The Culture Council has begun restoring three emblematic spots of the historical and artistic heritage of the municipality that are in a state of deterioration. Specifically, these are two parts of the old wall and the Gastón Castelló mural in the Plaza del Mosquit.
The Culture Council has detected the deterioration of two areas of the old wall, specifically at the base of the Torreó de la Peça, where the mortar has been peeling away until the stone is exposed. The same is happening in the part of the wall closest to the bell tower. The rain and the weather have been eroding the structure so that the stone has been left bare.
For this reason, work has already begun to hire a specific restorer who will determine whether it is necessary to act urgently or whether the work can be prolonged through a tendering process.
Another of the artistic enclaves of the municipality that requires restoration is the mural by Gastón Castelló located above the tourist office in the Plaza del Mosquit. It is a large-scale mural by the Alicante painter and muralist Gastón Castelló, which is an allegory of old Calp: fishing, the Peñón de Ifach, crops and its inhabitants.
After the inspection of the archaeologist and the municipal architect together with the Culture councilor, it has been detected that the mural has detached several tesserae and the need to start the restoration process as soon as possible has been determined.
The Culture councillor, Guillermo Sendra, pointed out that: ‘it is a question of preserving our heritage in the best possible conditions; in recent years no action has been taken to maintain the wall and the wear and tear is becoming more and more visible. The same goes for the mural by Gastón Castelló, which is a unique work that we must maintain and enhance’.