An approach to cultural heritage in landscape visual quality enclaves. The military batteries of Cape Tiñoso (Cartagena, Murcia)

Abstract

The Military Batteries of Cabo Tiñoso are a heritage legacy located at the coastal mountains of Cartagena, a slightly altered landscape that must be evaluated for their characteristics and potential. The present work aims to discover and enhance this military heritage by evaluating and classifying the visual quality of the landscape on which it is situated and whose main aesthetic values are the color and texture contrast within the sea, soil, rock and vegetation, while geomorphology adds power to the views of cliffs. The scenic quality is modified in the first place by the building of the batteries, but it does not replace the visual quality of the landscape that at a greater distance is free from anthropogenic activities. Three programs with their policies aimed at the promotion of tourism, accessibility and protection are proposed to make it a potential resource of tourist and local development that respects the environment and is aware of cultural values.