The long-awaited Parque Azul de Vida Submarina, a project that will combine tourism, culture and the environment in Almuñécar on Granada’s Costa Tropical, is getting closer to becoming a reality.

According to Francisco Rodríguez, the councillor responsible for the area, the first figures have already begun to be manufactured and will soon be installed at the bottom of the sea.

He explained, “Very shortly, we will start to see some of these structures. They are figures that replicate emblematic elements of the town, like arches, mosaics, and historical remains but in an undersea environment.”

The Parque Azul Submarina, with a budget of almost 900,000 Euros, will serve as an environmental function and also serve as a reminder of the 3,000-year cultural heritage of the town.

The project is part of the Green Transition and Sustainability Axis of the Almuñécar-La Herradura PSTD, financed with Next Generation EU funds. The project is part of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilence Plan for Spain (PRTR). Baschi Innovation 2021, S.L. will design structures inspired by the Phoenician, Roman and Islamic civilisations that have left their mark on Almuñécar.

The Town hall has announced that all 140 submerged buildings will be completed in the spring of 2019. Tourism councillor Beatriz González Orce, said: “Our objective is to complete it before the second quarter of 2026”. According to the townhall, they will be placed between 15 and 25 meters deep.