Check at your local Tourist Office for full details of Events
The use of masks, complying with safety distances and the use of hydroalcoholic gel is recommended.
During August there are a number of free classes on the beach at Isla Plana, La Azohia and Pto de Mazarrón including Yoga, Zumba and Aquagym. Also free childrens activities in Pto de Mazarron. Refer to our What’s On for days/times
Aguilas
www.aguilas.org
Tel 968 493 285 – Sat Market
Every Saturday – Antique & Collectable Market near the Railway Station. From 10am
Aguilas Ayuntamiento once again introduces their free open air concerts at Aguilas Castle. This year to co-incide with the full moon which this year is 10th, 11th and 12th. Pianists, groups and sopranos perform in this amazing location, high above the Mediterranean.
Saturday 13th – Free Guided Walk. Discover Cabo Cope/Puntas de Calnegre on this 4.7km walk of approx 2.5 hours. 9.30am. Booking through Aguilas Tourist Info Centre
Contemporáneos de Coronado Permanent Art Exhibition – Auditorio Doña Elena, Thu-Sun 7pm-10pm
Carnival Museum – Visit this museum in the Francisco Rabal Cultural House to see some of the amazing carnival costumes. The costumes will be changed each year to show those from the most recent carnival festival.
Open Tues-Sat 9am-2pm & 4-9pm
Ruta del Ferrocarril – Check at Tourist Office for availability
Alhama de Murcia
http://turismo.alhamademurcia.es/
Tel 968 633 51 – Tues Market
Alhama Ayuntamiento have scheduled free open air concerts in the Municipality with various music genres for all ages.
Wednesday 3rd – Plaza Vieja 10pm
Saturday 6th – Cañadas de Alhama 10pm
Saturday 13th – Gebas 10pm
Friday 26th – El Berro 10pm
Thursday 11th and Thursday 25th – Free Guided Tour (in English) of Alhama, taking in such sights as the Church of San Lazaro, Los Martires Gardens, Casa Consistorial and Los Baños Archeological Museum. 3€ (2€ under 12’s). 7pm. 968 633 512 to book
Friday 19th – Free activity “Rescue the Time Traveller” (in English). Suitable for families/children over 7 years old, an inter-activity involving solving a riddle by piecing together pieces of a map scattered around the Town. 968 633 512 to book
There are some fabulous walks in the Sierra Espuña National Park.
Go tohttp://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.
Fuente Alamo
Sat Market
Every Wednesday – Hacienda del Alamo Women’s Association Coffee Morning @ The Club House 10am-12pm
Lorca
www.lorcaturismo.es
Tel 968 441 914 – Thurs Market
Thursday-Saturdays in August – Enjoy a romantic dinner in the courtyard of Lorca Castle with live music (piano, guitar or saxophone, depending on the date) 30€ 9.30pm. 968 959 646
Lorca Castle – general entry 6€. Guided Tours available in English for 4€ on Thursdays at 10.30am (22€ to include lunch), with special packages on Sundays. Check at Tourist Office for full details.
Mazarrón
www.mazarron.es
Tel 968 594 426 – Sat Market
Saturday 20th August – Artisan Market
Check at the Tourist Office for information onFree Guided Tours in Mazarrón area.
Mazarrón Ayuntamiento have scheduled free open air concerts in the Municipality at Mirador de Bahia, Pto de Mazarrón, with various music genres for all ages, starting at 10pm
Friday 5th – Flamenco/Jazz
Saturday 6th – Abba Experience 70/80
Friday 12th – Flamenco/Jazz
Friday 19th – Rock/Poetry
There are also a number of free Guided Walks. 968 594 426 to book.
Monday 8th and Friday 19th – Along the coves of Bolnuevo. 11km. Approx 3 hours. Medium difficulty (there are climbs and descents)
15th – In the hills, mines and countryside of Mazarrón. 9km
Wednesday 17th and Tuesday 23rd – Bolnuevo Watch Tower. Built in the 16th Century to protect the area from Berber invasions. 7pm
Monday 29th – 3-4 hour walk along the Via Verde 6pm
Puerto Lumbreras
Tel 968 436 153 – Fri Market
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.
Please check availability as some of the evenings are already fully booked.
Totana
www.totana.es
Tel 968 418 153 – Wed Market/Fri in El Pareton
Sunday 28th – Artisan Market. Come and discover handmade ceramics, local honey and jewellery to name a few of the many artisan products for sale at Santuario de Santa Eulalia. 10am-2pm
Saturdays & Sundays – Guided Visit to La Bastida 3.40€ (2.50€ disc)10am/12pm. Book at Tourist Office
Saturdays – Guided Visit Museum of The Tower of Santiago
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. 10am