The mayor of Oviedo, Alfredo Canteli, asks to promote the Camino Primitivo de Santiago. He has done so during a visit to the Asturias International Trade Fair in Gijón, lamenting the neglect suffered in the last three decades and appealing to the union of the municipalities that the Jacobean route crosses to make it an important attraction.
In Gijón, a protocol has been signed to promote the route with Grado, Las Regueras, Tineo and Grandas de Salime; A declaration of intent, has pointed out the mayor of the capital explaining that the city is the origin of the Camino Primitivo, as the Asturian king Alfonso II “El Casto” was the first pilgrim to visit the tomb of the Apostle Santiago in Santiago de Compostela.
Canteli has criticized that the road has not been promoted enough, which has resulted in a low number of pilgrims and in the lack of cleaning and care conditions on it.
1,200 ANNIVERSARY OF THE SANCTA OVETENSIS
In addition, the Oviedo councilor has asked the Government of the Principality to redouble its commitment to the Cathedral of Oviedo and to the historical and cultural heritage of the Asturian capital. At the Gijonese event, the acts of commemoration of the 1,200 years of the cathedral have also been presented. Your dean, Benito Gallego, has pointed out that it is “the cathedral of all Asturians” and that the celebratory events, some pending to be definitively scheduled and scheduled, will include concerts, exhibitions or conferences. Alfredo Canteli, for his part, has reaffirmed the Oviedo City Council’s commitment to the cathedral to tackle all the projects that contribute to enhancing it.
The mayor has also advanced that he hopes that in 2022 Oviedo will have its own stand at the Fair, which it has lacked for several years.
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