This week has launched the San Juan del Castillo lift the Eagles, allowing access for people with reduced mobility, which until now were many difficulties to visit the landmark building.
The first to release this new equipment were a group of members of the Municipal Center on Aging, led by its president, Juana Gonzalez, who yesterday afternoon fortification could climb to the eighteenth century, where it provides a wonderful view view of the entire city.
During their stay, they were guarded by members of Red Cross and accompanied by the mayor of Eagle, Bartolomé Hernández, and councilors Aging and Works, Ana María Miñarro and Diego Martinez, as well as the municipal archaeologist Juan de Dios Hernández that led them on their way to provide all information about this historic monument.
At the end of the act, local authorities stressed that "Castillo San Juan de las Aguilas has become one of the most visited cultural sites of the city, reaching a record figure close to 20,000 people last year," a figure that City government hopes to increase this 2014, thanks to the operation of this lift will allow access for senior citizens or small mobility problems.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Águilas