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The mayor, the Councilor for Sports and the president of the Alicante Provincial Council have met this morning with the general director of La Vuelta, Javier Guillén, to specify the possibility of Torrevieja hosting a stage of the Cycling Tour of Spain Women's in May 2023

The Councilor for Public Works, Employment and Local Development of the Torrevieja City Council, Domingo Paredes, reports that once the established deadline for admission of applications for a line of aid to SMEs, micro-SMEs and the self-employed has expired, in order to minimize the economic impact and social that this energy crisis is assuming for these groups, a total of 409 applications from Torrevieja companies have submitted the required documentation and meet the established requirements of the call carried out by the Provincial Council of Alicante.

The Councilor for Tourism of the Torrevieja City Council, Rosario Martínez, and the national responsible for Tourism of Salins Spain, Ana Raquel López, have presented this morning the guided tours on foot or by bicycle, which are going to be launched in the Torrevieja Salt Flats.

"Participation structures are spaces for debate with a vocation for continuity that need two elements: on the one hand, channels or bodies capable of attracting citizens with the intention of contributing their proposals in favor of the improvement or implementation of projects On the other, the existence of structures or figures in the Administration that favor this participation. For this, it is also necessary to create points of intersection that allow connecting public organizations with citizen participation."

Gastronomy, tourism and agriculture of the Vega Baja: business opportunities and challenges.

The councilor for Tourism and Hospitality, Rosario Martínez, the general director of Turisme Comunitat Valenciana, Herick Campos, and the president of the Association of Hospitality Companies of Torrevieja and Comarca (AEHTC), José Ignacio Pastor, have presented this morning the VII Gastrocultural Festival of Vega Baja "Gastro Vegabaja" that will take place from October 28 to 30 at the Torrevieja International Auditorium.

The Councilor for Tourism of the City Council of Torrevieja, Rosario Martínez Chazarra, informs that today, Tuesday, September 27, on the occasion of World Tourism Day, the visit of 18 students and 2 teachers from the GIAT (Guide, Information and Tourist Assistance) module of the Mare Nostrum Institute in our city.

After the letter sent to the City Council of Torrevieja by the president of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP), Abel Caballero, in which an agreement was reached in the National Commission of Local Administration (CNAL) for the creation of a group of work to analyze how to compensate for the drop in income from the capital gains tax, the mayor, Eduardo Dolón, has formally requested their participation, since the municipality of Torrevieja has been one of the most affected by these jurisprudential and legislative fluctuations.

Yesterday, the Municipal Council of Tourism was held in the Plenary Hall of the City Council of Torrevieja, chaired by the mayor of the city, Eduardo Dolón, where important present and future issues related to the tourist development of the city were discussed. city, and which had the support of all its members. The mayor thanked all the councilors for their participation and contributions to improve our first productive sector, being essential for the development of the present and future of Torrevieja.

This event, carried out by Ociomar together with the Torrevieja City Council, began at 10:00 am with the so-called Marinera Route in the fishing port. The attendees were able to learn about the seafaring origin of the city, the first fishing dock (Mínguez dock), the different fishing gear and the boats where the fishermen work, bringing fresh fish from the sea every day. After the tour of the fishing dock, they were able to visit the fish market, where the guides Adrian, Kate and Brad explained to all those present how the auction works, as well as other peculiarities of it.