Tossal de La Cala site records the visit of 425 schoolchildren from five educational centers in the 2023/24 school year

The Department of Historical and Cultural Heritage of Benidorm City Council has continued this year with school visits to the archaeological site of Tossal de la Cala, that aim to make the remains of the 'castellum' known to the younger population of our town. ' The Roman castle was built in the 1st century in this enclave by the troops of General Sertorius and shows what the life of the soldiers who lived there was like.

Thus, during the 2023/24 school year, 425 students from five Primary and Secondary schools have made these visits. Specifically, three primary schools and two secondary schools. The figures have been the following: 50 students from CEIP Puig Campana, 100 students from CEIP La Cala and another 50 from Nuestra Señora de los Dolores School. As for the Secondary schools, there have been 175 students from IES Mediterrania and 50 from Bernat de Sarrià.

Ana Pellicer, Councilor for Historical and Cultural Heritage, has pointed out that during the year “there are many centres interested in being able to carry out this type of visits to expand the training of their students and make them aware of some of the treasures that we house in our municipal area. , like this site from the 1st century BC.”

The councillor has highlighted that the school visits to Tossal "are part of the different activities that we offer to the educational centres of Benidorm so that the students get to know the site up close, thus often complementing the subjects and knowledge that they cover throughout the year." course” and has also highlighted that they “turn the younger population into prescribers of our historical heritage among their family and social environment, so we achieve a double objective: to promote the training of students and at the same time give visibility and dissemination to our assets, in this case to Tossal de la Cala.”

Finally, Pellicer has indicated that “in Benidorm, we are lucky to have important heritage assets that, without a doubt, are an attraction for the educational community of the city and even other parts of the region, in which each year participates more actively.” on visits. Likewise, she has advanced that, for next year, "she will continue this campaign with new visits from other educational centres", encouraging other schools and high schools that have not done it yet to join this activity.