MAZARRON, MAZARRÓN HISTORY AND MONUMENTS

The Castillo de los Velez in MazarronThe Castle of Los Vélez in the town of Mazarrón This 15th century fortress is in the heart of the town of Mazarrón, on a small hill about 30 metres above the surrounding ground. This placed it right at the centre of what is now the..

Mazarrón Roman milestoneMilario romano Mazarrón The Milario is a Roman milestone, or road marker This Roman milestone was found in the 1970s near the church and convent of La Purísima in Mazarrón and showed the distance in miles from the Via Augusta..

Phoenician boat interpretation centre in Puerto de MazarronVisitors centre for the 2600-year-old Phoenician boats of Mazarrón I and Mazarrón II Mazarrón is the location of an important marine archaeological site in the Playa de la Isla, one of the beaches on the coastal road leading out from Puerto..

Torre de los Caballos in Bolnuevo, MazarronA 16th century watchtower built to protect Mazarrón against Berber pirates The Torre de los Caballos is part of the defensive system of watchtowers which protected against the constant incursions by Berber pirates from north Africa, who threatened..

El Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, fantastic views and a great photo opportunity in MazarronA lovely walk up to the best views in Mazarrón They say that God has all the best views, and that claim can certainly be verified in Mazarrón as the views from the foot of the Sagrado Corazón de Jesús are absolutely stunning..

Torre El Molinete and Parque Urbano in Mazarron The Torre del Molinete watchtower dates from 1490 and affords great views of the Mazarrón area La Torre del Molinete was built in 1490 by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain to protect the area surrounding Mazarrón, as this was a zone of constant..

Iglesia de San Antón MazarrónThe 16th and 17th century church of San Antonio de Padua in Mazarrón Mazarrón is unusual in that it has two parish churches, a situation which arose due to the concessions granted to two powerful families, the Fajardos (Marqueses de..

Cabezo del Castellar in Puerto de MazarronThe rocky outcrop of Cabezo del Castellar is an important archaeological site set among the most popular beaches of Mazarrón At first sight there is nothing out of the ordinary about this 26-metre-high rocky outcrop to the south-west of Puerto..

Casas Consistoriales, the Town Hall of MazarronSala de exposiciones Casas Consistoriales Mazarrón The construction of the building began on July 9 1889 with Francisco de Ródenas as the architect although two years later the project was taken over by the architect Francisco de Paula..

Mazarrón Municipal Archaeological Museum The Roman Fish Salting Factory Museo Arqueológico Municipal de Mazarrón, La Factoría Romana de Salazones During the 1st century BC, Roman power was at its height and the Empire required vast quantities of goods from across the Mediterranean for consumption elsewhere..

Mazarrón history, the Bolnuevo Gota Fría of 19891,300 cubic metres of water per second poured down the Rambla in Bolnuevo before it burst its banks Following from the heat of summer the risk of "gota fría" storms is especially high in September and October, and councils.. 24/01/2022

Iglesia del Convento de la Purísima, MazarrónThe church of La Purísima in Mazarrón   16th-18th century Iglesia del Convento de la Purísima The Convento de la Purísima is located in the heart of the old town of Mazarrón, overlooking the main market..

A history of MazarronThe story of Mazarrón runs from pre-history to residential tourism The main threads of Mazarrón's history have always been the wealth of minerals extracted during various periods of mining activity and its coastal location, which has added..

Roman remains in Puerto de Mazarron, the El Alamillo villa and the house in Calle EraThe remains in El Alamillo and Calle Era bear witness to the Roman past of Mazarrón The Roman Villa at El Alamillo  The city of Cartagena was taken by the Romans from the Carthaginians in 209BC and they swiftly set about exploiting..

Punta de Gavilanes in Puerto de MazarronPunta de Gavilanes is an important archaeological site and has great views over the Mazarrón coastline Punta de Gavilanes (Puerto de Mazarrón) is located between the beaches of Bahía and La Pava, and was occupied during four distinct periods..

The salt flats of Mazarron next to Playa de la PavaIn the past there was an important salt production industry in Mazarrón Salt production was an important industry in Mazarrón for centuries, and although the remains of this activity which exist today date from the 20th century similar..

The Cabezo del Plomo in Las Moreras MazarrónCabezo del Plomo, a 5,000-year-old Chalcolithic settlement in Mazarrón Time scale 2980-3220 BC This archaeological site is located on a long, flat-topped hill, looking out over the flood channel known as Rambla de Las Moreras or Rambla de Susana...

May 21 free guided tour of the old mines of MazarronA morning out at the now abandoned mines which made Mazarrón prosperous in the past The tourist office of Mazarrón offers a free guided visit on Saturday May 21 of the old mines just north of the town, nowadays a spectacular multi-coloured..

May 29 free guided tour of the Stone Age site of Cabezo del Plomo in MazarronThe remains of a 5,000-year-old settlement in the hills near Mazarrón The tourist office of Mazarrón is offering a free guided visit during the morning of Sunday May 29 at the site of Cabezo del Plomo in the Sierra de las Moreras, where..

The batteries and gun emplacements at Castillitos and El Jorel, Cabo TiñosoCartagena Spain, following the military trail, Cabo Tiñoso ("the guns") These two battery emplacements are well worth a visit, whether you have any interest in military history or not, and are a great place to take the visitors..