CASTELLANA CAVES: A RECORD-BREAKING SUMMER
ALL EVENTS SOLD OUT AND TOURIST INFLUENCE INCREASING
Castellana Grotte, August 23, 2017 – The management of the Castellana Caves Society is pleased with the new milestones achieved. All August events have sold out. These include the seven Sirio events, the Astronomical Observatory led by Professor Nicola Rizzi, who captivated hundreds of people with his astronomy lectures, and the eight Speleonight events, the emotional tour led by expert speleologists. "Hell in the Cave," the world's only underground aerial show inspired by the Divine Comedy, also sold out every performance.
"The feedback is extremely positive – commented Marica Pace, president of Grotte di Castellana Srl – and what makes us proud of the planning and organizational work carried out to date is that we are not only talking about excellent numbers, but also positive feedback in terms of appreciation for the services and activities proposed to complete the tourist offer of the Caves".
Gigi D'Alessio's concert, the highlight of the Castellana summer, was a great success. The Grotte di Castellana Society achieved a dual goal: promoting the karst site and simultaneously giving the Castellana residents the opportunity to experience a different kind of evening, dancing, singing, and having fun.We are confident that we have achieved our goals perfectly. – reiterates President Marica Pace – and therefore we can fully speak of a success, both for the number of spectators having fully reached the limit imposed by the Prefecture, and for the perfect organizational machine which, working silently and tirelessly, managed to earn thanks, compliments, also promoting the Caves and the whole territory in a national context.".
The municipal administration is also pleased with the results achieved by the Castellana Caves. The mayor of Castellana Grotte, Dr. Francesco De Ruvo, emphasized: The municipal administration collaborated in organizing several events promoted by the Caves, such as the Gigi D'Alessio concert, which was a success despite the significant safety restrictions imposed by the Prefecture. We are also pleased with the seasonal attendance at the karst site and the success of other events held between July and August in the Caves Park, having noted a general increase in attendance. The active collaboration between the Municipality and the Caves, despite the limited time available since the municipal administration took office, has also managed to bring several high-profile summer events to the town center, particularly in Largo San Leone Magno and Largo Porta Grande.".
A positive trend beyond all expectations for summer events, which overlaps with an excellent management balance from January to August in terms of visitor numbers.
Since January 2017, in fact, there has been an increase in turnover of approximately 10% compared to last year.Lately – underlined President Pace – we reached peaks of over 15% more than in 2016, noting a greater presence of foreigners, data which made us understand that the communication and promotion strategies adopted were effective and productive".
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