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Free guided tours for staying overnight in Lorca hotelsThe rewards scheme in Lorca represents a boost for both tourist accommodation businesses and visitors! The latest figures for tourism relating to 2025 in the city and municipality of Lorca show that the number of visitors, both from elsewhere in.. 20/02/2026

Free guided tours of Lorca in SpanishTuesday afternoon visits to the most outstanding monuments in the historic city of Lorca If you speak enough Spanish then one of the best ways of starting to learn about the old city centre of Lorca is to book yourself in on one of the free tours offered on..

Los Palacios Gardening and Community Group weekly library open on Camposol AGrab a bargain every Friday, support your local group and help keep Camposol beautiful The Los Palacios Gardening and Community Group on Camposol Sector A is holding its weekly library every Friday from 10am to 12.30pm.   Located in the.. 12/02/2026

From Cieza blossoms to Andalucía and Benidorm: Taquilla Tickets reveals March and April tripsThe Mazarron-based tour operator has announced a packed spring programme of day trips, festivals and mini-breaks across southern Spain After a busy start to the year, Taquilla Tickets has unveiled a jam-packed March and April 2026 line-up, featuring.. 22/01/2026

January 23 to April 14 Exhibition of Nursing Madonnas in ÁguilasLas Vírgenes de la Leche at the Casa de la Cultura Francisco Rabal in Águilas The local Breastfeeding and Child-rearing Association of Águilas is holding an exhibition of artistic representations of the Nursing Madonna at the Casa de la..

Paws and Snores dog social club returns to Camposol after the bad weatherMonday evenings in Camposol are all about muddy paws, wagging tails and a proper catch up! The dreadful weather we’ve been having recently has forced the cancellation of the always popular Monday night dog social club at Paws and Snores in Camposol.. 19/01/2026

Taquilla Tickets launches monthly coach trips to Alhama de Murcia market from FebruaryThe popular Murcia tour operator will run accompanied shopping excursions on the last Tuesday of every month in 2026 Taquilla Tickets is giving bargain hunters and market lovers a new reason to get excited with the launch of monthly coach trips to.. 12/01/2026

Daily guided tours of the Palacio de Guevara in LorcaThe palatial residence contains antique furniture from the last 350 years and important works of art Almost 13 years after the Casa de Guevara was closed to visitors after being damaged in the earthquakes which hit the city of Lorca on 11th May 2011, the palatial..

Until May 24 San Javier Phoenician shipwreck exhibition at the ARQVA museum in CartagenaFenicios, Mercaderes del Mar show some of the items found on board the Bajo de la Campana wreck which was found off the coast of La Manga The ARQVA national museum of underwater archaeology in Cartagena is holding a special exhibition concerning the Phoenician..

January 31 to March 6 Águilas Carnival celebrations 2026Águilas hosts the biggest and most spectacular Carnival celebrations in the Region of Murcia The definitive calendar for the 2026 Carnival celebrations in Águilas, an annual event which has been granted International Tourist Interest status..

What's on in Águilas February 2026Águilas begins its annual explosion of Carnival colour and partying! Temperatures are still relatively cool at this time of year even in the Region of Murcia,  and as February begins the weather is showery and blustery, but it Águilas the..

February 13 to 22 Carnival 2026 in Alhama de MurciaThe main Carnival parade in Alhama is on Saturday February 21 This year's Carnival celebrations in Alhama de Murcia feature two processions through the town centre, one for children on 14th February and the other for adults a week later. The full..

Until February 27 Exhibition in memory of Antonio Valero in LorcaFascinating artistic tributes at the Huerto Ruano venue in Lorca Lorca is currently paying tribute to local artist Antonio Valero, who founded the Cristina Arcas Valero arts foundation in the city, through an exhibition at the Huerto Ruano venue under the..

Until March 12 IPAR art exhibition in Alhama de MurciaA visual trip to northern Spain at the Casa de la Cultura in Alhama Photographer Alejandro Serrano and painter Diego Valero have compiled this exhibition entitled “Ipar” at the Casa de la Cultura in Alhama de Murcia following their trips to the..

February 19 and 26 Free handmade jewellery demonstrations in LorcaArtelor is celebrating its 25th anniversary at the Casa del Artesano in Lorca To celebrate its 25th anniversary the ARTELOR federation of arts and crafts artisans in Lorca is holding a series of events in 2026 under the title of “12 meses 12 oficios&..

February 22 Free guided tour of the castle of San Juan in AguilasLearn about the 18th century Castillo de San Juan in the coastal town of Águilas This regular guided tour is held monthly in Águilas, giving visitors a chance to enjoy the spectacular views from the fortress of San Juan de las Águilas..

February 22 Free guided tour in Spanish of El Berro in Sierra EspuñaThe village is a hub for rural tourism in the mountains of Alhama de Murcia This tour of the village of El Berro, in the foothills of Sierra Espuña, was a new addition to the schedule of guided visits in Alhama de Murcia last autumn and this latest..

Until April 12 Open-air photography exhibition in the centre of Cartagena270 images by 66 photographers at 14 points in the busy streets of Cartagena Images taken by 66 photographers have been placed on display around the centre of Cartagena, where they will remain in public view until 12th April as the annual FotoFest Cartagena..

February 22 Free guided hike around the Castillitos gun batteries of Cabo TiñosoA fairly difficult route offers marvellous views of some of the hidden coves beneath the headland of Cabo Tiñoso This testing hiking route covers a distance of some 7.3 kilometres around the spectacular gun emplacements on Cabo Tiñoso, known..

February 22 Traditional music and merriment in the Lorca village of TorrealvillaCuadrillas and paella in one of the many outlying districts of Lorca The tiny hamlet of Torrealvilla, which lies just over 10 km north of Lorca on the C-9 road to Zarzadilla de Totana (click for map), is holding its 18th annual festival of traditional &ldquo..