The Mayor of Totana, Isabel Maria Sanchez, was interviewed today by the National Radio of Spain to promote on various news programs and cultural monographs argárico the site of "La Bastida," as well as the benefits of tourism and crafts Totana.
The public broadcaster has conducted the interview by journalist and sociologist, Joseph Rocamora, in the studios of Radio Nacional of Spain in Murcia, but the content of it will be used for both the regional circuit to specialized programs nationwide.
Archeological excavations this year at the archaeological site have unearthed a massive fortification system unique in its time.
The finding confirms, along with the other discoveries made in recent years, the city was the most developed European settlement in political and military terms during the Bronze Age (4200 years ago, 2200 BC) matched only Minoan civilization Crete.
Totana has tourism resources necessary to be an important point in the Murcia region of attraction for tourists, the site of La Bastida, along with the Shrine of the Holy, and the historic city center, will encourage the municipality become a regional reference and pointer in tourism.
Unique archaeological park in Spain
Excavations at La Bastida are led by the research team Arqueoecología Group Social and Mediterranean (Hover) the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), formed by teachers Vicente Lull, Rafael Mico, Cristina and Roberto Risch Rihuete.
They are supported and sponsored by the Ministry of Culture of the Region of Murcia, UAB, Totana City Council, the Ministries of Industry, Trade and Tourism and the Economy and Competitiveness have also supported the project.
La Bastida be excavated systematically seeks to offer the public a unique archaeological park in Spain, bringing together a monographic museum, a research and documentation center, and a site suitable for your visit.
