Puerto Lumbreras is a lively small town at about 80 kilometres from the city of Murcia. Puerto Lumbreras is as we say down in the valley. When you leave Puerto Lumbreras to go to your holiday home you will drive up the first hills of the Sierra del Viento through the Cabezo de la Jara.

In the Cabeza de la Jara is an amazing natural park where you walk or bike several routes. The vegetation of this area (and also of the surroundings of your home) exist mainly ofMediterranean vegetation, such as pine trees and old olive-trees and almonds. You will encounter lots of bird of prey like eagles and owls.The region is particularly suitable for people who like to be surrounded by nature.

At about 10 minutes by car you will find the town of Velez Rubio, which is still a original picturesque Spanish town. Here you can visit various different monuments like the Iglesia Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion (picture next to text).

Every Saturday the town plays host to an impressive street market where visitors can purchase fresh, local produce, arts, crafts and gifts, and real bargains can be found if you are prepared to haggle!

The larger of the two towns is Velez Rubio, which sits at the foot of a fantastic "volcano-shaped" mountain, "Cerro Maimon", which is 1,761 metres at its highest point.

Velez Rubio consists of winding, narrow, cobbled streets and bleached white buildings with terracotta roofs.

The town also has good local amenities such as a medical centre, supermarkets, and a large public swimming pool and water park, surrounded by trees, with an adjoining bar and restaurant.

At 10 minutes from Velez Rubio you will find Velez Blanco. In Velez Blanco stands a beautiful Moorish Fort from which you can overlook the mountains and the national park.  In Velez Blanco are also various other historic monuments.  You can for example set out to see the wonderful petro glyphs, where you can admirer the Indalo, which is now the symbol for Almeria. The Indalo man appears on a sheltered rock face in the mountains. Not far from where the Indalo was found is the Cueva de los Letreros (the Cave of Symbols), a UNESCO world heritage site, where drawings of witch doctors, warriors and game indicate that man has called this land home since prehistory.

 In Velez Blanco you find part of the national natural park Las Marias. Here many beautiful walks are set out! We especially love the mirror-points where you can see amazing views.

The 54,000-acre large natural park Sierra Maria-Los Velez, a natural park since 1987, holds many surprises for the visitor, including a rural lifestyle long disappeared from other parts of Spain.

Here, goatherders wander the hills as they guard their flocks, families bake their daily bread in the communal oven, and day-to-day business is carried on at an unhurried pace. The nearby park, with its landscape of mountains and pine forests, makes for excellent walking and off-trail biking expeditions (see our activities page), aside from harbouring a unique wildlife.

This is one of the few places in southern Spain where you can spot squirrels. It is also home to the threatened European tortoise (testudo graeca), which is now being bred at a special centre in the park to increase its numbers.

The local countryside also boasts a large variety of wildlife including foxes, wild boar, mountain cat and badgers, so if you are looking for walking holidays in Spain you have come to the right place.

Golden eagles, snake eagles and eagle owls soar in the skies above the house and other bird-life includes kestrel, vulgar, crossbill, linnet, thekla lark, wood lark, and partridge, which makes for excellent walks and days out in stunning, dramatic scenery.

The area is home to the impressive Griffon vulture in an ambitious plan to repopulate the sierras with these high-flying birds.

Lorca

Lorca is situated at 10 minutes by car northeast of Puerto Lumbreras and is known for his baroque architecture. There are numerous beautiful churches, like the San Patricio, made in the 16th century, the El Carmen from the 18de century in the style of rococo and the Santa Maria. 

Big parts of the Moorish fort are still standing and the Lorca Castle is definitely worth a visit.

Beaches:

At  about  45 minutes from La Zorra lies Aquilas, which should be the nearest beach if you look at the map.

In Vera you will also find a large waterslide park  Kids will have a blast here. After four p.m. you get a discount of 40%.

The little town of Garrucha was originally a fishing village and still has a market that is well worth visiting. 

At Friday morning you will find the week markets in the streets of the old town of Garrucha. In summer you can visit the charming evening market on the boulevard. In august you can visit the fair on the pier, which is open till very late in the evening.

You will also find lots of restaurants, especially fish-restaurants!

A few miles along the coast you will find Mojacar strip with many restaurants, shops and hotel accommodation. Recently Mojacar gained a golf course.

Some kilometres inland from Mojacar strip you will find the old, picturesque Mojacar village situated on a hilltop.

You will enjoy your drink a lot more on the terraces here overlooking the coastline, preferably in the sunset. On Sunday mornings there is a lovely flee market and on Wednesday mornings is the week market at the soccer fields .

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