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Boats moored in the new Puerto de Mazarrón marina

Promenade(4.5)

Paseo Marítimo & Marina (New) – Puerto de Mazarrón

Puerto de Mazarrón’s main marina area, best for walking, people-watching and a relaxed seafront stop.

Mazarrón

Beach

Águilas Town-Centre Beaches

Compare Poniente, La Colonia, Levante and Las Delicias before choosing your beach in central Águilas.

Águilas

Medieval keep of Aledo Castle beneath a clear blue sky

Castle(4.5)

Aledo Castle and Torre del Homenaje

Climb Aledo's medieval Torre del Homenaje for displays about the fortified town and wide valley views.

Aledo

Historic(4.3)

Augusteum

A small Roman monument in Cartagena that helps explain the city’s imperial cult.

Cartagena

Marina

Cabo de Palos Harbour and Marina

Walk beside the fishing and leisure boats, marina pontoons and waterfront restaurants of Cabo de Palos.

Cabo de Palos · Cartagena

Monument

Cabo de Palos Lighthouse

Walk around the base of Cabo de Palos Lighthouse and take in broad views across the Mediterranean coast.

Cabo de Palos · Cartagena

Yellow and red curved exterior of La Deseada bullring in Cieza

Building

Cieza Bullring (La Deseada)

See the striking exterior of La Deseada as a short architecture stop in Cieza.

Cieza

Historic(4.2)

Civil War Air Raid Shelter Museum

Walk through original air-raid shelter galleries beneath Concepción Hill and learn about wartime Cartagena.

Cartagena

Castle(4.3)

Concepción Castle

Explore a medieval keep, Cartagena history displays and some of the city's best panoramic views.

Cartagena

Dog crossing the suspension bridge on the Dinosaur Trail in Sierra Espuña

Walk

Dinosaur Trail, Sierra Espuña

Cross the suspension bridge and explore pine forest, old terraces and traces of Sierra Espuña's human history.

Alhama de Murcia

Natural(4.7)

Estrecho de la Arboleja

A narrow limestone gorge near Aledo that works well as a short, easy natural stop.

Aledo

Pink blossom filling the orchards around Cieza with mountains on the horizon

Natural

Floración de Cieza

See Cieza's fruit-growing landscape burst into colour from public viewpoints and seasonal routes.

Cieza

Modern stone exterior of the Museo de Fuente Álamo beneath a clear blue sky

Museum

Fuente Álamo Museum (Museo de Fuente Álamo)

A three-floor museum exploring Fuente Álamo’s local heritage, ethnography and municipal art collection.

Fuente Álamo de Murcia

Whitewashed brick-and-masonry exterior of El Pósito Municipal on a narrow street in Alhama de Murcia

Building

Granary Deposit

See an 18th-century civic granary whose brick-and-masonry interior now hosts temporary exhibitions in central Alhama.

Alhama de Murcia

Castle

Lorca Castle (Fortaleza del Sol)

Explore the Fortaleza del Sol, from its gardens and stone walls to the towers and medieval Jewish quarter.

Lorca

Visitors covered in mud standing in the shallow saltwater pool at San Pedro del Pinatar

Natural

Mud Baths, San Pedro del Pinatar

A distinctive open-air experience beside the salt ponds of Lo Pagán, with designated platforms for the traditional Mar Menor mud-bathing ritual.

San Pedro del Pinatar

Reconstructed ancient vessel displayed inside the National Museum of Underwater Archaeology in Cartagena

Historic(4.4)

National Museum of Underwater Archaeology (ARQVA)

Shipwreck finds, the remains of Mazarrón I and the conservation story of Mazarrón II beside Cartagena's harbour.

Cartagena

Historic(4.6)

Naval Museum of Cartagena

Cartagena's naval story, from shipbuilding and diving to the restored Isaac Peral submarine.

Cartagena

White domed exterior of the Aljibón de Corverica water museum in Fuente Álamo

Historic

Outside Water Museum

A small water museum in Fuente Álamo centred on the restored Aljibón de Corverica and the area’s traditional water heritage.

Fuente Álamo de Murcia

Tall glass panoramic lift tower rising beside Concepción Hill in Cartagena

Monument(4.1)

Panoramic Lift of Cartagena

A quick glass lift to Parque Torres, Concepción Castle and broad views across Cartagena.

Cartagena

Dog-friendly Playa de las Moreras on the Mazarrón coast, view 1

Beach(4.3)

Playa de Las Moreras. Playa Canina (Dog Friendly Beach)

A practical dog beach in Puerto de Mazarrón with space for dogs to run, paddle and enjoy the sea.

Mazarrón

Beach

Playa de Las Salinas

Explore a quieter stretch of the Mar Menor beside La Hita's protected coastal landscape.

Los Alcázares

Town Squares & Parks

Plaza de España, Águilas

Pause beneath mature trees, read the botanical labels and admire the historic centre of Águilas.

Águilas

Historic(4.4)

Plaza San Francisco

One of Cartagena’s nicest central squares, with mature ficus trees and a laid-back feel.

Cartagena

Church

San Patricio Collegiate Church

Discover San Patricio's monumental architecture in the heart of Lorca's historic centre.

Lorca

Painted nave and wooden pews facing the gilded altar inside Santa Eulalia Sanctuary

Church

Santa Eulalia Sanctuary (La Santa)

Step inside La Santa to see its painted nave, carved wooden ceiling and ornate Baroque sanctuary near Sierra Espuña.

Totana

Twin-towered stone facade of Santa María la Real Church in Aledo

Church(4.3)

Santa María la Real Church, Aledo

See the twin-towered church beside Aledo Castle and, when open, its historic sculptures and mixed Baroque-Neoclassical interior.

Aledo

Santuario Virgen de la Esperanza built beneath the rock cliff near Calasparra

Church

Santuario Virgen de la Esperanza (Sanctuary of Our Lady of Hope)

A remarkable rock-cut sanctuary six kilometres from Calasparra, surrounded by the river and woodland of the Cañaverosa nature reserve.

Calasparra

Historic

Sierra Espuña Snow Wells

Walk to the domed icehouses that once supplied Murcia and Cartagena with snow and ice.

Totana

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