July What's On............

July what's on.................

Following feedback from Owners we are relaunching our What's On summary for the Resort which will be updated daily

News

Murcia President Makes First Visit to Paramount Project

The newly-appointed President for the region of Murcia, Alberto Garre, made his first official visit to the Paramount theme park project at Alhama de Murcia earlier this week.

Although unplanned and not connected anyway, the timing of the visit coincided with the 2 year anniversary of the official ceremony of the laying of the first stone at the theme park.

Garre told the gathering of various representatives of both Proyectos Emblemáticos Murcianos SA (Premursa) – the promoter and developer of the park - and local and regional government officials of his support for the project : "I love the Paramount project, and know that it will be a success for both Alhama and Alhameños."
​​At the same time, the President emphasised the point that the region would not financially support or invest in the project, but spoke of his confidence that the park represented a significant opportunity for private investors and entrepreneurs.

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Corvera Airport - "Presidential Whim"

 The IU- Verdes political members for the European Parliament, José María Ortega and María Marín, attended a rally outside Corvera airport recently in protest against the regional government of Murcia's continued support of the facility which "is against the interests of the public".

A further 50 supporters attended the rally, including the coordinator of the IU-Verdes for Murcia, José Antonio Pujante, together with a number of Councillors from neighbouring municipalities.

Ortega went on to denounce the project as "nonsense" and questioned the legality of the "undemocratic planning works", and that Corvera Airport was not in the interests of the public, but only in the interests of companies closely allied to the Partido Popular.

Moreover, he criticised the €180 Mln debt generated by the airport on "the whim of a [former] President who has refused all requests for explanations or debate and fled to Brussels."

Ortgega called upon the people of Murcia to hold the PP to account for the failures of Corvera Airport.

The Azura stops in Cartagena with 3,100 passengers

The business of cruising continues to grow in Cartagena with the latest ship bringing a full ship of 3,100 passengers and 1,200 crew to town. P & O Cruises second largest ship stayed in port until 5.00pm on 26th June with passengers filling up terraces, shops and visitor centres as they explored the ancient city..

This is the fifth cruise ship that stopped in Cartagena during the month of June, which, if the ships arrive filled to capacity, accounts for around 12,700 tourists .

On Friday, June 27th the former Homeric and Westerdam, the new Thomson Dream from Thomson Island Cruises, will arrive with more than 1,100 people, and on Sunday 29th, one of the World’s largest sailing ships, the Wind Surf from Windstar Cruises will visit with more than 300 passengers.

Cartagena’s cruise season continues to grow in July with the arrival of eight ships bringing with them about 15,200 tourists as Cartagena looks to enjoy one of its best cruise seasons on record.