The City Council of Arona (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) will receive on March, the “Reina Sofía" prize of Accessibility 2009.

The Queen in person will give this prize to the council, who is very proud to receive this distinction, the most prestigious in this matter in Spain.

The recognition given to Arona, aims to the category of Universal accessibility for cities between 10.001 and 100.000 habitants, this prize will be concede also to Hacinas (Burgos) to the category of less than 10.000 habitants, and Santander (more than 100.000).

The aim of these prizes are to reward to the cities that have make a continuously effort, made in a period no lower than 5 years, in the field of Universal accessibility for disabled people, in relation with physical accessibility, education, leisure, culture, sports, transport, tourism and new technologies of information and communication.

More information:

http://www.arona.travel/

http://www.arona.org/portalinterno/fdes_d4_v3.jsp?codMenu=77&language=en

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