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ARCHIVED ARTICLE -Cartagena street shade plan brought forward ahead of the summer heat
The 'Teselas' project on Calle del Carmen promises to cut temperatures by up to 6°C
Anyone who was in Cartagena last summer will probably remember being pretty uncomfortable a lot of the time. Businesses on Calle del Carmen and their customers sweltered while waiting for a shade system that simply didn't arrive in time, leaving traders furious and the council facing a wave of criticism. This year, they're clearly determined not to repeat the same mistake.Work on the 'Teselas' project, named after the mosaic tiles it takes its inspiration from, has been pushing ahead since Easter. According to Mayor Noelia Arroyo, the trickiest part of the job, fitting the anchors and support structures to the building facades, was completed before the Easter processions, with particular care taken around the many listed buildings on the street.The cables are now in place and are being tensioned overnight to avoid disrupting shoppers and pedestrians during the day. The fabric panels will follow, also fitted after dark, and the council has asked locals and businesses to bear with them for any disruption in the meantime.The target is to have the first sections ready for the May Crosses festival, with the bulk of the installation wrapped up by around May 20.The 'Teselas' system isn’t a conventional awning. Rather, the system is made up of textile rhombuses, essentially diamond-shaped fabric panels, suspended on cables above the street to create a lightweight, modular canopy that provides shade without hiding the architecture below. Where anchors can't be fixed to protected buildings, tension poles are used instead.Researchers at the Polytechnic University of Cartagena carried out a detailed solar study to work out exactly where each panel should sit to cast maximum shade.According to the university team's estimates, the finished canopy could reduce street-level temperatures by as much as 6°C, which on a peak summer afternoon in Cartagena is a significant difference for anyone shopping or eating out along the nearly 300-metre street.If the pilot works as hoped, the council's plan is to roll the concept out to other streets in the historic centre.Image: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
AddressPARQUE MEDITERRANEO, P.I. CABEZO BEAZA CARTAGENA 30353 MurciaTel: 968 086 433
Mobile: 968 086 436Where to shop Cartagena and the Mar Menor Murcia
The Espacio Mediterráneo shopping centre is on the eastern outskirts of Cartagena, heading out of the city towards La Manga and the Mar Menor, and contains a large Carrefour hypermarket, as well as C&A, Primark, Zara, Massimo Dutti, Levi's, Sdera, Mango, Benetton, Springfield, Stradivarius, Rumbo, Women's Secret, The Phone House, Game Stop, HyM, restaurants, a cinema complex and a bowling alley.
There are a wide range of retail outlets specializing in fashion, household goods, cosmetics, accessories, holiday necessities, electrical goods and footwear, including big name brands and other major brands also operate large stores in the neighbouring retail park.
Those who enjoy their shopping will be quite happy to spend the entire day here, enjoying a
well-earned break at lunchtime to enjoy one of the restaurants or bars, most of which are located on the first floor above the main entrance hall. There are fourteen establishments to choose from, offering kebabs or pasta, hamburgers or ice-cream, tapas or Brazilian barbecues: there's bound to be something for everyone among the dishes on offer!With easy motorway access and ample parking both on the main concourse of the retail park and underneath the Carrefour hypermarket, it's easy to leave the car while you stroll around the pleasant, modern mall before filling the boot with your purchases and heading back after a hard day's shop!
Opening Times:
Monday to Sunday 10.00 to 22.00 (restaurants 12.00 to 01.00)
How to get there:
By car
From Cartagena: A-30 direction Murcia, exit 191
From Murcia: A-30 direction Cartagena, exit 191
From Alicante: AP-7 direction Cartagena, exit 191
GPS
37º 37' 33.01" N
0º 56' 52.40" WBy bus
Bus Number 4. Timetable Monday to Saturday
From Canteras: 7:00 a 22:30 every 30 minutes
From Polígono Industrial: 7:45 a 22:15 every 30 minutes
From Galifa: 6:55; 7:55; 11:25; 13:25; 16:25; 19:25; 21:55
Bus Number 4. Timetable Sundays & Holidays
From Canteras: 8:00 a 22:30 every 30 minutes
From Polígono Industrial: 8:00 a 22:00 every 30 minutes
From Galifa: 7:55; 11:25; 13:25; 16:25; 19:25; 21:55
Espacio Mediterráneo
Pol. Industrial Cabezo Beaza
30395 Cartagena, Murcia
968 086433
Click for map, Espacio Mediterráneo
For more information, go to webpage, Espacio Mediterráneo
