Lugares de interés
Los Alcázares
El mural fué pintado en el Festival de Arte Urbano del Mar Menor en 2016
Lugares de interés
Los Alcázares
El mural de Piratroska fue pintado en el Festival de Arte Urbano 2016
Monuments
Cartagena
This wall in Cartagena belongs, in a military sense, to the Escuela Española de Fortificaciones Abalaurtadas (Spanish School of Bastioned Fortifications). Its layout covers 4,970 meters, 1,600 of which have completely disappeared or appear partially buried in some areas. The wall surrounds the whole city and the arsenal. The wall, whose construction was ordered by Charles III, has been the main defensive system of the city, which in land was completed with a castle and in the sea with coastal forts or batteries. Its layout is divided into six fronts: Frente Sur or Muralla del Mar (South Front or Sea Wall), Frente Este or Puertas de San José (East Front or San José¿s Doors), Frente Norte or Almarjal (North Front or Almarjal), Frente de las Puertas de Madrid (Front of Madrid¿s Doors), Frente Oeste or de Benipila (West Front or of Benipila) and Frente de Galeras (Front of Galleys).
Lugares de interés
Cartagena
The promenade runs along the seafront of the 18th century bastioned wall, the only remaining section of the great defensive work ordered to be built by Charles III. Its bastions, joined by straight stretches of wall, allowed for defence between them. The construction of these walls and the military buildings of the period gave rise to new roads, such as the Calle Real or the Muralla del Mar, which favoured accessibility between the different military establishments. Among these buildings is the Midshipmen's School, designed in 1788 by Juan de Villanueva - who also designed the Prado Museum - as a training centre for naval officers. The building presides over the seafront with its façade of Doric columns and the top of a hexagonal tower for astronomy practice. It is currently the Navy's General Services Centre. The mining boom at the end of the 19th century allowed a great urban reform to be undertaken, which included the creation of the new port of Cartagena, on land reclaimed from the sea, which until then had been along the front of the city walls. In 1888 this land was ceded to the municipality, thus giving birth to the great balcony of Cartagena overlooking the sea, which became the preferred place of residence for the most privileged classes. The projects for the promenade date from 1914 and are linked to the works on the new Paseo de Alfonso XII, which will turn the area into a promenade with English-style gardens and which will be completed with a monumental staircase in front of the old Midshipmen's School, which connects the Wall with the Paseo de Alfonso XII. In the 1920s, under the mandate of Mayor Torres, as part of his projects for the remodelling and ornamentation of the city, the Monument to Columbus was placed in the gardens of the Muralla del Mar, the work of Juan San Martín Serra, made of Carrara marble and placed on a pedestal designed by Lorenzo Ros. The statue represents the sailor in his most widespread iconography: with his arm outstretched pointing to the horizon. The last remodelling was carried out in the 1990s, preserving the impressive Australian fig trees (ficus macrophila), which share space with the Indian laurels (ficus microcarpa) that carpet the ground with their small fruits. The ficus located at the end of the wall overlooking the Plaza de los Héroes de Cavite, "El Gobernador" (The Governor), because it is within the enclosure of the Military Government of the Army, has a name of its own by right of antiquity. The height and stylised trunks of its Mexican fan palm (Washingtonia robusta) and Californian fan palm (Washingtonia filifera) are also striking. In the area more protected from the sun by a grove of pine trees is the children's play area. The walk along the Muralla del Mar also allows you to enjoy the magnificent views of the port of Cartagena, which has recovered its value as a space for urban use and leisure, with important elements such as the National Museum of Underwater Archaeology ARQVA and the Auditorium and Congress Centre "El Batel".
Monuments
Molina de Segura
La muralla y la alcazaba del barrio del castillo de Molina de Segura, constituyen los restos monumentales del antiguo enclave medieval del hisn Mulina, nombre con el que se conocía en época medieval a Molina de Segura. Tenía unos 8 metros de altura y unos 2 metros de anchura. Cada 20 metros existía una torre defensiva y por delante un foso de unos 7 metros de anchura por 3 de profundidad.Todo el recinto contaba con al menos 2 puertas. El tramo más importante que se conserva de la cerca medieval, hoy convertido en un moderno Museo, el MUDEM, es el aparecido en el antiguo emplazamiento de la fábrica de Maximino Moreno. En este tramo tenemos un lienzo de muralla de 125 m. que cuenta con 6 torres. 4 de ellas son cuadrangulares, otra forma parte de la estructura de la puerta y una última es de características singulares. Se trata de una torre sin paralelos de forma poligonal con 9 lados. Se encuentra en la confluencia entre el foso, el final de la acequia y el propio río Segura.
Monuments
Lorca
En el S. XII los almohades decidieron reforzar aún más la madina de Lurqa ante la inminente llegada de las tropas cristianas. De esta época es el lienzo de muralla medival que estaba jalonada de torres, puertas y cortinas que hay en la Alberca.
Monuments
Aledo
The remains of the Aledo wall date from the 11th century. The founders of this urban monument were its Muslim ancestors. In its beginnings the town of Aledo was protected from wars and raids and fights by an imposing stone wall that surrounded all of the small town. Currently one is able to view the remains of the Aledana wall in a good condition because in 1999 it was restored. The construction of the Aledo wall was made by utilizing the technique of “ramming the earth” which consisted of placing a mould of wood into the earth and throwing compacted earth over the top of it, then hammering the earth until it was dry; afterwards the wooden mould is removed and what remains it its place is a sturdy wall.
Parques temáticos
Ricote
Murapark es un Parque de Aventuras para toda la familia situado en el corazón del Valle de Ricote CIRCUITO AÉREO EXPLORADOR Infantil. Altura: 1,20m Un Canopy Park, (circuito aéreo de aventura) para que los más pequeños puedan explorar un mundo de sensaciones de aventura e iniciarlos en la naturaleza. A tan solo 1,20 metros del suelo y creado para niños desde 2 hasta 10 años, en los que el acompañante podrá ir de la mano del niño para darle seguridad. Compuesto con 5 divertidos y fáciles juegos, entre ellos una tirolina. CIRCUITO AÉREO AVENTURERO Altura: 4m | Más de 15 actividades diferentes Un circuito creado para los más aventureros con más de 20 juegos diferentes y con diversidad de dificultades. Apropiado para personas con altura a partir de 1,35m. Podrás ir avanzando en complejidad en una longitud de 500m e ir ganando seguridad y equilibrio a lo largo del recorrido. Podrás probar la silla deslizante, surfear las nubes o montar en bici por el cielo como siempre has soñado. Para terminar una tirolina sobre la laguna, ¡mucho cuidado con los chorros de agua! CIRCUITO AÉREO EXPERTO Altura: 9m | Más de 16 actividades diferentes ¿Te consideras un experto? Para los más ambiciosos y atrevidos. Un circuito con más 20 juegos diferentes en una longitud de 500m en el que la dificultar se vuelve considerable conforme vas avanzando. Apto para personas con altura mínima de 1,35m. Requiere fuerza, equilibrio y poder mental para superar todas las pruebas. No olvides que estarás a más de 9 m del suelo, ¿Serás capaz de terminar el circuito y poder deslizarte por la gran tirolina?
Tourist offices
Javali Viejo (Murcia)
Se trata de una pequeña instalación de madera, situada en el propio margen del Camino de Levante, en la que la Concejalía de Medio Ambiente Urbanismo, Medio Ambiente y Huerta desarrolla durante los fines de semana labores de información al visitante sobre los valores ambientales, culturales y etnográficos del paraje de La Contraparada, un singular entorno vinculado al origen de la Huerta de Murcia y el río Segura. El Punto de Información cuenta con aseos públicos. Web del Programa Más información El Punto de Información de La Contraparada de la Concejalía abre los fines de semana de 9:30 a 14 h. en el periodo comprendido entre el tercer fin de semana de septiembre y el 30 de mayo de cada año (cerrado junio, julio, agosto y parte de septiembre).
Tourist offices
Murcia
La Oficina de Turismo de Murcia, proporcionar información turística local y regional. Lunes a sábado: 10 a 19 horas. Domingo: 10 a 14 horas.
Active tourism
Baños Y Mendigo (Murcia)
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