Aguilas
Tel 968 493 285 – Sat Market
Every Saturday – Antique & Collectable Market near the Railway Station. From 10am
Friday 2nd August – Les Miserables @ Plaza Antonio Cortijos 9.30pm 15€
Saturday 3rd August – 3hr Theatrical Tour of Aguilas 10.30am. Register at Tourist Office
Saturday 3rd August – El Canijo de Jerez @ Plaza Antonio Cortijos 9pm 18€
Sunday 4th August – XXVII Encuentro de Cuadrillas Traditional Folk Music @ Plaza Antonio Cortijos 10pm Free
Sunday 11th August – 2½hr Historical Tour of Aguilas 8.30pm from Tourist Office
11th – 13th August – Classical Piano Concerts @ Aguilas Castle 10.30pm 20€/35 (abono 75€)
Sunday 24th August (Spanish) & Saturday (English) – Ruta del Ferrocarril (Railway Route) 10am
Sunday 18th August – Path Four Calas Route. Depart from Playa de Calarreona, camping area 10am. 4km. 2hrs. Contact guide on 670 307 818
Alhama de Murcia
http://turismo.alhamademurcia.es/
Tel 968 633 51 – Tues Market
There are some fabulous walks in the Sierra Espuña National Park.
Go to http://turismo.alhamademurcia.es and click on Paths of Sierra Espuña. You will find full details of all walks available and a map that you can download.
Thursday 1st & Friday 15th August – Guided Tour of Alhama Castle 7pm from Los Baños Archaeological Museum 2€
Saturday 3rd & Tuesday 6th & 13th & 20th August – Free 45min Guided Tour of Thermal Baths 11am
Saturday 3rd August – Duo Acuarela @ El Cañarico 10pm Free
Sunday 10th August – Duo Versus @ El Berro 10pm Free
Sunday 17th August – Duo Reyes del Sol @ Gebas 10pm Free
Friday 30th August – Free Live Concert @ Open Air Swimming Pool 10pm
Friday 6th September – Free Live Concert @ Plazas de las Americas 10pm
Fuente Alamo
Sat Market
Every Wednesday – Hacienda del Alamo Women’s Association Coffee Morning @ The Club House 10am-12pm
Lorca
Tel 968 441 914 – Thurs Market
Tuesday Free Open-Air Cinema @ Plaza Caldreon de la Barca:
6th August – El Amor Menos Pensado
13th August – Pillow Talk
20th August – The Sisters’ Brothers
27th August – Campeones (Spanish comedy)
Lorca Castle – general entry 6€. Guided Tours available in English for 4€ on Thursdays at 10.30am for 22€ to include lunch, with special packages on Sundays. Check at Tourist Office for full details.
Saturday 17th August – Free Guided Tour of Monumental Lorca 8.30pm from Tourist Office. Booking essential.
Saturday 24th August – Free Red Dagger Theatrical Tour of Lorca. 11am from Plaza de España. Ideal for families. Booking essential (minimum 5 persons)
Mazarrón
Tel 968 594 426 – Sat Market
Free Guided Tours in Mazarrón area.
Visit the Tourist Office or www.visitamazarron.es for full details of all tours.
Bolnuevo Sports Facilities
The exercise park will have double bars, low bars and complex push-up equipment installed in the sand in front of the Erosions. There is an informative poster that includes a training routine for users with recommendations for the use of the equipment.
Summer Activities
The agenda includes 18 hiking trails, 18 cultural routes, 19 film screenings on the beach of La Isla, 30 nights of entertainment on the Paseo de Puerto de Mazarrón and 45 days with children’s activities and sports on beaches. The children’s activities will be on the Castellar from Monday to Friday from 11am-1pm and in Rihuete from Monday to Friday from 6-8pm. All the information on cultural and hiking routes is on www.visitamazarron.com
The sports activities planned are Pilates, functional training, body combat and aerobics:
La Isla: 9.30am Pilates
El Puerto: 11am Functional Training
La Reya: 12.15pm Body Combat
La Isla: 5pm Aerobics
El Puerto: 6.15pm Aerobics
La Reya: 7.30pm Pilates
The Open Water Swim Channel will continue to be available at Playa del Puerto.
Recognized services by ADEAC and FAMDIF include: reserved parking, adapted toilets, concrete walkways, shaded areas, amphibious chairs and walkers and assistance by the lifeguards.
Playa del Puerto: Tues & Thurs-Sun from 11.30am-7.30pm
La Isla: Wed-Sun from 11.30am-7.30pm
La Reya: Mon & Thurs-Sun from 11.30am-7.30pm
On these beaches, you can make prior reservation of the facilities.
Friday 9th August – Piano Concert @ the Bolnuevo ErosionsSaturday 10th August – Solidarity Race for AECC in Bolnuevo
Saturday 17th August – The Bahía de Los Libros Literary Meeting
Puerto Lumbreras
Tel 968 436 153 – Fri Market
Saturdays (6.30pm) & Sundays (11am) in August – Discover the historical and patrimonial wealth of Puerto Lumbreras through Medina Nogalte visiting its cave-houses and the Nogalte Castle. From Craftsman workshop cave house, reception of Medina Nogalte. 7pm. 3€ (under 10’s free). Payment due 2 days prior to visit @ ES 12 3058 0204 15 2732000020-City Hall of Puerto Lumbreras.
Wednesdays & Saturdays in August – Visit the Astronomical Observatory – 7pm or 10pm
Monday 12th August – Tears of San Lorenzo
++10pm from Esplanada Youth Hostel Cabezo de la Jara
Presentation and Projection of Perseids.
10.30pm – Observation of Saturn and the Moon from the telescopes installed in the esplanade of the Youth Hostel
11pm – open-air observations of Perseids.
Open until dawn. Wear warm clothes and take torch and mat or folding chair.
Totana
Tel 968 418 153 – Wed Market/Fri in El Pareton
Saturdays & Sundays in August Guided Visit to La Bastida 3.40€ (2.50€ disc)10am/12pm. Book at Tourist Office
Saturdays in August – Guided Visit Museum Of The Tower Of Santiago 10am
The first level hosts the chapter house that refers to the lands of Totana; the Order of Santiago. The second level is the choir of the church, which shows the Mudejar coffered ceiling of the temple and the explanation of its chapels. The next level is known as ‘the bride’s room’, which was the old house of the bell ringer. The fourth level cannot be visited as it contains the current clock. The last level is the bell tower, where the second oldest bell of the Diocese is located, dating from 1470.
Saturday 10th August – Noche en Vela
Hilltop of Aledo is lit up with candles. Music and dance along the route. 8.30pm-10pm/11pm-12.30pm 5€ (accompanied children free). Booking essential