Route through Mazarron
Visiting the following sites: Casas Consistoriales, San Antonio de Padua Church, San Andrés Church, Los Vélez Castle, La Purísima Convent Church and Roman Furniture.
Routes around Puerto de Mazarron
Visiting the Villa del Alamillo, Archaeological Museum and Roman Factory of Salted Fish, Roman House of Era Street, Interpretation Centre of the Phoenician Ship of Mazarrón, Cabezo del Plomo and Gredas de Bolnuevo.
The Watchtowers Route
We begin the visit at the Torre del Molinete in Mazarrón, and then move on to the Port and visit the Torre de Santa Isabel (or Torre de la Cumbre) and finish the visit at the Torre de los Caballos in Bolnuevo.
The Miracle of the Purisima
Be sure to visit the Church – Convent of La Purísima, associated with an unusual event in Mazarrón known as the Miracle of La Purísima. Legend has it that the Virgin of La Purísima appeared to the Berbers who were trying to invade the coast of Mazarrón and saved the inhabitants from this incursion. On your visit to Mazarrón be sure to discover its important historical and cultural heritage. The municipality awaits you with history in every corner.
The Roman heritage of salting
In Puerto de Mazarrón you can visit the remains of a real Roman salting factory and learn about the recipe for the famous fish sauce “Garum”. In the late Roman period Mazarrón was home to one of the main industrial complexes of the salted fish and salted fish manufacturing period.
