The new Aljustrel Mining Park (Beja), opened to 04 December 2023, received visits from more than 650 people in the first month of operation, announced the City Council.
According to the Municipality of Aljustrel, Parque Mineiro was operating under a ‘soft opening’ regime, term used in the tourism sector to designate ‘pre-opening’.
The objective of the authority is, “In this first phase, publicize this new tourist offer, which bases its pillars on the preservation of heritage and memory, firstly to the local communityâ€, he added.
In March, the Chamber of Aljustrel, in conjunction with the Alentejo Regional Tourism Entity and the Minas de Portugal Route, will present and launch Parque Mineiro at the Lisbon Tourism Exchange.
As the Lidador revealed News, the Municipality opened on Santa Barbara Day, patron saint of miners, the new Aljustrel Mining Park, in an investment of almost six million euros by the city council that represents a “turning point†in the municipality’s tourist attractiveness. The first months were dedicated to the population and local entities, with visits by appointment.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
News Lidador News and Odigital
