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Contacted by the Lusa agency, the Mayor of Évora, Carlos Pinto de Sá, said understand and share some of the concerns of the Pró-Évora group, but felt that the "alert" is very exaggerated ".
"No there is reason to point fingers at the municipality, but rather two areas in which we have been very actively involved in safeguarding the heritage," said the mayor of Alentejo.
According to a statement from the Pró-Évora group sent to the Lusa agency, there is "misuse" of Cromeleque dos Almendres, located about 12 kilometers from the city, and the Roman baths of Évora, located in the building Paços do Concelho.
"In the case of Almendres, which took place on May 29, during the Festival of Évora Africa, which takes place in the city, and" the constant influx of tourists degrades clearly this important monument. "
At the Roman baths, the association warned that" with a "theatrical performance and its rehearsals", which are already taking place and whose premiere is scheduled for Thursday, "in a space so reduced and recognized structural weaknesses, is also jeopardized such an important heritage "
" Such practices may threaten materials and structures of monuments, "he said, deeming it" indispensable "to carry out "a prior technical assessment of the risks and possible impacts in order to preserve the assets of a possible destruction or deterioration"
The Pró-Évora group argued that "these evaluations did not concern the promoters". cultural and tourism initiatives, concluding that this The activities thus became "a danger to the integrity of the monuments".
"In both cases, the House of Évora has special responsibilities, not only in tutelary terms, but also with respect to"
The mayor acknowledged, however, that the archeology technicians of the municipal services were consulted on the show in the Roman baths, and that they placed "a set of restrictions", but "they do not have it
This activity is" punctual and unique "and "must not continue", he said, noting that the Roman baths were "in a pitiful situation" with "serious problems of cleanliness and structure", the CDU reconquered the municipality in 2013.
"We did an intervention that cleaned up and removed tons of trash and pigeons and made the Roman baths presentable," he said, to consolidate the structure of the monument.
On the Cromeleque dos Almendres, the mayor said that the room "n 'ap the guardianship "of the monument, but rather the Ministry of Culture, recalling that it is is located" on a private property "and is classified as a national monument.
Pinto de Sá said, however, that the process to establish an agreement with the owner that allows the municipality "to intervene to safeguard the monument."
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