To Vigo and its mayor Abel Caballero A competitor has appeared: Genil Bridge and his advisor the popular Sergio Velasco. That the “small country” of the group of companies which light up Christmas In almost the entire world, the town of Pontana has a lot to do with it, since every year the municipality becomes a sort of “test bed” for new lighting arrangements and designs.
And the Ximenez group surprised again yesterday. In front of thousands of neighbors and tourists, the Paseo del Romeral and the surrounding central streets filled around 7:00 p.m. with magic and color with the long-awaited switching on of the Christmas lights. Two days before Vigo and becoming the first city in Spain to turn on its Christmas lights.
After seven in the afternoon, the Commission’s industrial advisor, Jorge Paradela, pressed the famous button that activated all the Christmas lights in front of hundreds of eyes who did not want to miss this long-awaited moment. This is when the impressive sound and light show installed begins, a “Heavenly Forest”, composed of eight majestic arches 17 meters highwhich allow the visitor to walk through a dreamlike corridor and enjoy, from the inside, a unique sensation.
But at that moment, the joy turned into dead silence and all participants observed a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the attack. DANA in Valencia and Albacete to the sound of the Valencian anthem with the voice of Francisco. Undoubtedly an emotional moment that captured it.
The lighting installed in the central streets is also surprising, Susana Benítez and Avenue Manuel Reina, La Matallanaknown as the city’s commercial artery, where a luminous ceiling was inaugurated, with dichroic leaves and 3D Christmas decorations made with “ecogreenlux”, the most sustainable and environmentally friendly lighting product by Ximenez which also creates an exclusive decorative effect.
In the same spirit, Aguilar Street was decorated this year with giant three-dimensional campaigns, decorated with mistletoe leaves and stars. As for the Lower Quarter, Don Gonzalo Street It has been transformed into a large Christmas room, with a luminous ceiling from which three-dimensional chandeliers hang, creating a magical atmosphere in the historic center.
Christmas programming in Puente Genil
In total, almost 2 million LED light points They make up the Christmas lighting of Puente Genil with 281 arches, 105 lampposts, eight grouped motifs, two facades, eight ground figures, four panels, 840 garlands and eight spotlights, in addition to 133 decorated natural trees.
Another novelty this year is an entertainment proposition through concerts and activities various with the aim of energizing the streets and “providing broader and more detailed information to citizens”, explained the Consistory these days. Additionally, the popular Christmas train will have an open roof to provide a much more satisfying lighting experience for the thousands of passengers expected to enjoy it.
The budget of the Puente Genil City Hall to cover the whole The Christmas program costs around 115,000 euroswhich represents an increase of between 15 and 20 percent compared to last year. Without a doubt, Puente Genil, a town that everyone knows as “the Christmas factory”, has gained this year the status of a figurehead of the holidays with a touch of unique design and where tradition and modernity come together.
