08|01|22 08:36 hs.
The Casa de Hurtado, where the Francisco Hurtado Cultural Center operates, reopened its doors in the resort this summer thanks to the Promotion Association and the Friends of the Book Library of Orense.
After being closed during the winter season, Hurtado’s “Casita” reopens its doors; Nelida Cabodevila, an entity member, commented on the activities carried out at the Cultural Center. “The library works, there is a sale of handicrafts and souvenirs; in addition to painting workshops and walks. There will be biological tours accompanied by a specialist who will help the children to recognize the species on the beach ”, he mentioned.
Cabodevila commented on the expectations for the season. “There are many people in the spa so we assume that the house will be very visited,” said the member of the Association.
Regarding the preparation of the season, Nelida commented: “It is a very old house with serious opening problems, we had few resources and we were changing the windows one or two at a time. This year we started earlier, but already in November we give it the final touch, so that it can be activated in December. This year it was necessary to make an arrangement of paint and ceramics, all thanks to the Orense Development Association that gives us the resources or allows us to do a raffle for the benefit of the little house ”.
With the arrival of the pandemic, Nelida explained the care they have at the Cultural Center. “When the book is returned, they are put in special bags for a formal period of time to avoid contagion of the virus. In addition to the use of a chinstrap within the establishment, the use of alcohol gel and the limitation of people within the Cultural Center ”, he commented.
On the other hand, Cabodevila reported that the library subcommittee, which depends on the Promotion Association, is made up of 9 people.
In relation to the hours that the Hurtado House will have, Nelida indicated that “they will be prudent so as not to interfere with the beach hours”, so they will be from 10 to 12 in the morning and from 17 to 19 in the afternoon, but it will be subject to to modifications in relation to the time of the beach. “It is a pleasure to be open when people go to the beach, we prefer to open at sunset, when people go up and pass by. On a good day at the beach we would close at 21 ”.
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The member of the Promotion Association commented: “We hope everyone will visit the house this summer.”
Since the 1950s
The House of Hurtado was one of the first founded in the Orense Spa during the 1930s, as at that time the land had not yet been subdivided, the construction was left in the middle of one of the streets. The founder was Francisco Hurtado and his wife.
The structure has unmistakable pillars, since at the time it was founded the dunes were threatening, so they wanted the sand to pass under the house0.
“In the 90s, Hurtado’s wife donated the house to the development society and we decided to build the cultural center there, which is what is working now. A few years ago tourism also worked, but now they run their own office, so the activities of the library are carried out with an extension of the Orense museum, there is a space reserved for the museum, which takes samples related to the spa and organizes other activities ” , said Nelida Capodevila.
The objective of the Promotion Association in the house is to provide the service of activities, library and souvenir shop and delicacies to tourists.
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