Date Published: 25/01/2023

ARCHIVED - 150,000-euro agro-ecotourism centre being built in the Alhama village of El Berro

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The local school in El Berro was closed four years ago and is now being put to use to support local wine, honey and almond producers

ARCHIVED - 150,000-euro agro-ecotourism centre being built in the Alhama village of El Berro Work is under way in the Sierra Espuña village of El Berro, in the municipality of Alhama de Murcia, to create a new centre of Agro-ecotourism training, with the project expected to be completed within a few months.

The new “Centro de Formación Agroecoturística” will offer courses and support to local artisans and small businesses producing wine, honey and other products in order to help them sell their products under the brand of “Territorio Sierra Espuña”. It will also be made available for activities and workshops organized by local residents’ associations and the Town Hall department of Outlying Districts.

ARCHIVED - 150,000-euro agro-ecotourism centre being built in the Alhama village of El Berro It is hoped that this initiative will help stem the loss of population in this rural area by making use of a building which dates from the early 20^th century, once the local schoolhouse, with the conversion work budgeted to cost 150,000 euros. The building will now house a 22-square-metre workshop and two 40-square-metre classrooms, while outside there will be a small vegetable garden alongside the sports court which was renovated in 2015.

ARCHIVED - 150,000-euro agro-ecotourism centre being built in the Alhama village of El Berro It is a telling sign of the depopulation of rural areas that the unitarian school of El Berro was closed when there were no pupils matriculated for the school year 2019-20.

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Alhama de Murcia Tourist information office is located on the edge of the Plaza de la Constitución, just a few metres away from the underground car park and the Town hall of Alhama de Murcia.

The tourist office offers free guided audiotours in English which take visitors around the historical sites of interest in Alhama. These be loaned at any time, although allow an hour and a half to complete the tour, and when loaning the audio equipment visitors are asked to leave passports or ID cards with the tourist office.

The office also carries a full range of leaflets for the archaeological museum of Los Baños, which is built around the historic spa which gives Alhama its name, and the mountains of Sierra Espuña, which is also an important area within the municipality of Alhama. Areas such as El Berro and Gebas have a number of interesting routes which can be followed and there are several picnic areas and good walking routes within the Sierra Espuña natural park.

The tourist office also carries leaflets for the many cultural events and fiestas which take place in Alhama throughout the year, including Los Mayos, Semana Santa, Christmas,the Romería of La Candelaria and the Auto de los Reyes Magos in El Berro.