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In that period, about a thousand people know first hand
Ethnographic Museum and exhibitions of art and historical photographs
which hosts this iconic medieval fortress
Alguazas Old Tower, also called Torre del Obispo, registered in the last quarter of last year 2012 what can be considered a record number of visitors, established by nearly a thousand people, namely 943, according to data public this week by the Department of Culture and Tourism authority of the local council.
Either individually, well distributed in groups such as Schools, associations and the like, people who attended the medieval bastion alguaceño during the months of October, November and December 2012 had the chance to see both intramural same Ethnographic Museum brings together a rich set of flagship elements of history and local customs and Murcia in general as the permanent exhibition of vintage photographs, under the title "A look at yesterday" and donated by neighbors of the population, make up a extensive and varied catalog of images representing the past of the town of Alguazas such as scenes of daily life, people of the population, significant events, landscapes, places, monuments, etc..
Among the nearly one thousand visitors Alguazas Old Tower in the last quarter of 2012 there were people of all ages and backgrounds, whether in the same municipality as the rest of the Region of Murcia stressing in this regard the presence of guided tours school, hikers, employment workshops students in the district as well as art lovers, students and scholars.
For months, the majestic fort, one of the most visited historic areas of the region, exhibited significant influx of tourists in November, with a total of 563, almost more than half of all visitors of the quarter covered by this statistical analysis.
October, with 225 people, and in December, with 155 completed three months of significant cluster of tourists watched the imposing tower of the Bishop of Alguazas.
Note that, from 4 November to 30 December, the fortified since 1985 holds along with the Parish Church of San Onofre population status of Cultural Interest, hosted the exhibition "Transbordo/Trans- Gothic "composed creations in painting, sculpture, photography, fashion or graphic design than twenty Murcia vanguard artists.
An example to be followed at the beginning of this year 2013 the plastic in oil and watercolor painter based in Ceuta self Guillermina Sanchez prayed our region and, under the name of "Xaouen, the City of Light" and open to the public until next February 23, is focused on shaping the landscapes, people and customs of the most ancient Morocco.
Alguazas Old Tower, symbol of royal power and privileged witness of local history.
Alguazas Old Tower is located in the local parish The Spot, about two kilometers from the center of town.
The fort sits on a gentle rise of ground, a small high overlooking the surrounding garden, located strategically at the confluence of the rivers Mula and Segura.
Access is from the highway that connects the town of Murcia with Molina de Segura, from where a local road, winding fields and ditches of the garden (the so-called "Path of Beltranes"), leads, after about four kilometers, to the very foot of the tower, which can be visited in days from Sunday (except the third of each month), from 11:00 to 13:30 and 15:30 to 18:00.
Much has been written about this important fortress, undoubtedly linked to the control of a fertile and productive land.
Today they have to establish the origins of the tower to the fourteenth century, in the context of the Bishopric of dominion exercised over Alguazas Cartagena.
Thus, we see a Gothic fortification of considerable dimensions, inscribed in a square plan with solid walls and raised by a powerful mud mortar.
From this work perfectly dominated territory and surrounding farms dotting the garden and the paths of the rivers Mula and Segura while providing security and coverage to farmers and herders.
But more, this is an architecture that is a symbol of power of the lord over his vassals.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alguazas
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