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. He was captured when he returned to Spain after taking part in the Battle of Lepanto. The pirates asked for this large amount of money to free Cervantes because they mistook him for a prominent person in the Spanish Court, as they found in his possession letters of praise signed by Mr. Juan de Austria and the Duke of Sesa and highlighting his value at Lepanto as a soldier. Cervantes was imprisoned in Algiers for five years, until Fray Juan Gil managed to gather the money for his rescue. During the period between the 16th and 18th centuries, the Murcian coast was the target of numerous attacks carried out by North African pirates and corsairs. Numerous towers were built along the Murcian coast to help fight or try to repel this continuous series of attacks. The reason was to control trade in the Mediterranean, both by the Turkish and Spanish empires. The Trinitarian monks, who belonged to the Order of the Holy Trinity, were in charge of intermediating with the Berber pirates to rescue the captives. The Pacheco family, the founders of Torre Pacheco, had a special bond with this religious order. Dean Luis Pacheco, founder of the Parish of Torre Pacheco in 1603, left his inheritance to his nephew Juan Pacheco who belonged to the Trinitarian Order and was dedicated to saving prisoners. To recall this history, the sculptor Pedro Jordán has represented the Trinitarian holding in his left hand the shackles worn by Miguel de Cervantes as a symbol of his liberation.
Monuments
Puerto de Mazarrón (Mazarrón)
The Roman villae houses originated from the ancient agro-fishing character held by native Roman families. They consisted of a serf-sufficient inhabited nucleus, where frequently there was an infrastructure for exploiting farming resources, areas of artisan workshops, and in the villae in this area, industrial areas for salted fish preparation. This villa is a house that must have been built in the second half of the 1st century A.D. and was abandoned at the end of the next century, although perhaps continuing to be used until the first years of the 3rd century. Originally, it was a terraced construction differentiated into two parts: one residential area with corresponding thermal water pools; and another service or industrial part. This second part is now open for visitation, exhibiting the six salting basins dedicated to producing salted fish and Garum fish sauce along with a group of rooms around a patio. The villa’s economic activity would be focused on two sectors. On the one hand, the existence of basins leads us to believe it served a small-scale fishing business. On the other hand, this activity would be complemented with agricultural activities on their lands that could be irrigated thanks to the nearby El Alamillo Reservoir.
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, as the diversity and depth with which he uses techniques, tools and themes make each pictorial series a stage with a beginning and an end. The mural, which stands on the wall of the swimming pool, represents a dreamlike and poetic image of several characters sheltered from the sun under the shade of some pleasant palm trees. Through white tiles –very Mediterranean and with red scratched enamel, the artist represents with ochre colours the prehistoric and Roman art.
Monuments
Cartagena
Sculpture 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 waters of the port of Cartagena (an easily observable mammal crossing the coasts of Cabo Tiñoso and Cabo de Palos, the usual crossing point in its migrations.)
Restaurants
Los Baños (Mula)
En nuestro Restaurante en los Baños de Mula ofrecemos una síntesis entre lo antiguo y lo moderno. Podrás comer en un lugar muy luminoso y disfrutar de las magnificas vistas. De noche el restaurante se convierte en un sitio romántico donde te podrás sentar cerca de una chimenea central o en verano disfrutar de una brisa fresca en una de nuestras terrazas. Ofrecemos una gastronomía tradicional con un toque moderno en un ambiente tranquilo y familiar.
Tiendas especializadas
Ribera de Molina (Molina de Segura)
Tienda de conservas gourment con la marca de "La Flor de Murcia". Conservas artesanas tçipicas de la Región de Murcia, vinos de la tierra y alrededores, licores, embutidos... HORARIO: De lunes a viernes de 9:00 a 14:00 y de 17:00 a 20:30 h. Sábados de 9:00 a 14:00 h.
Teatro y humor
Molina de Segura
La IV Muestra Internacional de Teatro de Títeres, Objetos y Visual de Molina de Segura TITIRITANDO 2026, promovida por la Concejalía de Cultura del Ayuntamiento molinense, a través del Teatro Villa de Molina, con la colaboración de la compañía de títeres La Carreta, de Elche, se celebra los días 17, 18 y 19 de abril, en el Teatro Villa de Molina y en la Plaza de Europa. El Teatro Villa de Molina promueve esta muestra para presentar a la ciudadanía molinense algunos espectáculos y compañías con amplio recorrido y trayectoria que proceden de Argentina, México, Brasil, Alemania y España, posibilitando el acercamiento e intercambio cultural con estos países. Del 17 al 19 de abril se llevarán a cabo un total de 7 representaciones (2 funciones concertadas con centros escolares y 5 dirigidas al público familiar), 5 espectáculos diferentes, y dos talleres, que se realizarán sábado y domingo.
Teatro y humor
Abarán
“TOC TOC” en el Teatro Cervantes de Abarán No te pierdas la divertida comedia “TOC TOC”, dentro de la Muestra de Teatro Amateur, una obra llena de humor y situaciones inesperadas que te hará reír de principio a fin. 11 de abril 20:00 h Teatro Cervantes – Abarán Entrada: 5 € Una cita perfecta para disfrutar del talento local y del mejor teatro en directo. ¡Ven y pásalo en grande!
Tiendas especializadas
Caravaca de La Cruz
Todopan, Confitería, Pastelería, Panadería, con servicio de cafetería para que puedas degustar tranquilamente nuestros productos, todos elaborados artesanalmente por nuestros maestros pasteleros y panaderos, que están a su servicio desde 1980, entre muchos de los productos podrá encontrar los dulces más típicos (Yemas de Caravaca, Alfajor, Cordiales, Trovadores y Pañuelos de Santa Teresa) de Caravaca de la Cruz, situada en el noroeste de la región de Murcia. Una ciudad con mucha historia, a la cual puedes peregrinar usando los caminos de la Cruz de Caravaca, disfrutar de la naturaleza haciendo el Camino del Levante, con inicio en Orihuela.
