Mértola: Three days to receive hunters and gourmet lovers in the "National Capital of Hunting.
It has today at the Municipal Sports Pavilion, erected on the right bank of the River Guadiana, in Mértola, the VII Hunting Fair, an exhibition organized by the Municipality, which celebrates the excellence of the county hunting and gastronomy associated with the product hunting.
The fair runs until Sunday and aims "the appreciation of the extraordinary hunting conditions of the county", takes the JN, Jorge Rosa, President of the City Council mertolense.
Known as the "National Capital of Hunting", Mértola, seat of the longest-sixth of Portugal, have in your 1.292 km2, various Municipal Hunting Zones and Game Reserves, abounding several species of smaller and larger hunting, as the hare, partridge, coelho, wild boar and other.
The county is sought annually by thousands of hunters who want to enjoy the pleasure of hunting "in addition to doing this, one of the more profitable activities, for trade, restoration, the hotel and rural tourism ", justifies the president of the Chamber Mértola.
The mayor declared that "are met" all the conditions for this to be "the best show ever", recalling the various deals made in Extremadura and Andalucia Spanish to attract more visitors.
The space of the fair receives dozens of exhibitors of the two Iberian countries and the program includes the 7th Cup St Hubert, the National Jumping Championship Game, rabbit hunting with dogs, a mount, starting partridges, pheasants, ducks and pigeons, greyhound racing dogs, dog demonstrations to stop and falconry, exhibition packs and showcooking (complete program: http://www.cm-mertola.pt/images/mertola/jpeg_programa_caça_VII.png) .
Alongside strong focus on food and entertainment with popular music groups in the region, They are reinforced initiatives.
The VII Fair Mértola Hunting, It is opened in the evening on Friday by Capoulas Santos, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
Photo: Radio Pax
