Monuments
Lorca
The Torre Alfonsina is located inside the Castle - Fortaleza de Lorca. It was built in the 13th century under the mandate of the Castilian King Alfonso X el Sabio, to whom it owes its name.
Monuments
Cartagena
Monumento funerario turriforme más antiguo de la Península Ibérica. De planta casi cuadrangular, presenta en primer lugar un zócalo construido mediante tres hileras de bloques calizos, perfectamente escuadrados y rematados con una moldura.
Monuments
Aledo
The Torre del Homenaje from Aledo, being nowadays the symbol of the little medieval town of Aledo, was centuries ago an example of power and defenses of this territory. Onto the former Moorish fortress, Christians erected this singular tower aimed at border watching as well as providing shelter for its population. In the aftermath of the Reconquest of Granada in 1492, the tower lost its strategic importance but after passing through a wide range of usages it is today one of the county's main attractions. Its square base lies in the middle of the former military site. It has a simple layout including a ground floor, two levels and a terrace. Its current dimensions are: 19.30m high (with its 23 stones of 80 cm each) and 12.90m wide, although it might have been higher as suggests a document of 1468 that describes it with 25 stones in height and a crenellation that obviously no longer exists. The tower also includes a mortar platform (or berm) that was meant to level the surface. Naturally, several later alterations gave it its current shape. On the threshold of the 16th century, the Keep was the last defensive redoubt. Until the 18th century each level kept carrying out its own function: the ground floor to storage water ; the first store as armory and second store as granary. The fortress used to meet the standards established by the treaties on military architecture from the 15th century: to be provided with the highest and sturdiest tower possible in order to get the entire fortress precinct controlled from above; access points that can easily been sealed from inside; an internal water tank for supply; place to stock weapons; an oven; a grist mill and a grain warehouse. Despite being a Christian work, the construction materials used are typical of the Al-Andalus period, exception made of the abundant use of lime, a building method that is more caracteristic of the Almohad,a culture originating from Northern Africa. The interior of the Keep displays Islamic influence as well.This can be noted in the arches that hold up the vault of each store, which are a clear example of the Mudejar style ( a syncretic movement that assimilates Christian and Moorish architectural elements) of the late 13th century. The external shape of the opening in the western face of the second storey has to be considered another manifestation of this architecture style. A support and covering system similar to the one employed in this structure can be found in the Torre Alfonsina, the Castle Keep of Lorca (Murcia).
Monuments
Las Lomas del Rame (Los Alcázares)
Fortaleza de origen árabe que formó parte del sistema vigía de las costa del Mar Menor y que durante el repoblamiento castellano fue remodelada para prevenir las incursiones piratas por el litoral mediterráneo.
Monuments
Campos del Río
Sin Torre del Reloj Campos del Río no sería lo mismo. Resalta por su color azul y por la historia que guarda entre sus paredes. Durante la dictadura fue una cárcel. Ahora, es una pieza arquitectónica más de esta zona, es una torre sencilla con un reloj en la parte superior y rematada por una veleta y una campana.
Monuments
Bullas
Inaugurated on the 25th July 1900, hence its name the Tower of Santiago. It was funded by Doctor Joaquin Carreño, a local landowner, who donated it to the Town Hall in 1916. Its original purpose was to regulate the irrigation turns of the Bullense orchard with its chimes, which is why it is situated in one of the two hills that form the peculiar local physiognomy. The clock was built in Switzerland and installed by Moisés Díaz.
Monuments
Mula
Do you know the use of the Clock Tower in former times? To mark the allotted times for the use of irrigation water. It was built in 1806 and you will find it in the Town Hall Square .
Tourist offices
Torre Pacheco
OFICINA DE TURISMO DE TORRE PACHECO Lunes a viernes: de 08:30 a 14:30 horas.
Monuments
Torre Pacheco
Inaugurated in 2011, it is, according to the authors of the project (Javier Martínez and his team), a building whose protagonist is emptiness. The “unoccupied” space creates a large square, consisting of the Day Centre, where white is the undisputed protagonist. From the square, the town hall is easily accessible through a large opening that invites you to enter the hall through the glass. The street pavement penetrates the entrance hall and the courtyards as an extension of the square until it reaches the Plenary Hall. On the inside, the double heights of the hall and its natural sunlight generate a sense of transparency and verticality that communicates spatially with the floors of the consistory. This makes orientation very easy. The usefulness of the main facade stands out, since it becomes a large screen where films are projected.
Monuments
El Paraje (Alguazas)
Los orígenes de la Torre del Obispo, también conocida como “Torre Vieja”, se remontan su construcción al S.XIV, iniciándola el Obispo D. Pedro Peñaranda y finalizado bajo el obispado de Don Alonso de Vargas. (1349-1461). La Torre tuvo gran relevancia militar durante los siglos XV y XVI hasta la conquista del reino de Granada. La zona donde fue construida es un estratégico lugar que domina la confluencia de los ríos Mula y Segura, y controla los ricos y extensos campos de regadío situados en su amplio entorno, al tiempo que daba seguridad y cobertura a campesinos y pastores de esa época. En 1985 fue declarado edificio BIC. En 1989 fue adquirido por el Ayuntamiento de Alguazas y con la ayuda de la Comunidad Autónoma se procedió a una primera fase de restauración, En el año 2005 comenzó una segunda fase con una subvención LEADER, que concluyó en 2007. Junto a la Torre podemos encontrar un monumento de homenaje al huertano: una de las compuertas de la Acequia Mayor de Alguazas. La Torre es de planta cuadrangular alrededor de un patio central, y se distribuye de la siguiente manera: ¿ Planta Baja: Galerías clásicas de Fortaleza Medieval con arcos de crucería y patio central. Vitrinas informativas: hechos y acontecimientos históricos de la Torre. ¿ Entresuelo: Pequeña capilla dedicada a Santa María. ¿ Primera Planta: Museo Etnográfico, con la reconstrucción de una casa típica de la huerta alguaceña, organizado por la Asociación Cultural “Amigos de la Torre”. ¿ Segunda Planta: Sala de exposiciones temporales y mirador panorámico con 96 ventanales desde el que se divisa la Vega Media del Segura.
Monuments
Caravaca de La Cruz
The fortified tower of the Templars, which now houses the Centro de Interpretación de la naturaleza, is located on the site of Fuentes del Marqués, 2 km away from the centre of Carvaca. This estate is named after its former owners, the Marquis of San Mamés, and after the natural springs. It is precisely these crystal clear waters and the surrounding nature which attract tourists to this environment. The origins of the fortified tower are very confusing. The current fortified tower is supposed to have been built on the foundations of an earlier tower. The first known dates of building on this site are by the Arab geographer Al-Himyari (13th to 14th century). This is an area of great scenic, cultural and ecological interest, which has retained a high level of environmental quality as a result of the favourable physical conditions of the environment and a good relationship between the human life and biotic life that sustains it. In the area there is the council facility of the hostel Fuentes del Marques in the area. It can be accessed from the asphalt road (Las Fuentes) that draws from Caravaca itself, approximately 2 km from there. There is also pedestrian access using El Camino de Huerto (a famous walking path in Caravaca).
