ARCHIVED - August 26 to September 11 ECOS ancient music festival in the Sierra Espuña area of Murcia
12 concerts are being held in Alhama de Murcia, Aledo, Librilla, Mula, Pliego and Totana
The festival showcases early music from national and international artists in the spectacular scenery of Sierra Espuña
The ECOS festival, which has become a fixture in the late summer cultural calendar of Murcia in recent years and is now celebrating its 6th edition, also offers guided tours, nature hikes and local food tastings, and full details can be found in Spanish at the festival website ecosfestival.com (where online ticket sales can also be found for individual events).
The schedule also includes “family concerts” during the morning, making the music available to audiences of all ages.
The programme for the three weekends of music in 2022 is as follows:
*Weekend 1
Friday August 26 at 23.00, Theresia Orchestra Winds at the Museo Arqueológico de Los Baños in Alhama de Murcia.
Saturday August 27 at 10.30, Theresia Orchestra Winds at the Teatro Cine Velasco in Alhama de Murcia.
Saturday August 27 at 21.00, Cantoría and Pablo FitzGerald in the Plaza de la Iglesia in Librilla.
Sunday August 28 at 10.30, Anacronía in the Plaza de la Iglesia in Librilla.
*Weekend 2
Friday September 2 at 21.00, Ibera Auri outside the Ermita de los Remedios in Pliego.
Saturday September 3 at 10.30, Ibera Auri in the Plaza de la Iglesia in Pliego.
Saturday September 3 at 21.30, Delle Donne Consort in the Convento de San Francisco in Mula.
Sunday September 4 at 10.30, Delle Donne Consort in the Convento de San Francisco in Mula.
*Weekend 3
Friday September 9 at 21.00, Liturina in the gardens of La Santa in Totana.
Saturday September 10 at 10.30, Liturina at the church of Santiago el Mayor in Totana.
Saturday September 10 at 20.30 and 22.30, Trio Aido in the gorge of La Arboleja in Aledo.
Sunday September 11 at 10.00 and 11.30, Trio Aido in the gorge of La Arboleja in Aledo.
The first tickets are already on sale from Tuesday, August 17, and will be available one week before each concert.
For more upcoming events in the Costa Cálida go to the What’s On section of Murcia Today.
Oficina de Turismo de Alhama de Murcia
Alhama de Murcia Tourist information office is located on the edge of the Plaza de la Constitución, just a few metres away from the underground car park and the Town hall of Alhama de Murcia.
The tourist office offers free guided audiotours in English which take visitors around the historical sites of interest in Alhama. These be loaned at any time, although allow an hour and a half to complete the tour, and when loaning the audio equipment visitors are asked to leave passports or ID cards with the tourist office.
The office also carries a full range of leaflets for the archaeological museum of Los Baños, which is built around the historic spa which gives Alhama its name, and the mountains of Sierra Espuña, which is also an important area within the municipality of Alhama. Areas such as El Berro and Gebas have a number of interesting routes which can be followed and there are several picnic areas and good walking routes within the Sierra Espuña natural park.
The tourist office also carries leaflets for the many cultural events and fiestas which take place in Alhama throughout the year, including Los Mayos, Semana Santa, Christmas,the Romería of La Candelaria and the Auto de los Reyes Magos in El Berro.
Opening Hours
Winter (September 16 – May 31)
- Tuesday to Friday: 9am-2pm and 4.30pm-7.30pm
- Saturdays: 10am-1pm
- Sundays and Mondays: closed
Summer (June 1 to September 15)
- Tuesday to Friday: 9.30am-2.30pm
- Saturdays: 10am-1pm
- Sundays and Mondays: closed
For more local information, including news and forthcoming events, visit the home page of Alhama Today.