By Cathy Elelman • 23 July 2020 • 11:25
DOING ITS BIT: The cathedral reopened as part of the ‘I Support National Tourism’ campaign CREDIT: Catedral de Almeria Facebook @CatedralAlmeria
THREE months after it closed its doors due to the Covid-19 lockdown, Almeria has reopened its doors to visitors. Tourist visits resume today Thursday. The cathedral reported in a post on social media that it is participating in the ‘Yo Apoyo Turismo Nacional’ (I Support National Tourism) initiative alone with dozens of other monuments across Spain. The aim, the cathedral explained, is to encourage the public to support national tourist destinations, “not only to discover the beauty and heritage which the national territory offers, but to support the sector, our country’s great economic engine, and assist its recovery after this unprecedented crisis.” The cathedral maintained that health safety and hygiene measures are guaranteed, with measures like disinfecting audio guides after every use. Wearing a face mask, using hydro-alcoholic gel and social distancing are general health requirements. The cathedral advises buying entries online to avoid queues and waits to get in.
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Cathy Elelman is the local writer for the Costa de Almeria edition of the Euro Weekly News.
Based in Mojacar for the last 21 years, Cathy is very much part of the local community and is always well and truly up on all the latest news and events going on in this region of Spain.
Her top goals are to do the best job she can informing the local English-speaking community, visitors to the area and the wider world about about the news in Almeria, to learn something new every day, and to embrace very new challenge this fast-changing world brings her way.
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