Diving remains a top recreational activity, helping local businesses attract visitors beyond summer Murcia’s diving scene is thriving, bringing a welcome boost to the region’s long-awaited deseasonalisation of tourism. While official summer figures are still awaited, the Association of Diving..

Eighty-three successful interventions highlight teamwork amid challenging beach conditions This summer’s rescue and surveillance plan on Lorca’s beaches wrapped up with a total of 83 lifeguard interventions between Saturday June 21 and Saturday August 31, according to the latest review by Mayor..

Easy underwater tourism for all the family along the Mediterranean coast of Águilas The routes are In their drive to encourage “blue tourism”, the Town Hall of Águilas has created a guide to snorkelling at 13 of the beaches in the municipality, providing an attractive way for all the family..

Checks carried out in the Region of Murcia have not yet found any trace of the disease, but experts are still warning people to remain alert West Nile virus has been detected this summer in mosquitoes in Pulpí and Mojácar (Almería), close to the border of the Region of Murcia. The Andalusian..

Evidence has been found in recent years that Isla del Fraile was home to Bronze Age settlers before the Romans and the Moors The arrival of September sees the departure of the peak season holidaymakers from Águilas but also heralds the arrival of an international team of archaeologists who are taking..

The typhlological models reflect the commitment of Águilas to inclusive tourism Among the raft of measures approved by the Town Hall of Águilas to promote sustainable and inclusive tourism in the municipality is an initiative to create typhlological or tactile models of some of the main sights..

Cyclists in the city centre set for safer, greener connections thanks to a €135,000 upgrade   Cartagena’s cycling network is set for a welcome boost, as the City Hall has just approved a new bike lane to link Espacio Algameca with Calle Real. This stretch has long been flagged by local cyclists..

Major eco-friendly upgrade to vital road linking Lorca, Puerto Lumbreras and Cádiz, with improvements set to benefit residents and industry across regions   A substantial facelift is on the way for one of the key highways linking Murcia with Andalucía, as Spain’s Ministry of Transport and..

The municipality of Águilas already boasts numerous established hiking routes El Ayuntamiento de Águilas apuesta por el turismo activo y natural con la construcción de una pista de running conectada a la red de senderos locales Although the tourist industry in Águilas is of course highly dependent..

These major infrastructure projects aim to ease groundwater pressure and provide more fresh water for the area Two large desalination projects are moving forward in Águilas and Torrevieja, with the Confederación Hydrográfica del Segura (CHS) preparing to tender preliminary construction plans..

Go bare by the sea at these peaceful Costa Cálida coves You may have done it already, or maybe you’re just curious, but at some point most people have wondered what it would be like to spend a day at the beach with nothing but the sea breeze and sunshine.   For many in the Region of..

The Lorca shopping centre is on course for some new arrivals very soon Parque Almenara in Lorca is experiencing a new wave of commercial growth, with five more businesses preparing to open in the coming weeks. The shopping centre, which has steadily increased its prominence in the southwest of..

Cartagena leads the way with 10 flags, while the Mar Menor misses out for the ninth consecutive year   The Region of Murcia will have 36 Blue Flags in summer 2025 – three more than in 2024, including 29 for beaches and seven for marinas. According to the annual report released this Wednesday..

The prestigious magazine has selected 25 of the country’s finest coastal hideways, as well as compiling individual lists for various autonomous regions, including Murcia The summer is almost upon us and as the weather heats up, many of us will be wanting to head to a beach to cool down, but..

Residents can now alert the Town Council about problems in real time using the free Línea Verde app Águilas Town Council has introduced a new mobile application service, Línea Verde (Green Line), allowing residents to report local incidents directly from their smartphones. By joining over..

The digital cartography upgrades will guide future housing, business and infrastructure development, mainly in south western Murcia A new €968,000 investment by the Regional Ministry of Development and Infrastructures is set to transform urban planning across 16 municipalities in the Region..

The two projects are laying the foundation for marine species research and water sustainability in Murcia During her recent visit to the Region of Murcia, Sara Aagesen, Vice-President of the Spanish Government and Minister for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO), presided..

From La Manga to Águilas the Region of Murcia boasts some of the finest dive sites in Europe Much is made these days of the need to create and promote “green tourism”, but the regional tourist board of Murcia is campaigning to attract visitors by promoting “blue tourism” during 2022...