A dramatized visit of the Ballena Cemetery

On October 29 and 30, 2022, a guided dramatized visit will take place at the Municipal Cemetery of Castro-Urdiales in Spain.

As a member of ASCE, the Municipal Cemetery of Castro-Urdiales (the Ballena Cemetery) continues to promote the dissemination of its historical importance and heritage value.

Thus, the Department of Tourism and Heritage has scheduled for October 29 and 30, 2022, at 17.30, a dramatized visit of the cemetery to discover not only the funerary and architectural richness of the place, but also to bring to life the stories of the illustrious characters who rest there and who will be the protagonists of this visit.

The theatrical visit will be carried out by the theatre group "A Trote", where the Castreño actor Julen Guerrero will be the host who will introduce the prominent characters while guiding the spectators through the cemetery.

The tour will be limited to 25 visitors, so advance reservations are required.

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The Ballena Cemetery awarded in the national contest

The Municipal Cemetery of Castro-Urdiales (the Ballena Cemetery) has been awarded at a national level for best public activities carried out in the cemetery.

The Municipal Cemetery of Castro-Urdiales in Spain (the Ballena Cemetery) has been awarded at a national level in the VII. Historic Cemeteries contest, organized by the magazine Adiós Cultural, in the category for best public activities carried out in the cemetery.

Among the numerous cultural performances at the cemetery (guided visits, dramatized visits, children's cultural notebook, music, and poetry recitals, etc.) the accessible audio-visual guides as well as guides in the sign language that have been designed to visit the Ballena Cemetery stand out. The latter were prepared within the Universal Accessible Tourism project that is being carried out by the Department of Tourism and Heritage. 

Through all these activities and with help of new technologies the Ballena Cemetery managed to spread its architectural and artistic qualities among all visitors and eliminate the communication barriers that a few years ago were more difficult to overcome.

You can read more about the award in the original newspaper article (in Spanish) accessible HERE.

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