ARCHIVED - Until June 5 Red Prawn Gastronomic Festival in Aguilas

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12 Águilas restaurants offer menus including this prized local delicacy

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Until June 5 Red Prawn Gastronomic Festival in Aguilas

One of the gastronomic highlights of the year in Águilas is the annual Red Prawn festival, during which the delicious local products caught by local fishermen are featured on special menus at various restaurants in the town.

This year’s festival is being held from May 26 to June 5 with a dozen restaurants taking part, each of them offering menus with a choice of at least three starters, a main course, dessert, coffee and a drink. The red prawns of Águilas are highly prized and for this reason the menus are not exactly in the <span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Until June 5 Red Prawn Gastronomic Festival in Aguilas “cheap and cheerful” price range: on this occasion diners will be paying between 35 and 65 euros each, but the reward is an opportunity to taste one of the most renowned delicacies in the Costa Cálida.

Alongside the gastronomic temptations, the Hotel Puerto Juan Montiel is running a special offer for overnight stays, with a 12 per cent discount on room prices and discounted spa treatment prices for those who are taking part in the red prawn festival.

The restaurants in Águilas taking part in this year’s festival are the following:

Restaurante Mari Luz

Restaurante La Veleta

Restaurante Ginés

Restaurante la Chimenea

Restaurante Tiburón

Restaurante Barra6

Restaurante El Paso

Restaurante Nostra Braseria

Restaurante Costa Azul

Restaurante Arrecife

Restaurante El Refugio de Juanfran