Over 4 million euros are being invested in the Bahía de Mazarrón sustainable tourism project

Image: Fernando Valdés is presented by Gaspar Miras with a statue of one of the emblematic Phoenician boats of Mazarrón

Hopes are high in Mazarrón and other coastal towns of the Region of Murcia that the summer of 2022 will be the first since 2019 not to suffer the negative effects of Covid restrictions on tourism, and the sense of anticipation was highlighted on Tuesday when the Town Hall welcomed a visit from Fernando Valdés, the Secretary of State for Tourism in the Spanish government.

Attention focussed during the visit on the 4.15 million euros of funding which have been awarded to the “Bahía de Mazarrón” sustainable tourism project over the next three years, the plans for which were presented during Sr Valdés’ visit. As Mayor Gaspar Miras underlined, Mazarrón is heavily dependent on tourism, which is one of the pillars of the local economy, and the sustainability plan marks a step forward in strengthening the position of the bay in both the domestic and international tourism sectors.

For his part, Sr Valdés praised the initiative of the Town Hall, adding that the investment will place Mazarrón at the forefront of modern tourism. While in the Costa Cálida, the Secretary of State took time to visit local sights including the “Gredas” (wind-eroded rock formations) and the viewing point of Playa del Rincón, both in Bolnuevo, and the spectacular landscape of the abandoned mines in the mountains behind Mazarrón itself.