The President of the Provincial Council of Alicante, Luisa Pastorand the mayor of La Vila Joiosa, Jaime Llorethave signed a collaboration agreement between the C.V. MARQ Foundation and the town council of Vilaró to jointly promote the restoration, museumisation and dissemination from archaeological heritage of the town. The signing, which was also attended by the deputy for Culture, Juan Bautista RosellóThe first step is to carry out a series of actions and activities that allow for to create a recognised cultural product and also include it in the tourist offer of the Costa Blanca.
The document contains the planning and design of actions conservation, restoration, research, musealisation and dissemination of the monumental and museum heritage of La Vila Joiosa; the collaboration in the enhancement of sites and specific assets of particular relevance, as well as in permanent and temporary museum projectsin addition to the creation of a working group The project is a project of inclusion and accessibility to the movable and immovable cultural heritage of the municipality, made up of specialists from both institutions.
Pastor pointed out that La Vila Joiosa is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the province of Alicante due to its renowned products such as its beaches, its gastronomy, its festivals and its traditions. With the signing of this agreement we are also highlighting the cultural and archaeological heritage of the town which, due to its richness, history and complementarity, should be included in the tourist offer of the Costa Blanca..
Appropriate channels will be established for the planning and design of specific actions to disseminate this legacy and turn it into a solid product that adds additional value to the sun and beach proposals of the municipality, stressed the President, who added that through the MARQ, a museum of reference in the province, we are going to guide, collaborate and advise the council to set up initiatives like this one, and even to restore and exchange archaeological pieces..
Among the cultural spaces that will be promoted by the City Council are the new cultural centre of Vilamuseuwhich will open its doors this year and whose museum project is ready to be implemented. This building houses an exceptional collection, with numerous unique pieces such as Phoenician jewellery (6th century BC), Egyptian New Year's amulets and canteens (6th century BC), the Roman market inscription (2nd century BC), the Iberian vase of the Threshold of the Beyond (1st century BC), the round dress (1790), the Iberian round dress (1790), the Iberian glass of the Threshold of the Beyond (17th century BC) and the Iberian round dress (1790). II), the Iberian vase from the Threshold of the Beyond (S. I BC), the round dress (1790), the Somnus rattle (S. I), the Etruscan wine strainer (S. VI BC) or the Greek black-figure cups (ca. 500 BC).
Other elements that make up this cultural route include the Roman tower of Sant Josep and its environment, the Roman monumental baths of the 'municipium of Allon', or the historic old town.
For his part, the mayor has indicated that The enhancement of the heritage of La Vila Joiosa as a tourist and cultural product will be a new economic engine for the Marina Baixa, boosting trade and hospitality and helping to deseasonalise tourism. We want to position ourselves strongly and enhance our values to add quality proposals to the offer of the Costa Blanca..
The agreement, which will have a duration of one year, extendable, involves the setting up of an joint joint committee for the follow-up of joint actions and activities, as well as for the selection of proposals to be developed.
