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The building, which will become the Bethlehem House is destined to become an engine for tourism promotion.

The Mayor has received this morning the representatives of the Friends of Bethlehem.

The rehabilitation works of the Clock Tower Bacons Bridge, after the intervention, will become the house of Bethlehem, are nearing completion.

For this reason, the Mayor, Miguel Angel House, this morning held a meeting with representatives of the Association of Friends of Bethlehem, chaired by Maria Jose Nicolas and whose vice president is the artisan Juan Antonio Grin.

The interview, which was also attended by the Councillor for Culture, Rafael Gomez, was requested by the association with intent to convey to the Mayor their intention to be available to the City Council to assist in the implementation of this new cultural infrastructure and Desk.

The Association of Friends of Bethlehem was born in 2008 with the aim of promoting and spreading Bethlehem artisan culture in the Region of Murcia, whose relevance is apparent both in what it means for economic activity as well as craft workshops for their potential to become tourist attraction in

Story and craft

Recovering the architectural and historical heritage and at the same time promote artisan roots have always been hallmarks of Bacons Bridge were the two main objectives pursued with the rehabilitation of the Clock Tower and its conversion into the house of Bethlehem.

The restoration has taken place the result of a collaboration agreement between the city of Murcia, owner of the building, and the Regional Government.

The Clock Tower or Tower of Ayllon, located in Tower Lane, is the oldest building Bacons Bridge.

Popular baroque style, was built in the mid-eighteenth century as a family home of a noble family.

In addition to recovering the architectural heritage, its recovery will boost the craft of the crib as a sociocultural component of Bacons Bridge and maintenance of the hallmarks of the hamlet, whose first craftsman, Antonio Galan Rex, was installed in the workshop of "Uncle Italiano "in 1930.

Since then, the tradition has been strengthened so that today is known as Bacons Bridge the "Cradle of Bethlehem."

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia