The MARQ, the Tossal de Manises Lucentum and Illeta dels Banyets archaeological sites and the Almudaina Almohad Tower monument adapt, from tomorrow Tuesday 2 March, their opening hours and capacity for guided tours to the Resolutions of 25 and 26 February 2021, of the Regional Minister for Universal Health and Public Health, by which new measures are agreed, as a result of the health crisis caused by Covid-19. El Barq will also open its magnificent terrace from tomorrow until 18.00h, strictly observing the health regulations, the capacity and the distance between tables to preserve the safety of customers.
The MARQ will be open from Tuesday to Saturday from 10.00h to 19.00h and on Sundays and public holidays from 10.00h to 14.00h. The archaeological sites will be open from Tuesday to Saturday from 10.00h to 14.00h and from 15.30h to 17.30h and on Sundays and public holidays from 10.00h to 14.00h. The Almudaina Tower will be open from Tuesday to Friday: from 10.00h to 13.00h, on Saturdays from 10.00h to 13.00h and from 16.00h to 19.00h and on Sundays and public holidays from 10.00h to 13.00h.
Guided tours will have a maximum capacity of 4 people, except in the case of people living together and other exceptions provided for in the regulations, such as dependent or disabled people who require assistance, accompanying minors or the elderly, among other cases.
All the information about opening hours and guided tours can be found on the web site www.marqalicante.com
Visits to all the facilities of the Museum, Sites and Monuments under the management of the MARQ Foundation are carried out under the strict security measures implemented in the Covid Contingency Plan, which allowed us to achieve on 31 July for the Museum the distinction of pandemic-prepared establishment awarded by the Secretary of State for Tourism, after passing the evaluation of Advanced Good Practices for the reduction of the risk of infection by SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus. In June 2020, the Museum, the Lucentum and Illeta archaeological sites and the Almudaina Tower also obtained the 'Safe Tourism Certified' seal in Museums and Heritage Sites, a distinction of reference in safe tourism issued by the Spanish Institute for Tourism Quality (ICTE). The C.V. MARQ Foundation also achieved, last 13th November, the implementation and certification of a Universal Accessibility Management System in accordance with the UNE 170001-2:2007 standard, which demonstrates its commitment to achieving "a MARQ for all", and represents a further step towards equal rights and opportunities for all people, regardless of their abilities.
This MARQ Contingency Plan includes measures and recommendations that include thermo-control at entrances, a two-metre safety distance between people, the obligatory use of masks, hygiene elements such as hydroalcoholic gel dispensers and mats for disinfecting footwear, etc. Likewise, one-way visit itineraries, small guided groups and restricted seating capacity have been established, both in all the rooms of the Museum and in the sites and monuments.
