IFACH 2011: LIVE THE SUMMER

Starting in June, and after finishing the
season with visiting schools, the staff of the Rock of Ifach be responsible for leading guided tours of the park. Since the early years these visits have been conducted every Wednesday, alternating personnel and park tourism. Tourism will continue to collaborate with this activity with the registration of participants in the offices and the possibility of a visit Saturday

So far, every Wednesday, and tourism staff have alternated natural park to guide a tour of the Rock of Ifach which visited the Vila Medieval archaeological excavations and a walk to the tunnel.

The tour began earlier this year and to date have had a participation of 200 people. As of June continue only with staff of the Rock that season after finishing school visits, taken back by fully guided tours. However the Department of Tourism will continue to work with the natural park with registration of visitors and the possibility of arranging visits on Saturday.

In the campaign for school visits, this year more than 1,100 students have visited the Rock of Ifach which have come to know the characteristics of this enclave, as well as its fauna and flora.

For the summer, from July the Natural Park recover the "Summer Experience" which aims to promote environmental education among the smallest with activities such as making bags aromatic gymkhanas archeology workshops. At last year about one hundred children participated in this project.

The activities of "Live the summer" ended in August, a period in which the Department of Environment regulates visits Ifach Natural Park in order to prevent overcrowding.

It is also planned this summer to recover one of the most successful activities for visitors wakes: the nocturnal excursions, which last year benefited from 8 outputs which involved 180 adults.

The Rock of Ifach has an average of 130,000 visits a year, something that is one of the most frequented parks in Valencia.