landmarks of the town as they come to be its two monuments declared Interesting Historic-Artistic (Old Tower fourteenth century and the Parish Church of San Onofre of sixteenth-century), and the imposing and restored-metal bridge over the old railway line Murcia-Caravaca de la Cruz reused for more a decade as hiker and cyclist route for nature lovers.
The Director of the Institute of Tourism of the Region of Murcia, Mariola Martinez, Managing Consortium Northwest Greenway, Juan Soria, all the members of the government team led by Hall alguaceño its Mayor, José Antonio Fernández Lladó and councilors from villages of the district environment and Molina de Segura, Cotillas Towers and Campos del Rio, joined the large and small that this pleasant experience is noted that in addition to receiving free supplies to march right foot in this hiking route benefited prize draw (picture camera, printers, sweatshirts, energy bars, ...) provided by the companies and collaborators in this initiative, as were Marvimundo, Cash Arama, Chromatic, ALVERDES and Coagral-Cooperativa Agraria Alguazas.
Fourteen Alguazas bars and restaurants and tapas menus offered at affordable prices in this Day of Greenways
As a novelty, during the celebration of the XII National Day of greenways in Alguazas a total of fourteen bars and restaurants of the resort offered a wide variety of tapas and menus at very affordable prices (ie they drink lid 2 euros and menu, 8).
As noted by the Councillor for Tourism alguaceño Hall, Isabel Zamora Palacios, "we wanted to promote this activity among locals and visitors the attractions of the Northwest Greenway as it passes through our town, a stretch of 8.1 kilometers where there much to discover in the natural, scenic, artistic, architectural and human sense of a cozy resort, open, able to offer the beauty of the places and traditions such as the quality and service of a commercial-hospitality tissue adapted to changing times " .
It should be noted that the National Day of Greenways is an event organized by the Spanish Railways Foundation to publicize and promote these itineraries settled on disused railway lines in our country and totaling over 1,700 kilometers in length about 80 of them in the Murcia-Caravaca section, the axis on which the Greenway is structured Northwest.
The First Marathon Night of the Northwest Greenway will run on 7 June by Alguazas
Another powerful event that will host Alguazas under the Greenway will be the First Night Marathon named in this tourist-natural, scenic route of significant importance.
The alguaceño be one of eight municipalities in Murcia by that runs the aforementioned athletic test that out after 20 hours from the town of Molina de Segura, will cross the June 7, Saturday, plus populations Campos del Río , Albudeite, Bullas, Mula and Cehegín to finish your tour in the city of Caravaca de la Cruz, municipalities all of which are part of the Northwest Greenway.
Limited to one thousand participants and a maximum of 18-hour race, this event promoted by the Directorate General of Physical Activity and Sport of the Autonomous Government, the Institute of Tourism and the Athletics Federation of the Region of Murcia (FAMU) in collaboration with the municipalities for the marathon journey takes, is divided into six categories: Senior (18 to 34 years), Veterans A (35 to 39 years), B (40 to 44 years) and C (45 and over), team (up to five) and in pairs.
In all these categories there are masculine and feminine modalities.
Participants of this nocturnal marathon, as defined by Councilman Sports Hall alguaceño, Joaquín López Verdú, "born as a unique initiative that aims to boost tourism both inside the region and the values ​​of popular participatory sport," may run, walk or ride.
In addition, due to the orographic advantages of the Greenway, circuit, flat and accessible, is ideal for the added competition of disabled persons or wheelchair adapted vehicles they can use.
The race will feature 17 points of supplies as well as a cloakroom, and a regular bus service to participants return to the starting point.
A display of more than 300 volunteers will also facilitate the smooth and successful organization of a circuit is of a supportive nature also because of the money from registration and excess supplies will go to the Food Bank.
Note that the registration period to attend this First Marathon Night of the Northwest Greenway opens on April 26.
All information on this event is available on the web portal of both Murcia Tourist () and the Athletics Federation of the Region of Murcia (FAMU) (www.famu.es).
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alguazas
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