ARCHIVED - Events and activities in Águilas during June 2021
Guided tours and the program of cultural activities in Águilas
The tourist information office in Águilas offers a wide range of leaflets about the municipality, including walking routes, places to visit, restaurants and where to stay. Click here for tourist office information or here for opening times of the castle, museums and principal monuments in the municipality.
Free guided tours in Águilas during May
Sunday 6th June, Marina de Cope walking tour
Start: 9.30 in the morning (coordinates 37.469325 -1.499722).
The easy 4.7-kilometre walk in the Regional Park of Cabo Cope y Puntas de Calnegre will take approximately two and a half hours, allowing participants to see the natural and cultural highlights of the area. These include various bird nesting zones, picturesque coves, Roman remains, the wetlands next to Playa del Saladar and the source of a thermal spring.
The route includes part of the GR-92 path and is in two parts, firstly a two-way walk along the same path and then a loop from La Galera to the Playa del Pocico del Animal. There are no especially difficult sections, and appropriate clothing and footwear, a cap, a bottle of water and sun cream are recommended.
Bookings can be made here and the tour guide can be contacted on 670 307818.
Covid protocols apply to this event: facemasks must be worn, social distancing must be maintained between members of different households and disinfectant gel will be supplied by the guide. The maximum group size is limited to 10 people.
Booking a place implies acceptance of all of these conditions.
In the event of bad weather the tour could be subject to cancellation.
Sunday 20th June, the Mr Gillman and El Hornillo tour
Start: the railway station of Águilas at 10.00.
Duration: approximately 2 hours
Bookings through Twitter and Facebook from 7th June
This tour takes participants through the history of the traders and industrialists who played such an important role in the economy of Águilas in the second half of the 19th century and the first 30 years of the 20th, among them Gustavo Gillman. The route includes the Monument to the Railway, the bridge over the Rambla de las Culebras, the Sendero del Hornillo, the museum which has been created in the railway tunnel, the Embarcadero del Hornillo loading jetty and the railway station. Dialogue in Spanish.
Your own private tour!
Private visits can be booked with your own guide and a route tailored to your own interests. This option is available any day of the week and discounted prices are offered for larger groups, making it possible to enjoy Águilas with your partner, family and friends!
For further information contact Visitaguilas on 616 411061 / 670 307818 or at visitaguilas@gmx.es. (These tours are currently not on offer)
Concerts, theatre, cinema, exhibitions, other cultural events
Program at the Auditorio Infanta Doña Elena
Saturday 5th June
21.00: Javier Piernas in the latest of the Promúsica concert season: bookings at Promúsica telephone 626 476389, Calle Castelar, 2º, or at the box office two hours before the start of the concert.
Saturday 12th June
16.30 and 19.00: Cantajuegos: Te Extiendo Mi Mano. The popular children’s music group in concert. Tickets 20 euros.
Thursday 24th June
20.00: “Transilvania”, part of the Teatro Joven cycle of drama. Tickets 5 euros.
Friday 25th June
20.00: “Mujeres”, part of the Teatro Joven cycle of drama. Tickets 5 euros.
Friday 25th June
20.00: “Recuerdo”, part of the Teatro Joven cycle of drama. Tickets 5 euros.
Tickets for events at the auditorium are available at www.bacantix.com/auditorioaguilas and from the Museo Arqueológico and the Casa de la Cultura, as well as at the box office two hours before the start of the events.
Exhibition
4th to 30th June: “Urban Fabric”, by Irina Cazorla. Open Tuesday to Sunday 18.00 to 21.00.
Virtual exhibition visits at http://www.auditorio-aguilas.org/catalogo-virtual.php.
At the Casa de la Cultura Francisco Rabal
Sunday 13th June
12.00: “Los Mundos de Hermosinda”. Tickets 5 euros from Bacantix, the archaeological museum and the Casa de la Cultura.
Original version film screenings at Multicines El Hornillo
Online ticket sales at www.entradas.com, bookings also on 968 412757 (from 17.00 to 20.30) or at Multihornillo@hotmail.com.
Sporting and nautical activities
Aguinautic Charter, rental, sale of boats and boat trips, www.aguinautic.com, telephone 616 737018.
Don Pancho: Boat trips, telephone 695 261216, www.donpancho.es.
Rex Alquiler Náutico: Boat rentals, coastal and fishing trips. Tel: 647198329/667013541 www.rexalquilernautico.com.
Nuevo Amanecer: glass-bottomed boat, trips from the jetty of Calabardina and the centre of Águilas (opposite the monument to the railways). Information and booking on 639 381406.
Puerto Deportivo Juan Montiel: sailing school, kayak classes and hire, paddle surf, windsurf, further information on 968 414968.
There is also the Spaxión Wellness Centre at the Hotel Puerto Juan Montiel with a wide range of treatments available every day: bookings and further information on 968 414811.
Sporting events
Wednesday 2nd June: Spanish military triathlon championship.
5th and 6th June: 35th "Marqués de Águilas" triathlon, including the Spanish championship events “SUPERSPRINT POR CLUBES”, “POR RELEVOS/PAREJAS” and “SUPERSPRINT POR CLUBES 2X2”.
Águilas Casino
- Free Sunday chess classes from 11.00 to 13.30 and 17.00 to 19.30.
- Comics workshop with Pedro Hurtado, one 2hour session per week for children aged 8-16, 10.30 to 12.30, price 20 euros per week. Further information on 678 424965.
- Blogging course 11th May to 10th June, Tuesdays and Thursdays 19.00 to 20.30, further information 968 447437 or info@casinoaguilas.com.
Activities for children
Children’s fairground in the Plaza Antonio Cortijos: Saturdays 17.30 to 20.00, Sundays 11.30 to 14.00 and 17.30 to 20.00.
Biscuit-making at the Tartería in the Plaza de Abastos, 11.00 to 13.00. Group size limited, further information on 600 851592.
Isla del Fraile Summer School for 8- to 12-year-olds. 28th June to 3rd September, with tennis, golf, paddle tennis and plenty of English language activities. Workshops, games, swimming pool. Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00. Further information on 647 788961 or at duermeaqui@taburetehostel.com.
Children’s theatre workshop, group sizes limited, every afternoon at the Aula Cultural Imagine. Further information at imagineteatroyocio@gmail.com or on 697 474643.
Other events and activities
Beach storytelling competition: participants aged over 18 should send their videos and pseudonyms by Webtransfer to tdpconcurso@gmail.com by 15th June. 4 finalists will tell their stories in public on 10th July and the two finalists will compete on 7th August.
1st prize 300 euros and others, 2nd prize 100 euros and others.
Astronomy with Astronotuya: “Pasear entre las estrellas”, observation of the night sky. 2-hour sessions including a 10-minute night-time walk along the shore of the Mediterranean, using the naked eye and telescopes to observe the moon, the planets and other objects in outer space. Price 30 euros (20 euros for children under 12). Group prices available. More information on 690 295351.
Actívate Águilas: Beginners’ skating classes for all ages, info 687 870806. Outdoor yoga for beginners, groups limited to 5, info on 687 870806 or at activateaguilas@gmail.com.
Edu Mambo Latin Dance Studio: Zumba, salsa and bachata classes, telephone 630 885385, or contact the Estudio Latín Dance, Calle Reina Sofía, nº 10.
Terpsícore Dance School: Latin dance with Kidu and Diana, information Cristina 661 808877 or Kidu and Diana 664 040476.
Teyde theatre and development school:
- Salsa and bachata classes from May onwards, telephone 622 285608.
- Therapeutic yoga in reduced groups, Monday and Wednesday 18.30 at the Huerto Don Jorge. Contact 644 743858.
Further information from escuelateyde@gmail.com / 667876584.