The seven municipal cemeteries of València (General, Cabanyal, Campanar, Grau, Benimámet, Massarrojos and El Palmar) will maintain the special opening hours to the public established for the celebration of the All Saints' holiday until Thursday. This schedule, which has been in operation since last Saturday, October 21, allows the public to enter from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sundays and holidays included.
According to the municipal decision, citizens have to place floral decorations in front of the tombstones and niches of their loved ones before 11 a.m. on November 1, and that task is reduced to the size of these graves. Regarding the boxes in which the decorations are carried, these will be deposited in the cemetery location, indicated by the personnel in charge of the cemetery. Likewise, the placement of tombstones, crosses, etc., will only be allowed until 5 pm tomorrow, October 30.
The municipal side also includes regulations regarding the accessibility and sale of flowers, since during these days and until Tuesday, November 1, the traditional sale of flowers can be carried out on public roads, in accordance with some conditions specified in the side. municipal, which also includes regulations regarding the accessibility of municipal cemeteries.
In fact, this weekend the Municipal Transport Company has increased the number of buses that provide service to cemeteries. The lines that link the city with the municipal cemetery have been reinforced by 44% and their frequency of passage has been "considerably" improved, according to the City Council.
Likewise, the Valencia City Council is going to launch a special reinforcement of the Local Police for the All Saints' holiday. Specifically, 298 police officers will be on the streets on November 1, 154 police officers in the morning and 144 in the afternoon.
Of these, 70 agents are an extra reinforcement that joins the usual operation that will ensure normality in the traditional visit to the cemeteries. Specifically, 34 agents will be assigned to the General Cemetery, 27 for ordinary service and 7 for operations. and in other cemeteries in the city there will be a total of 36 police officers, of which 32 will be on regular duty and 4 on operational duty.
