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.
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.
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.
