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"It will be a must-see in Murcia, a point of reference for the dissemination of the natural, cultural, scenic and historical legacy of our Huerta," said José Ballesta.
This new Center is located next to the La Contraparada dam, declared an Asset of Cultural Interest, an environment where the large "Murcia River II" header park will be created and where the City Council has already planted 2,800 trees in collaboration with ANSE.
The acting mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, and the councilor of Urbanism, Environment and Huerta in office, Antonio Navarro, visited this morning the works of the first interactive museum of the river and the Huerta: the new Visitor Center of La Contraparada .
The property, located between the districts of Javalí Nuevo and Javalí Viejo, "will open its doors after the summer as an innovative and avant-garde point of reference for the dissemination of the natural, cultural, landscape and historical legacy of the Huerta de Murcia;
a must-see place in our town, which unites roots and wings, tradition and avant-garde ", underlined José Ballesta.
It is endowed with the latest innovations and will offer information on the evolution of the Huerta de Murcia and the Segura river, its history and traditions, crops, etc., as well as the heritage of La Contraparada, recognized as an Asset of Cultural Interest and area of ​​special ecological value.
"La Huerta is a historical, cultural and ecological legacy of all Murcians that we, the current generation of Murcia, must preserve," said José Ballesta, who reported that "this is the priority objective of the Plan Huerta 2030, which will allow recovery and put in value 10,000 hectares of natural surface ".
The visitor center, whose adaptation and provision of equipment has cost 340,000 euros, houses an interactive museum of La Huerta distributed over two floors, which have been incorporated different resources that take advantage of the potential of new technologies (videomapping, room self-recording, touch screens, use of QR codes, multimedia guide for the interpretive path, etc.).
Several of the audiovisual resources are translated into sign language.
The big park of head of 'Murcia River'
This new space is located next to the dam of La Contraparada or Azud Mayor, which was built between the ninth and tenth centuries and distributes the Segura water throughout the Huerta de Murcia.
"Today, twelve centuries later, this marvelous design of hydraulic engineering designed by our ancestors, continues to work and channeling water through the network of 310 kilometers of ditches and hazards that runs through our municipality," said the mayor.
In this environment, "we are going to create a Parque de Cabecera del Segura, within the second phase of the 'Murcia River' transformation project," said José Ballesta, adding that "from the City of Murcia, in collaboration with the Association of Naturalists of the Southeast (ANSE), we already carried out the planting of more than 2,800 trees of native species, which has meant the removal of more than 2,000 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere ".
Ground floor: 'The river that gives life'
The ground floor is intended for visitors reception space where they can find out about all aspects of the center, pick up a multimedia guide or download QR programs for mobile devices that help them complete the contents of the visit.
In addition, it has an audiovisual presentation (called 'The river that gives life') and a large room of multiple uses.
On the staircase leading to the first floor, a large video wall has been installed that projects images of the river in motion.
Upper floor: huertana identity
The upper floor has been designed as a large space with a unitary and pleasant atmosphere in which the contents will be displayed in four major thematic areas.
The first area reflects the origin, history and evolution of the Segura river, the huerta and Contraparada, a second area on crops and uses in the huerta of Murcia, focusing on traditional agrarian techniques, local varieties, biodiversity in the crops, the main products of the garden of Murcia and local cuisine.
A third axis dedicated to identity and culture huertana, and a last one destined to the interpretation of the main ecological and environmental values ​​of La Contraparada and the Segura River.
An interpretive walk in the outside area
On the other hand, an external itinerary of 2km in length has been planned, adapted for all visitors, allowing an interpretive tour of the area and providing historical and environmental information.
The itinerary will have directional and interpretative signage, including the explanation of the Luzon wall and the Escador Mayor, recently the object of recovery and cleaning work by the City Council.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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