Valencia will celebrate the Night of San Juan this next Sunday, June 23 with a special operation in the city’s beaches. Until Monday, June 24, public holiday in the Valencian Community valencia City Council has set up a complete health care, security and cleaning operation.
The festival will begin with the distribution of firewood for the bonfires. It will start on June 23rd from 6:00 pm. At 20:00 garbage bags will be distributed at the beach tickets and throughout the Zone, in order to keep the area clean.
Beach cleanup will begin at 04:00 on June 24, so attendees should leave the Zone before this time to facilitate the cleanup process.
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The collection of the collection will take place between 18.00 and 22.00 hores, in the 9 points that will be distributed along the bonfire area pic.twitter.com/NpWhVhVbaHy7
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As for health care, several health posts will be set up on different beaches. In Malva-rosa, the health post Malva-rosa 1 will be operational from 10:00 on June 23 to 07:00 on June 24.
In Cabanyal, the sanitary stations Cabanyal 2, 3 and 4 will be available during the same hours.
The Pinedo 1 health post will start operating at 10:30 on June 23 and will remain in place until 03:00 the following day, with the possibility of extending the hours until 05:00 or moving to other beaches as needed.
In addition, a field hospital will be located in the Esplanade of the sculpture of the Dolphins, in front of Acequia de la Cadena Street.
Four Violet Points will be established to attend and provide information on sexual aggressions. These will be located in the Esplanade of the sculpture of the Dolphins, in the Plaza Monument Actor Antonio Ferrandis, at the beginning of the Paseo Marítimo at the height of the Hotel Neptuno, and in the Malva-rosa, at the height of the Restaurant Alegria de la Huerta.
It should be remembered that the celebration of the Night of San Juan on the beaches of Valencia has specific regulations to ensure the safety and protection of the natural environment. It is strictly forbidden to light fires on the beaches located within the Natural Park of El Saler and La Albufera, such as Pinedo, L’Arbre del Gos, La Garrofera, La Devesa, and El Recatí-Perellonet.