"Spring has sprung" and there's no better time to get out and about, exploring the Murcia Region before the weather becomes too hot to think about anything other than finding shade and cooling down.
It's pretty quiet on the events front this weekend, with the fiestas of San José having concluded in most places and there is very little in the way of major events on offer as the region settles down into Lent and prepares for Semana Santa.
Fiestas
The last scraps of fiestas for San José take place this weekend, including the Puerto de Mazarrón and Roldán in Torre Pacheco. In Roldán this weekend the grand parade of carriages and floats brings the fiestas to a close, although prior to this there are plenty of other activities on offer including a gathering of classic and American cars as well as more live music including David Andreu. In the Puerto de Mazarrón this is the last weekend for the tapas route. Águilas also holds fiestas around San José relating to the agricultural sector in the municipality which continue this weekend.
Guided visits and trips
The Murcia Region covers over 11,000 square kilometres and has 45 different local councils, each of these municipalities with something completely different to offer visitors.
One of the easiest ways to explore some of the many options on offer is to join in with a guided tour or excursion and the feed below showing trips and tours is in date order so you can scroll through and pick something of interest.
A lot of the free tours run by the tourist offices are in Spanish, but some are offered in English and are free, such as the tours of Yecla in English on Sunday 24th, the tour to discover Life in the World of Salt in San Pedro del Pinatar on Sunday, also free and also in English, or the free English language tour of Jumilla's historical town centre and archaeological musuem on Saturday.
Very often there will be someone on the Spanish language tours who speaks English and is happy to help, often the tours are highly visual and it's a pleasure just to see the places they visit and most of the tourist offices can provide leaflets in English, but regardless, it's an excuse to go and see a new area. Lots of the tours in the feed are also walks or senderismo routes and we also post paid tours in English to places of cultural interest or the wine producing areas in the feed as well, so there's plenty of choice.
More tours are added to the feed daily, so don´t forget that by clicking onto this bulletin during the week, the feeds are still fully operational so you can see the latest additions at any time.
Don´t forget, you can visit one of the wine bodegas of Jumilla any day at your leisure with an English speaking guide, or enjoy an introductory tour of Lorca in English on a daily basis, just remember to book in advance as sometimes guides are busy with pre-booked groups. Alhama de Murcia also offers a free audioguide in English taking visitors out into the streets on a tour of its historical sites which can be borrowed at any time and Lorca castle offers special tours in English with lunch included every Thursday.
Roman Theatre Museum in Cartagena: This is open daily with special guided tours and the "virtual reality tour" on Saturday and Sunday.
A month of wine-related events in Bullas
Bullas in the north-west of Murcia also has an interesting programme on offer during March with its VinArte programme. This takes place every weekend and includes guided tours with a wine theme, concerts, wine tasting, tours of the town, its attractions, museums and bodegas and even includes a full weekend package. The daytours are excellent value at 30 euros, which includes lunch with wine, guide, minibus,visits to bodgeas with wine tasting and cultural visits. Booking essential as places are limited. Click for full details: Vinarte Bullas 2019
Shopping and artisan markets
Next feed down is artisan markets, workshops and tapas routes. This weekend shoppers can enjoy artisan shopping in Los Alcázares on Saturday, there's another artisan market in Alcantarilla on Sunday and a second hand and collectables market in Cehegín, in the north-west on Sunday.
Yecla in the far north, Puerto de Mazarrón in the south, Los Alcázares and Puerto Lumbreras all offer tapas routes.
We also have a day by day listing of street markets around the region and other artisan events for next weekend.
Musical events
On Sunday Murcia city offers free open-air chamber music at lunchtime, Torre Pacheco has a free entry bands festival and next week Caravaca de la Cruz holds its annual guitar festival with five free concerts in the churches of the Holy City.
Next weekend the large-scale production of Carmina Burana with La Fura dels Baus is taking place in the Victor Villegas in Murcia, or pop music lovers might prefer to see Tony Hadley, lead singer with Spandau Ballet performing in Lorca at the new events centre on Saturday evening.
Exhibitions
We have a wide range of exhibitions on offer all over the region, showcasing many diverse aspects of art. Tonight the MURAM in Cartagena inaugurates an exhibition by contemporary "street art" artists, many of whom have contributed works to the open-air collection of street art in neighbouring Los Alcázares, there's patchwork in Puerto Lumbreras, a fascinating collection of photographs taken by the man who built the railway network for the British company exploiting the mines of Granada who shipped their ores out from Águilas, and lots more, all with free entry.
There is also a community expats feed containing charity events and local community news,and suggestions of places to go which are open throughout the year such as the Roman Theatre Museum in Cartagena, the hot thermal spa baths complex at the Archena Balneario, the embroidery museums in Lorca or its castle, the wine bodegas of Jumilla which can be visited independently and the many beautiful places to visit around the region, as well as quad biking, kayaking and many other activities.
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Lots of places to visit and things to enjoy in Murcia
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There are dozens of places to choose from and lots of activities, ranging from rafting down the River Segura, walking Route 66, visiting the historical monuments and archaeological sites which litter the region, mud bathing or visiting the regional parks, so much to do!
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