Was it really way back in February 2019, almost four years ago, that the Lady Mayor first lead a party of bigastrense around the Ruta Alquibla? This was a major project designed to attract tourists to the town.
There are three sections to the route; the “El Casco” section which takes you around the historic centre of the town, the “Huerta” route which takes you around the market garden and “La Pedrera” which takes you around the recreational area of the old stone quarry.
All along the routes there are information boards that describe the significance of your location. Upon completion of the walk, you will have learnt an awful lot about the history of the town, the ecology of the area, the agricultural significance of the Vega Baja and some of the traditions of Bigastro.
The Mayor, her second in command and the Councillor for Culture are currently at the FITUR exhibition in Madrid continuing to promote the town as a tourist destination.
For this year, the theme is the traditional crafts of the town which they explain are in danger of being forgotten.
In order to keep them alive, at least in people's memories, they are presenting the new cultural and sports tourism project - the first "outdoor museum of traditional trades in the region of the Vega Baja"
It will be a 2 km long urban route that that will have 20 murals, designed by the local painter Olga Navarro, depicting trades that were local to the region. Here is a taster to whet your appetite.
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