As part of EDUSI (Strategy for development of sustainable urban areas), Ayamonte has launched it own project called “Ayamonte Mira Al Río”.

Europe is one of the most urbanized continents with more than two thirds of the population living in towns or cities. Under the plan Europe 2020, of which Spain has been allocated one billion euros, towns with a population of over 20,000 can apply for grants of up to five million euro to reactivate urban areas.

Ayamonte Town Hall presented the project Ayamonte Looks to the River in the Tourism Fair (FITUR) held in Madrid at end of January 2019. The Project has a budget of 2.2 million euro and was designed by architects Camilo Silva Nieto, Paloma Ogayar lechuga and Technical architect Rafael Luna Gonzalez.

An additional 1,130 metres of bicycle lane will be added to ever expanding network of cycling lanes in Ayamonte. Three different areas along the banks of the River Guadiana will be made into sloping bays for easy access to the water and for sports like canoeing, kitesurfing, sailing and windsurfing. A promenade will run parallel to the bicycle lane and connect Ayamonte fishing port all the way along Muelle de Portugal along Castro Marin street and connecting to Ronda de Felipe IV. Children’s parks, gardens with benches will also be created and parking spaces redistributed in the area.

See images below for layout of the design. Old warehouses which up until the beginning of this century housed some of the canning industry factories will be demolished as will the surrounding walls which are currently in a state of disrepair. There will be an area of 1240 square metres which will be adapted so dog owners can take their pets.

Detea S.A a construction company founded in Seville in 1988 have been selected at the company to carry out the project which will see work start in Spring of this year.