CASTELLON ALTO. THE BEGINNING OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN GALERA (GRANADA) Jose Manuel Guillén Ruíz Project Coordinator in Red Espacios Culturales Andalucía partner logo [email protected]

20 September, 2017 Heritage Interpretation Facilities for Cultural Tourism GEOGRAPHICAL CONTEXT

2 Geographical Context

• Galera is located in Altiplano de Granada, to the north of the region.

• 1.200 habitants.

• Galera is ubicated far away from large population centers, equidistant between the cities of Murcia and Granada (150 Kms).

3 THE HERITAGE WEALTH OF GALERA

4 The heritage wealth of Galera

Galera has more than 50 archaeological catalogued sites.

Actually 3 of them are open to the general public…

5 The heritage wealth of Galera

1. THE MUSEUM OF GALERA

• 2001: Opened to the public.

• Galera’s heritage is assembled around this museum.

• There we’ll find archaeologic and ethnographic sections.

• It preserves and exhibits the mummified remains of the grave 121 of the site of Castellón, 4,000 years old.

6 The heritage wealth of Galera

2. TÚTUGI NECROPOLIS

• First dig was made in 1918.

• Construction began in the 5th century BC.

• It contains more than 130 family graves.

• In the grave 20 appeared the Goddess of Galera.

• It opens to the public in 2007.

7 The heritage wealth of Galera

And, finally, our most prominent site ...

8 CASTELLÓN ALTO

9 Castellón Alto site

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10 Castellón Alto site

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11 THE CONTRIBUTION OF CASTELLÓN ALTO TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM 12 Contribution of Castellón Alto to the sustainable tourism

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13 Contribution of Castellón Alto to the sustainable tourism

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14 The economic impact of Castellón Alto

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15 In this actual globalized world, the development of sustainable tourism in rural areas means one of the few future opportunities we have.

The archaeological heritage, as a wealth hard to relocate, must always be one of this development bases.

16 Thank you!

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