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Date Published: 20/09/2024

Andalucia reconsiders plan to charge visitors entry to Almeria Alcazaba and other monuments

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There will be no charge for visiting the Alcazaba of Almería ‘for the moment’ as the Regional Ministry of Culture and Sport of the Junta de Andalucía is still studying the plan

Andalucia reconsiders plan to charge visitors entry to Almeria Alcazaba and other monuments

Plans announced by the Department of Culture and Sport of the Andalusian Regional Government back in May 2024 to start charging an entrance fee to visit the Alcazaba de Almería fortress and other important historical monuments in Andalucía have been put back pending further feasibility studies.

In the draft of an official document on the plan, a public price of 5 euros was proposed for access to the Alcazaba of Almería and the city’s Archaeological Museum, which are both currently free to enter.

Other similar monuments in Andalucía, such as the Alhambra palace in Granada, have long required visitors to pay an entrance fee, with the money going towards the upkeep of the historical site.

However, backlash from the general public in Almería – who have always had unlimited and free access to their city’s beautiful Alcazaba – has forced the Junta to reconsider.

Over the course of a year, the Alcazaba Monumental Complex in Almería is visited by more than 200,000 people and is currently undergoing an integral and costly renovation.

A nominal fee to enter, even if it is only for tourists from out of town and not for local residents, would help to raise important funds for the site’s conservation, but would limit access to a cultural asset that is currently open to all, regardless of economic and social position.

Image: Junta de Andalucía / Consejería de Turismo, Cultura y Deporte

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