ARCHIVED - Events and activities in Águilas during May

Guided tours and the program of cultural activities in Águilas

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Free guided tours in Águilas during May

Sunday 2^nd May, 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 sourve 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 30th May

The Mr Gillman and El Hornillo tour

Start: the railway station of Águilas at 10.00.

Duration: approximately 2 hours

Bookings here from the first week of May

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 19^th century and the first 30 years of the 20^th, 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 8th May

19.00: La Dama y el Vagabundo, El Musical, a musical version of Lady and the Tramp, winner of Best Children’s Musical in the 2019 Broadway World awards. Tickets 10 euros.

Friday 14th May:
Mediterranean Symphony Orchestra with the pro-music association performing Liszt, Mozart and Weber. Ticket reservations from the Pro-music association on 626 476 389 or at Calle Castelar no 2, 2nd floor, can be collected from the auditorium box office two hours before the performance. !0 euros for association members, 15 for non-members. Space is limited.
 

Saturday 15^th May

19.00: La Casa de Atrás, a play in Spanish based on the Diary of Anne Frank. Tickets 10 euros.

Saturday 22^nd May

19.00: Despedida de Casada, Spanish theatre.

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

7th to 30th May: “Capítulos de Aprendizaje”, paintings 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 16th May

12.00: “Ayekantun: Trasladando Risas”. Tickets 5 euros.

Original version film screening 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.