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Carlos Mazón: "We allocate more than 3.5 million to the promotion of the Valencian Community as a gastronomic destination"

The head of the Council visited D*na Festival where he toured the exhibitors participating in this competition

The president of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazón, has announced that the Council will allocate more than 3.5 million euros in actions aimed at promoting the Valencian Community as a gastronomic destination and at training the sector to improve its employability and efficiency.

 

He stated this during his visit to the VII edition of D*na Festival, in which he was accompanied by the Minister of Innovation, Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Nuria Montes, the mayor of Dénia, Vicent Grimalt, and the gastronomic curator of the festival, Quique Dacosta, and where the exhibitors participating in this competition have travelled.

 

The head of the Council highlighted the contribution of events such as D*na or Alacant Gastronòmica to vindicate indigenous and local cuisine, and position us as "a gastronomic reference". Likewise, he has claimed the work, professionalism and talent of the sector to "walk towards excellence".

 

The president indicated that the Valencian Community "has a sun, a sea and a land that we have been able to convert with sustainability, respect and balance into flavour, talent, elaboration and love for our products".

 

Mazón explained that 25% of the tourists who come to this region are attracted by the gastronomic product and, in addition, their average spending exceeds that of other segments by 30%. Thus, he pointed out that "gastronomic tourism produces a tractor effect that complements the sun and beach or our indoor offer".

 

D*na Festival 2024
D*na Festival 2024 puts the emphasis on the artisans of the local garden to celebrate the recipes and products that make the gastronomic offer of the Valencian Community unique. The festival seals the commitment to the venue with the participation of restaurateurs, producers, artisans and hoteliers from the Marina Alta.

 

The contest is organised by the Fundació Creativa Dénia de la Gastronomia, in collaboration with the Dénia City Council and the Generalitat through Turisme Comunitat Valenciana, as well as with the Costa Blanca Provincial Tourism Board and the three Michelin star chef , Quique Dacosta, as gastronomic curator.

 

Its seventh edition consolidates it as one of the great gastronomic events in Spain and positions the city of Dénia - which in 2015 was named a Creative City of Gastronomy by UNESCO - as the gastronomic capital of the Mediterranean.