The PSOE of Córdoba opposes charging for the entrance to Medina AzaharaFRANCISCO GONZALEZ
Just the opposite. He PSOE opposes charging for entry Medina Azahara or in any other museum or monument of Andalusian ownership, as the Ministry of Culture wants, and demands the creation of a tourist tax that taxes the overnight stay of tourists in the Andalusian community. The spokesperson for the socialist municipal group, Antonio Hurtado, regrets the decision adopted by the Andalusian Government to charge for access to some of its museums and enclaves and expresses “a resounding no” to this decision by the Government of Juanma Moreno.
The objective of the Ministry of Culture is to start with the eight “main” enclaves, which includes the entrance fee to the archaeological site of Medina Azaharaas announced this week by the advisor of the branch, Arturo Bernal. At the moment, entering Medina Azahara and learning about its history is free, except for non-EU citizens., who have to pay 1.50 euros and another 3 euros more for the shuttle bus that takes visitors from the interpretation center to the site. Although The Ministry of Culture has not made it official at the moment how much it will cost to visit Medina Azaharacould be around 6 euros.
Other museums
Hurtado remembers that to date the people of Córdoba did not pay anything to enter Medina Azahara or to visit any museum of the Junta de Andalucía in Córdoba such as the Archeological Museumhe Fine artsthe Synagogue and the Belalcázar castle. “We say no, because until now entry is free for the people of Córdoba and for any citizen of the European Union,” indicated the PSOE councilor who understands that “what he intends is to raise money.”
Yes to the tourist tax
In that sense, socialists defend thatand the alternative is in the tourist tax which in his opinion should be implemented in Andalusia and which the Andalusian Government resists. “With the tourist tax, much more money would be raised and it would not be paid by the people of Córdoba, but rather by the tourists,” he clarified.
Likewise, the PSOE spokesperson understands that it would be easier to manage this tourist tax, “since it would be collected through hotels and tourist apartments” and that this tax “would promote visits to museums, since the entrance fee does not would have to be charged.”
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