The Manilva City Council will renovate the Plaza de los Naranjos in San Luis de Sabinillas

The popular Plaza de los Naranjos in San Luis de Sabinillas, or Plaza de Jorge Guillén, will undergo a comprehensive renovation in the coming months. This was explained to SUR by Marcos Ruiz, the councilor for Urban Planning in Manilva, with a total budget of 220,000 euros for the project.

"This square is located in the Punta Almina area of San Luis de Sabinillas. It's a very central, popular, and busy square. Although this project was initiated in the previous legislature by then-councilor Agustín Vargas, in our election program we included this renovation along with the pedestrianization of Aurora de Albornoz Street, which connects two of the most important streets of Sabinillas, Avenida de Andalucía and Calle Duquesa de Arcos. We also included a broader reorganization of spaces," the councilor detailed to SUR.

The works, which will begin in mid-September, will give the square a new look, "including at one end some facilities to set up a stage since events and concerts are also held in this square."

"Currently, there are many rough brick planters that create architectural barriers, and there is also a cake-shaped fountain that is always broken, which causes many problems because it does not have self-filling and has to be filled with a hose, making the maintenance process very cumbersome," Ruiz detailed.

Therefore, in the first phase, "which will be done in two stages to cause the least inconvenience possible to residents and businesses," speed bumps, planters, and architectural barriers will be removed, the current fountain will be removed, and a ground-level water jet fountain will be installed, "a modern fountain, leaving more open space for pedestrians, businesses, and residents of the square."

The second phase will start in 2026 and will be the time for the pedestrianization of the area, with the removal of approximately 12 parking spaces "which will be relocated to the park area, where about 20 new spaces will be made available for vehicles," according to the councilor for Urban Planning.

The Department of Gardens will take care of the plants currently in the square, transplanting them to other locations, and the ficus will remain in its current location "as it is respected because it has more structure and size and is more difficult to move," he concludes.