The role of the local administration in the management of cultural heritage: The Preservation Programme of the Castle of Castalla (Castalla, Alicante, Spain)

By means of this article we let you know about the Preservation Programme of the Castle of Castalla (Alicante, Spain) that was carried out between 2009 and 2010. This document, which has been written by the technical staff of the Cultural Heritage Local Service and the Town Planning Service of the Castalla Town Council, is an obvious example of cooperation between different municipal departments, a very important aspect in medium size towns, with limited or scarce human, economic and material resources, but certainly working hard in favour of the preservation of its cultural heritage.
Key words: Local administration. Castalla Town Council. Castle of Castalla. Preservation programme.