The General Directorate of Fine Arts and Cultural Rights has issued the resolution authorizing the implementation project of the interior of the castle of Alhama, a matter vital to achieve 1% Cultural Award from the Ministries of Development and Culture.
The mayor of Alhama de Murcia, Fernando Alfonso Ceron, asked the government delegate granting the Cultural 1% during their meeting last summer.
Made the first steps, the City Council formally requested approval of Site Restoration Project Lower Castillo de Alhama to the above general direction under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Region of Murcia and the granting of state aid must be supported primarily by the regional administration.
This project is a continuation of the phases of restoration have been developed so far.
It aims to refurbish the complex defensive lower enclosure (walls, towers and houses of the village, both Islamic and Christian phase. Furthermore, it defines the areas of circulation, access and itineraries for the full recovery and start- value of the monument and its total budget of 1,639,000 euros.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alhama de Murcia