Torrevieja Demolishes Historic Salinas Business Group Building

In an effort to facilitate nan rehabilitation and refurbishment of respective municipal buildings, Torrevieja has demolished nan historical Salinas Business Group building, conscionable metres from nan Eras de la Sal arena venue. The effort is nan first measurement towards nan refurbishment of respective buildings, including nan Ice Factory, which nan Town Council pledged to renovate astatine nan extremity of June of this twelvemonth and forms portion of Torrevieja’s wide 2025 finance programme.

The Salinas Business Group building has been a longtime landmark successful Torrevieja. It erstwhile was location to nan Torrevieja Choral Society headquarters, and besides stood connected nan tract of nan municipal slaughterhouse and nan main autobus exchange. According to nan Torrevieja Town Council, nan alteration is necessary, arsenic it marks a first measurement towards nan modernisation and betterment of Torrevieja’s humanities and taste heritage.

The Eras de la Sal venue, an undertaking connected its own

In summation to nan Salinas Business Group building, nan Eras de la Sal arena venue, which was precocious big to nan Habaneras Festival, astatine nan municipal theatre, is besides facing a authorities of neglect and disrepair, and marks different situation for Torrevieja officials for nan refurbishment of nan humanities and taste spaces of nan town. The Council hopes to further its renewal and improvements truthful that early editions of nan culturally important Habaneras Festival tin beryllium celebrated pinch a beautiful venue overlooking nan sea.

The Ice Factory, being thawed

Aside from this effort, activity connected nan restoration of nan Ice Factory besides began connected Tuesday, July 22. The demolition of nan Salinas Business Group building was besides a first measurement successful nan renewal of nan mill – nan surrounding areas of nan Ice Factory and nan Eras de la Sal arena venue will beryllium prepared for nan betterment efforts. Namely, nan Ice Factory will location nan municipal Tourist Office and will stock a abstraction pinch nan Sea and Salt Museum reception area, turning nan Factory into a functional space. Not only this, nan annex building will besides location nan Department of Tourism’s Innovation and Tourist Management Centre, nan Office for International Residents, and PANGEA Migrant Office, and different municipal services.

Initial activity connected nan restoration of nan Ice Factory includes nan clearing of nan debris, installing a impermanent fence, and mounting up modular building cabins. Workers will shop their building materials connected nan site. In consequence to national concerns, nan Town Council has besides made immoderate superficial improvements – removing weeds and different debris – from nan refurbishment sites.

The full finance for these projects has reached a full of €6.5 cardinal and person an estimated completion clip of 18 months. The Regional Government of Valencia is contributing €100,000 to this effort this twelvemonth and will summation nan finance to astir €2 cardinal successful 2026 and 2027.