THE RISCAL HOTEL´S HISTORY ***
The Piernas Family, Mr. Joaquín Piernas Pérez and Mrs. Remedios Ortuño Pérez, founded the first Riscal Hotel in 1952 with the invaluable support from Mr. Duran who was at that time the hostel director , now the National Tourist Parador (state-owned chain of hotels). It was located in the Isabel II Square, today the Constitución Square, where the current Town Hall resides.
The service was delivered during the following twelve years along with several changes. During this first stage the Puerto Lumbreras divertion was created and the site was relocated to the old Granada road, today the Juan Carlos I avenue.The Hotel made its opening in 1964. The family then opened a restaurant in the petrol station with the help of their sons who were also working in this place.They became the hotel business icon of the area thanks to new partnerships established with agencies and touroperators acompanied with the growth of the local area. Further aims see the light in the form of the Jardines de Lorca Hotel opening in 1994 in Lorca.
The construction of the new service area “La Jara” is planned after the creation of the recent motorway.The Riscal Hotel closes down temporarily in 2004 after two hard years due to the alarming decrease of travellers driving through the town.
The New Riscal Hotel *** starts to be rebuilt in April 2008 after obtaining the necessary building licenses. Its reopening took place on the14th of January in 2009 and is now located at the 580 exit on the A-7 motorway. The Murcia regional President Mr.Ramón Luis Valcarcel Siso along with the Puerto Lumbreras and Lorca´s mayors attended this event, acompanied by several local politic ,economic and social personalities
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