More light to combat the shadows of the pandemic this Christmas
The Department of Festivities has projected the extension of the Christmas decorative lighting to more parts of the city, in addition to the 28 streets, squares and buildings illuminated last year.
The points that are added to this performance of Christmas atmosphere are the Plaza del Convento; Elx Street Park; the site of the old Marqués de Campo clinic; the Chabàs park; Avenida del Marquesado, between Calle de Diana and Calle del Turia; the street of the Knights; the building of the Municipal Public Library (c. de Sant Josep); the roundabout of the Pedrera hospital; Pare Pere street; the Tenor Cortis square; Avenida del Cid (up to the area where the Roques fault is planted); the Mariana Pineda square; the street of Sant Pere; Gabriel Moreno street to Benidorm square; the Fontanella square; the square of Sant Josep; the square of Sant Antoni; the Marina Alta square and the Pere Eiximen de Encarròs square.
The contract for the assembly, disassembly and maintenance of the decoration for the lighting of the festive events of 2021, includes two lots: the Christmas lighting 2020/2021, with a maximum bid budget of 62.000 euros without VAT; and on the other hand, the lighting of the Marqués de Campo street during the Fiesta Mayor and the Moors and Christians in honor of Sant Roc 2021, with a maximum budget of 4.500 euros without VAT.
The lights will be LED or other similar technology that guarantees low electricity consumption.
Regarding the periods in which the decorative lighting must be in operation, it is established that the Christmas lighting will begin to be installed tomorrow, Wednesday, December 2, and will remain until January 6, 2021; in Fiesta Mayor it will be from July 2 to 11 and in Moros y Cristianos, from July 31 to August 16.