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The Consell de Cultura advocates for the protection of fishing and windmills

23 June 2016 - 00: 01

A few months ago when members of the Consell Valencià de Cultura entered into a extraordinary plenary session in Xàbia, They received the express request of the mayor to the "fishing in cingle" and "windmills" they had a greater protection.

Now, the favorable report issued by the Consell makes very optimistic about these two assets that has the municipality can achieve a new level of protection.

For the members of this organization, fishing is understood as the place and the fishing technique carried out in times past on the cliffs of the coast between the Cape San Antonio and the Morro de Toix. They understand that it is an element that must be protected and above all projected because of its importance. They also mention in their report that these facilities could be the object of tourist attraction through an ethnological museum or a museum collection. They suggest the realization of routes, catalogs and exhibitions. The most important thing that is included in the report is the need to protect the cliffs from urban speculation by recovering the paths that lead to the fishing grounds.

Windmills in Xàbia

The same case applies to the twelve windmills of Javea, the 11 of Flat Sant Jeroni and the Safranera. The report highlights the importance of these rural engineering works, especially one of those in the area of ​​the Plana, dated 1397 and considered the oldest in Valencia.

It stresses that throughout the Marina Alta the presence of these facilities form a set of great cultural and historical significance. That is why it is designated as essential to continue the work guardian and protector of private and public entities in the Marina Alta for the tourist and cultural promotion of its values.

Both reports, which have been reported to Javea Town Hall, Communication will move to the Ministry of Education, Research, Culture and Sport, the Ministry of Transparency and Justice, as well as the Valencian Federation of Municipalities and Provinces, president of Les Corts, the Provincial Council of Alicante and the municipalities of Marina Alta.

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