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Protecting Cova Tallada

The Generalitat Valenciana has opened a protection file for the Cova Tallada for its archaeological interest an old stone quarry . The mayor ’ s office wants to include it within the municipal catalog of Protected Areas .

The mayor , José Chulvi , explained that this process complies with the requirement of the Cultural Heritage Service . The cliffs of Cap de Sant Antoni bring together outstanding values , Both for the archaeological remains of relevance as for its past as a stone quarry , a situation unheard of in the province of Alicante .

In addition , they will include it in the autonomic register and that they will begin their study to see if it is advisable to declare it to be of Cultural Interest .

Within the framework of this protection process , the Directorate of Culture and Heritage requests the Ministry of Agriculture , Environment and Climate Change