THE MELON FESTIVITIES TORRE PACHECO
Festivities
Torre Pacheco
div Melons are a unique reference within our Region, and especially, they are one of the most important and typical products of the agricultural sector in our municipality. The main emblem of Torre Pacheco is the melon, and it has always ...
The Molinete Tower
Monuments
Mazarrón
span style=font-size:16pxElevated in a hill, the Molinete Tower can be found, also known as the Tower of the Catholic Monarchs. It is a watchtower in a circular shape, raised on a small promontory, close to Los Vélez Castle./span span ...
The Old Market Place or Alarcos House
Monuments
Yecla
span style=font-size:16pxOriginally, the building was probably built in the 16th century and it was initially used as a market. This building was right-angled built. On its ground floor an open or continuous gallery formed by ten round arches ...
THE OSADOS CYCLING EXPERIENCES
Active tourism
Murcia
Agencia especializada en cicloturismo. Organización de vacaciones en bicicleta con todo incluido, y viajes guiados en bicicleta por la Región de Murcia. ...
The Roman House on Era Street
Monuments
Puerto de Mazarrón (Mazarrón)
span style=font-size:16pxIn 1990, at the back of the ancient port located in an area called La Era, a necropolis and some Roman single-family homes were excavated. The most complex houses had a hall, bedrooms, patio, kitchen and a cistern. ...
The Roman Milestone
Monuments
Puerto de Mazarrón (Mazarrón)
span style=font-size:16pxThe Miliar term is applied to the posts, cairns or columns that were marking the distances in the ancient Roman roads./span span style=font-size:16pxThe Milestone of Mazarrón indicates the proximity of the ...
THE ROSTRAL COLUMN
Monuments
Cartagena
Commemorative monument of the centenary of the Board of Works of the Port in 1977. It is located in the port, next to the old Yatch Club and the Sailors' Training Barracks that currently houses new facilities of the Polytechnic University ...
The Trinitarians Monument Sculpture
Monuments
Torre Pacheco
Sculpture by Pedro Jordán, made in 2009. Fray Juan Gil, a Trinitarian friar, was the person who on 19 September 1580 managed to collect the 500 gold ducats to free Miguel de Cervantes, who had been imprisoned by Berber pirates. ...
The Villa of El Alamillo
Monuments
Puerto de Mazarrón (Mazarrón)
span style=font-size:16pxThe Roman villae houses originated from the ancient agro-fishing character held by native Roman families./span span style=font-size:16pxThey consisted of a serf-sufficient inhabited nucleus, where frequently there ...
The Water Mural
Monuments
Torre Pacheco
Mural by Manolo Belzunce, made in 2005. This 12 m² and 330 tiles work is located in the municipal indoor swimming pool of Torre Pacheco. Belzunce’s work cannot be summarised or expressed with any particular technique or style, ...
THE WHALE'S TAIL
Monuments
Cartagena
span style=font-size:14pxSculpture five metres high by eight metres wide, weighing approximately 24 tons. It was made by the sculptor Fernando Sáenz de Elorrieta in Weathering steel. The sculpture simulates the plunge of a whale in the ...
