Living a traditional fishing day in first person is already possible thanks to 'Dénia Pesca Turisme'

The tourist offer of Dénia grows with new and different proposals that allow both neighbors and visitors to discover facets perhaps unknown to the city through first-person experimentation. This Tuesday has been presented in Dénia the new tourist product Dénia Fishing Tourism, Which offers the opportunity to live a traditional fishing trip on a local boat, to buy fresh fish on board and to cook it in one of the restaurants of the destination that adhere to the project.

This initiative, promoted by the Valencian Tourism Agency in collaboration with the General Directorate of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Generalitat will be coordinated between the Department of Environment-Fisheries and Tourism and the Fishermen's Guild, along with the restorers of the city . From tomorrow Wednesday, people interested in living this experience can contact the Guild to make their registration boarding in one of the traditional fishing boats that every day go out to fish from the port.

The presentation of Pesca Turisme was held this Tuesday from the first hour. It has started with a catamaran tour from which the attendees have been able to see how octopus fishing the local boat Fliper. In this outlet have participated the autonomic secretary of Turisme, Francesc Colomer; The mayor of Denia, Vicent Grimalt, the president of the Association of Hospitality and Tourism Entrepreneurs of the Marina Alta (AEHTMA), Cristina Sellés, Members of the Fishermen's Guild of Dénia, companies in the tourism sector, tourism and environmental management technicians, specialized media, travel agents, tourism guides and students of tourism.

The day has continued with a guided tour to the Fish Market and from there the participants have moved to the CDT to enjoy a gastronomic experience with fish caught offered by staff and students of the center.

The appeal of this proposal is such that from the AVT and the City of Denia itself rely on the early accession of other municipalities to this initiative.