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November 30 Musical fun for infants with the Pandilla de Drilo in Lorca

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Drilo y el Pirata Barbanegra at the Teatro Guerra in Lorca

November 30 Musical fun for infants with the Pandilla de Drilo in Lorca La Pandilla de Drilo have become astonishingly popular in Spain in recent years with their catchy tunes designed to appeal to pre-school and infants’ school children, and their shows never fail to delight audiences of this age.

The latest production, Drilo & the Pirate Blackbeard, tells the story of how Drilo responds when he learns that the pirate is planning to kidnap all the animals in the jungle, but the plot is not the point in this kind of entertainment!

The show on November 30 begins at 18.30 with tickets priced at 5, 8 and 10 euros and available online here. Alternatively, the theatre box office is open from September 1 on weekdays from 11.00 to 14.00 and an hour before the curtain rises (Plaza Calderón de la Barca, telephone 968 473122 – telephone manned 9.00-14.00 and 18.00-20.00).

For more local events, news and visiting information go to the home page of Lorca Today.

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Oficina de Turismo de Lorca

Lorca Tourist Office

The rich and extensive history of Lorca has left a legacy of archaeological sites, and historic buildings, around which the modern City has built its tourism industry. Amongst these are Lorca Castle, the Jewish Quarter of the castle and Synagogue, Lorca Tourist Office Plaza de España, Colegiata de San Patricio, Museo de Arqueologico Municipal, Iglesia de San Francisco, Casa Huerto Ruano, Palacio de Guevara, Iglesia de San Mateo, Pósito de los Panaderos, Convento Virgen de las Huertas, Antiguo Convento de la Merced, Iglesia del Carmen and the Teatro Guerra.

Unfortunately Lorca has also been prone to natural disaster, suffering a Gota Fría on September 28th 2012, as well as an earthquake which measured 5.3 on the Richter scale on 11th May 2011 and claimed 9 lives. Since this earthquake the city has been rebuilding, winning recognition for its Lorca, Open for Restoration initiative, which used the restoration of the city as a tourist attraction whilst it rebuilt its historical buildings, some of which are currently still not open.

Lorca Tourist Office The tourist office itself has temporarily relocated until the renovations are completed and is on Calle San Patricio near the church.

Lorca also has an area of coastline incorporating the Parque Regional de Cabo Cope - Puntas de Calnegre, in the Sierra de Almenara, which includes the beaches of, Puntas de Calnegre, Baño de las Mujeres, San Lorca Tourist Office Pedro, El Siscal, Cala Honda, Cuartel del Ciscar, Junquera, Cala de la Gruta, Cala Leña, Los Hierros, Cala Blanca and Playa Larga, although many are accessible only through agricultural exploitations.

However, in spite of its many attractions, the name of Lorca is synonymous with Easter, (Semana Santa) its biblical parades of International Tourist Interest status and famous throughout Spain. The week includes a Lorca Tourist Office series of parades in which the whites (Paso Blanco) and blues (Paso Azúl) try to outdo each other with the magnificence of their embroideries and the skill and daring of their horsemen.