Águilas is installing touch-feely models of local sights for the benefit of the visually impaired

The typhlological models reflect the commitment of Águilas to inclusive tourism

Among the raft of measures approved by the Town Hall of Águilas to promote sustainable and inclusive tourism in the municipality is an initiative to create typhlological or tactile models of some of the main sights for the benefit of the visually impaired.

According to Mayoress Mari Carmen Moreno, accessibility and inclusivity are cornerstones of the project to modernize tourism in Águilas, and to this end the four models will represent the castle of San Juan de las Águilas, the Auditorio y Palacio de Congresos Infanta Doña Elena, the El Hornillo railway loading jetty and the Isla del Fraile.

Models of this kind already exist in the Mar Menor municipality of San Javier, where they represent aircraft which have played important parts in the aviation history of the town and have proved popular among both visually impaired and fully-sighted visitors, and now they are to be included in the tourist attractions of Águilas. They are to made from aluminium and accompanied by texts in Spanish, English and Braille, as well as QR and NaviLens codes at a total cost of 86,450 euros.

It is expected that they will be in place before the end of the year.

NOTE: The image is generated by IA as the models have not yet been made!

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