During the visit, in which she was accompanied by the mayor of Santiago del Teide, Emilio Navarro, and by the Councilor for Tourism, Luz Goretti Gorrín, the councilor highlighted the involvement of the regional department in promoting tourism in the municipality. “We are facing three projects that have been carried out or are being carried out, in collaboration with the City Council, to enhance the image of the municipality through different rehabilitation and beautification actions in public spaces, so that they conform to the standards of quality that are necessary as a tourist destination”, assured Castilla.
These are three works that aim to advance the development of Santiago del Teide and are subsidized jointly by the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce and the Santiago del Teide City Council. Their total budget amounts to nearly two million euros, of which 1,050,000 euros are provided by the Government of the Canary Islands. The first of the actions, financed with a grant of 250,000 euros and which is currently 98% executed, is the one located in Playa de La Arena. Actions have been taken to improve access conditions, replace street furniture, lighting fixtures, flower beds and other elements, in addition to installing charging points for electric vehicles.
The second action, which has an investment of 1,300,000 euros, of which 600,000 are contributed by the Ministry of Tourism, is scheduled to start in the coming weeks, after its recent award. Through it, the rehabilitation of urban facilities and improvement of accessibility and mobility conditions of Adelfas street in Los Gigantes will be carried out.
The third of the interventions, already completed and also located in Los Gigantes, has been financed with a grant of 200,000 euros. In this case, it has been carried out in the passages around Plaza Buganvilla, remodeling the Tulipán, Tarajal and Jacaranda passages, and the interior of the passage that connects José González Forte avenue with La Mimosa avenue.
The mayor Emilio Navarro points out that “the collaboration between both institutions is making possible the renewal of public spaces in Santiago del Teide, always with the objective of seeking energy efficiency and environmental sustainability, among other aspects.” making a great economic effort to revitalize our coast, as evidenced by the almost two million euros invested in these three interventions, of which more than one million are provided by the City Council,” added Navarro, who also thanked “the support and collaboration of the Government of the Canary Islands with our municipality that, day by day, advances in its transformation and revitalization”.
