The Ministry of Education, Culture and Universities, the City of Murcia and managers Archena Spa today held a working meeting to discuss and consider actions to value the origin in Roman times of the Spa and its uniqueness.
At the meeting, attended by the director general of Cultural Heritage, Maria Comas, Councillor for Personnel and Administration, Public Safety, Industry and Commerce of Murcia, Andrés Rodríguez, and representatives of the Spa, revealed the opportunity to highlight the uniqueness of the use and exploitation of the healing waters that I made in Archena during the last two millennia, which has been fully proven in the work done in recent years.
Just over a decade, and during renovations performed in the spa, archaeological remains from Roman times confirming the authenticity of the findings that had occurred in the nineteenth century, and the existence in the basements were found Spa facilities important remains of Roman baths Century I.
In fact, certified that in today's spa has happened uninterrupted human activity since Roman times to the present facilities, which highlights the architecture of the nineteenth century manners, much appreciated today.
"In recent years, spa managers have made significant investments in the recovery of cultural heritage with the support and expertise of the Ministry of Culture. Now we will work in coordination with the City and marking us Archena Spa future goals medium and long term related to the enhancement of this heritage, "concluded Maria Comas.
Source: CARM