The subdelegate of the Government in A Coruña, María Rivas, highlighted in Vedra the 19.2 million euros invested by the Government in the province through the Tourism Sustainability Plans that are allowing the transformation of the current model by another based on principles such as heritage conservation and respect for the environment.
The subdelegate took advantage of the inauguration of the XXIX conference around the camellia in Santa Cruz de Rivadulla (Vedra) to remember that this concello is one of the 63 that benefit in the province from these plans, which promote the modernization of 13 tourist destinations. “It is about recovering the cultural heritage and putting in value initiatives that promote a more sustainable tourism and the innumerable attractions of Galicia and our province, as is in this case the camelia,” Rivas added.
With respect for this flower, the subdelegate celebrated that it has this recognition in the province. “We know that it likes humid environments and acidic soils, but also that it is a very delicate flower and very exquisite when choosing where to germinate, so I celebrate its good taste by having chosen our land to do it,” he said.
María Rivas, in addition to inaugurating the days, was in charge of giving the gift to the parish of Vilanova for her ornamental work and to the Pazo de Santa Cruz de Ribadulla. He also witnessed the twinning between the entities promoting the events of exaltation of the camelias between Vedra and Padrón, a concello that was represented by its councilor for Tourism, Chus Campos.
María Rivas, who was accompanied by the mayor of Vedra, Carlos Martínez, said that the camellia “is a flower that has already made Galicia his kingdom” and that it already has places of worship in the province such as Santa Cruz de Ribadulla, in Vedra; the house-museum of Rosalía de Castro in Padrón; the Alameda of Santiago de Compostela, or the gardens of the Pazo de Mariñán, in Bergondo.
He also highlighted the beneficial properties of the oils extracted from its leaves, both for food and for cosmetics, as well as the fact that these are raw materials for obtaining tea, “a drink that is also beginning to settle in Galicia and the province of A Coruña with already recognized producers,” he said.