Cartagena Offers Free Assisted Bathing Service

Cartagena has reaffirmed its committedness to abnormal group and group pinch reduced mobility by introducing a regular assisted bathing work astatine 3 of its main beaches. The service, which will beryllium wholly free of complaint and operating from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM each time until August 31, nan extremity of highest season, will beryllium ongoing astatine nan San Ginés beach, located successful La Azohía, Playa Honda, and nan Puerto Bello beach, located successful La Manga.

The work consists of assisted swimming and accessibility efforts including a specialised monitor, h2o chairs, elastic walkways, and different types of support instrumentality for anyone pinch reduced mobility who wishes to spell for a swim. In nan region of Murcia, Cartagena has situated itself arsenic a leader successful disability-inclusive formation services specified arsenic this, and is 1 of nan first municipalities successful nan region to connection this benignant of service. So far, nan work has already benefited astir 179 group (81 successful La Azohía, 70 successful Puerto Bello, and 28 successful Playa Honda), according to nan Cartagena Town Hall.

This effort, going nether nan motto “Beach for Everyone,” intends to make nan beach a fun, relaxing, and progressive spot moreover for those pinch reduced mobility and particularly successful ray of nan existent European power wave, during which formation visitors are hopeless to return a dip successful nan Mediterranean. In total, Cartagena has astir 20 beaches pinch these types of accommodation that will thief abnormal group connected nan formation and successful nan water. These accommodation are made disposable astatine lifeguard posts.

The municipal finance for this effort has reached astir €30,000 successful total, successful statement pinch purchases of 25 metres of elastic walkways, spare parts for equipment, and nan acquisition of amphibious chairs, not to mention nan training of nan specialised monitors for nan beachgoers.

Cartagena and region of Murcia officials proceed to reaffirm their committedness to those pinch constricted mobility successful nan area, and dream that beaches tin proceed to stay a safe, fun, relaxing, and charismatic spot for visitors and residents alike.