From tomorrow, Friday, 30th October until Sunday, 1st November, Torrevieja City Council will launch a special, free bus service to facilitate travel to the Municipal Cemetery for All Saints’ Day.
The route will have six stops. The buses will depart from Plaza de María Asunción and pass through Colonia San Esteban, in front of Bar Manolo; Televisión Torrevieja, at number 41 on Calle San Policarpo; the interchange at Calle Doctor Gregorio Marañón, number 8, opposite the Miño River; and the Acequión Health Centre before arriving at the Municipal Cemetery.
On Friday, 30th October and Saturday, 31st October, there will be three departures from Plaza de María Asunción at 10:30, 11:45, and 16:15. Return trips from the cemetery will depart at 11:15, 12:30, and 17:00.
The service will be reinforced on Sunday, 1st November, with six departures to the cemetery scheduled for 10:00, 11:15, 12:30, 14:00, 16:00, and 17:15. Return buses will depart from the cemetery at 10:45, 12:00, 13:15, 15:30, 16:45, and 18:00.
The Cemeteries Department has also planned, as in previous years, a special Local Police deployment to regulate access to both the Torrevieja Municipal Cemetery and the La Mata Cemetery, and to control the parking areas of both sites.
Religious programme
The programme for 1st November at the Municipal Cemetery will include the recitation of the Holy Rosary at 4:30 p.m., followed by a Mass for the Dead at 5:00 p.m. At La Mata Cemetery, Mass will be celebrated at 4:30 p.m.
The City Council has already installed the two prefabricated modules that will replace the offices at the main entrance, where a renovation project is planned. User services at these temporary facilities are now located next to the entrance of the Levante Cemetery.