Although we fall back into the clich\u00e9 of being a thermal establishment linked to wellness and health, this Spa of Puente Viesgo is closely linked to CULTURE (with capital letters): Great writers, nobles, princes have come \"to take the waters\", the Caves of Puente Viesgo, a World Heritage Site and its conferences on prehistory, the music days, monologues organised by the town council of Puente Viesgo, the centenary spa building itself, .......<\/p>\n
After the 84th edition of the Madrid Book Fair, the III Short Story Competition of the Puente Viesgo Spa was held. The jury was made up of Ms Eva Orue, Director of the Madrid Book Fair - Ms Maria Oru\u00f1a, one of the queens of the detective novel - Mr Oscar Villegas, Mayor of the Puente Viesgo Town Council and Ms Angeles P\u00e9rez, Manager of the Gran Hotel y Balneario de Puente Viesgo.<\/p>\n
After reading all the works submitted (the deadline for which was 8 July) each member of the jury cast their vote, which was again unanimous as in previous years, the winner being Ms. CRISTINA FERNANDEZ VALLS and her story \"VANESSA\" (see attached file).<\/p>\n
Ms Fernandez Valls, who lives in the United Kingdom, visited the stand of the Balneario de Puente Viesgo at the last edition of the Madrid Book Fair where she gathered the information to be able to participate.<\/p>\n
After communicating the result of the Jury and the congratulations of all its members, Ms Cristina Fernandez told us how happy she was because she grew up in Cantabria, she visited several times the Spa of Puente Viesgo, celebrating a family event some years ago...<\/p>\n