Sierra Espuña

Sierra Espuña

Sierra Espuña is located in the Region of Murcia and is made up of the Sierra Espuña Regional Park and the six municipalities that are located in its valleys and valleys (Aledo, Alhama de Murcia, Librilla, Mula, Pliego and Totana).

This territory has a population of 82,000 inhabitants, an area of ​​more than 1,300 km2 and an economy based on agriculture, the agri-food industry and the service sector.

It represents more than 35% of its surface considered as protected natural space. Its heritage resources, palaces and monuments, reflect enormous heritage wealth, with a total of 76 BICs that show the development of numerous cultures.

The Sierra Espuña Territory also has various archaeological sites of great national and international relevance and museums intended to house and preserve the cultural vestiges of the territory. An example of this is the “El Cigarralejo” Museum of Iberian Art, which is considered the best exhibition of Iberian art on the peninsula.

The protected space that includes the Regional Park and its surroundings is the main reason for development as a tourist destination, a destination that stands out for its commitment to rural tourism, ecotourism, sports, cultural and nature tourism.

Sierra Espuña Territory offers, therefore, a complete and varied range of experiences of gastronomy, culture, museums, nature, archaeology, adventure, festivals, services and tourist activities of excellence designed to show the visitor the most special corners and their most genuine secrets. . traveler.

Sierra Espuña is firm and applies the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in its firm commitment to developing a sustainable and responsible tourist destination with the resources offered by its territory.

These reasons are the reason why Sierra Espuña strengthens and expresses its commitment and commitment to the Smart Tourist Destinations model.

Admission to the Smart Tourism Destinations Programme Start of the diagnosis process and action plan for the Smart Tourism Destinations programme in 2022 and completion in November 2023.
Outstanding initiatives

 
  • Sierra Espuña is implementing the Destination Tourism Sustainability Plan Plan.
  • The Sierra Espuña Tourism Sustainability Plan focuses on safeguarding biodiversity, improving people’s quality of life and safeguarding the flora and fauna of the Protected Natural Area.
  • Promotes the adaptation of the tourist resources and infrastructure of the Territory and the improvement of the state of conservation of the cultural and natural heritage of the destination, through actions that promote the quality of services, their accessibility and their competitiveness.
  • The destination works with public-private cooperation policies for the tourism development of the territory.
  • Sierra Espuña is certified with the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism, promoting local projects and committed to sustainable development.
  • Commits to quality by implementing the Comprehensive Destination Tourism Quality System (SICTED).
  • The destination works for the sustainable development of the rural economic fabric and the improvement of the quality of life of its inhabitants through its own Local Action Group “Sustainable Rural Development Network of the Sierra Espuña Territory”.
  • Participates and coordinates European projects such as UPSKILL+, an ERASMUS+ project aimed at creating tools that allow the development of ecotourism destinations through the exchange of knowledge at the European level through agrotourism.

Technical data

VAT number: P3000051G
Address: Federico Balart, 1
Postal code: 30176
Telephone: 968 66 63 21
Region: Región de Murcia
Province: Murcia
Population: Pliego
Country: España
Local entity type: Mancomunidad
Date of membership: 3/6/2021
Diagnosis: Sí
Diagnosis date: 3/11/2023
Destination Type: Rural de interior
Population: 81,909
Area (km²): 1,313.00
Density (inhab/km²): 62.40
Level in the Network: Nivel 3

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