ARCHIVED - What’s on in Aguilas April 2023

The month starts with Easter processions as warmer weather arrives in Águilas...

The month of April in Águilas begins with the traditional processions and other celebrations of Semana Santa, the Easter holidays brining an influx of sunseekers from inland Spain and all over Europe, and there is a huge range of events and activities during the month to make their visits truly memorable in many ways. 

For further information on these and other events, as well as places to see and visit throughout the municipality, contact the tourist office of Águilas or visit the home page of Águilas Today. 

NOTE: This schedule is likely to be updated as the month progresses!

Free guided tours in Águilas during April

Saturday April 1, guided tour of the historic town centre of Águilas

Start: Tourist Office at 11.00.

Duration: approximately 2 hours.

This tour takes participants through the port and Plaza de España and past important monuments and buildings, such as the Ícaro (Carnival monument), Ferrocarril monument, Archaeological Museum and church of San José. The tour is suitable for those of limited mobility.

Further information here: bookings for this tour throughout the year should be made here.

Sunday April 16, Marina de Cope walking tour

Start: 9.30, the coordinates for the starting point are 37.469325 and -1.499722.

Duration and difficulty: approximately 2 and a half hours; 4.7 kilometres. Low level of difficulty.

Further info here. Bookings: through the Murcia tourist board here.

This walk takes place in the regional park of Cabo Cope and Puntas del Calnegre, allowing participants to enjoy the natural scenery on offer, as well as walking through nesting areas for different bird species and Roman remains.
 

Saturday April 22, the Mr Gillman and El Hornillo railways tour

Starts at the Renfe Águilas railway station at 11.00.

Duration: approximately 2 hours.

Bookings: through the Region of Murcia tourist board here.

This tour allows participants to experience the history of the traders and industrialists who played such an important role in the economy of Águilas in the second half of the 19th century and the first 30 years of the 20th, 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.

For further info click here. 

Sunday April 23, the Mr Gillman and El Hornillo railways tour IN ENGLISH

Starts at the Renfe Águilas railway station at 11.00.

Duration: approximately 2 hours.

Bookings: through the Region of Murcia tourist board here.

For further info click here. 

Sunday April 30, guided tour of the castle of San Juan de Águilas

Start: 11.00 at the tourist office

The 18th century castle of San Juan is one of the most visible and important monuments of Águilas, offering both an insight into the town’s history and fabulous views over the town itself and the Mediterranean.

Further info here. Bookings to take part in the free visit should be made through the regional tourist board here.

Comfortable clothing and footwear, a hat, water and sun cream are still advisable at this time of year!

Other guided tours

VISITAGUILAS with official tour guide Anabel López Belmonte, for details see here or call 616 411061.

Official tour guide Inmaculada Mondéjar Piernas offers two tours, one in the Cuatro Calas area (see here, price 6 euros) and the other at the railway jetty of El Hornillo (see here, prices from 6 euros). Telephone 676 012333.

Semana Santa processions

Sunday April 2

10.30: The procession of palms, in which families carry palm and olive branches, as well as the braided white palm decorations typical of Holy Week. .

Wednesday April 5 (Holy Wednesday)

20.00: The Procesión del Prendimiento (the procession of the Taking of Christ), the Oración en el Huerto (the oration in the Garden of Gethsemene) and Santiago Apóstol.

Thursday April 6 (Maundy Thursday)

Midnight: Procession of silence, with the figure of Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Agonía, leaving from the Casa de Hermandad in Calle Lotería and proceeding along Candelaria and Juan Carlos I to Luis Prieto.

Friday April 7 (Good Friday)

7.00: The figure of Jesús Nazareno is carried on a Vía Crucis, visiting the stations of the cross after leaving the headquarters of the brotherhood in Caño de Arcos and setting up to climb Calvary.

9.30: The morning procession of the Holy Encounter (Procesión del Santo Encuentro). 

11.15: The first Procession of the Holy Burial (Procesión del Santo Entierro) begins.

20.15: The evening procession, the Procesión del Santo Entierro (the Holy Burial).

Sunday April 9 (Easter Sunday)

11.00: The Procesión del Santísimo Cristo Resucitado.

Cultural events: exhibitions, theatre, concerts, cinema, fiestas

Original version films at Multicines El Hornillo

Keep up to date with the next screenings on the cinema’s Facebook page. Ticket sales through entradas.com, phone bookings on 968 412757 between 17.00 and 20.30. Email multihornillo@hotmail.com.

Prices 6.50 euros, 7.50 euros for 3-D projections (Wednesdays 5.50 and 6.50 euros). 

At the Auditorio Infanta Doña Elena:

Saturday April 1: Maléfica, La Historia de Aurora, a musical version of Maleficent starting at 18.00. Tickets 12 abd 15 euros. For further information click here.

Saturday April 8: !Ay Carmela!, Spanish language drama starting at 20.30, tickets 8, 10 and 12 euros. For further information click here.

Sunday April 9: Encanto, a musical tribute, starting at 12.30, tickets 15 and 18 euros. For further information click here. For further information click here.

Sunday April 16: Sopla!, circus entertainment with live music and mime, starting at 18.00, tickets 8 and 9 euros. For further information click here.

Saturday April 22: Los Santos Inocentes, a dramatized version of one of the most important Spanish novels of the 20th ventury by Miguel Delibes. Starts at 20.30, tickets 20 and 25 euros. For further information click here.

Sunday April 23: The Lion Kingdom, a musical for all the family, starts 17.00, tickets from 16 euros. For further information click here.

Saturday April 29: Brodas Bros-Around the World, starts 20.30. For further information click here.

Tickets for most events at the Auditorium can be purchased via this agency site: scroll down to find the event you are looking for. Alternatively, they are on sale at the Museo Arqueológico, the Casa de la Cultura and at the auditorium box office in the two hours before each event begins.

Free exhibitions at the Auditorium: Virtual exhibitions can be found online here.

At the Casa de la Cultura Francisco Rabal

April 19 to 30: "Las Vueltas que da la Vida" exhibition by Elena Díaz del Río and Andrea María  Sillinguer. Open weekdays 18.00 to 21.00. 

Other activities at the Casino

Chess classes for all ages in the library every Sunday 17.30 to 19.30, also Mondays and Wednesdays 18.00 to 19.30. Contact Paco on 667 748561.

Hatha Yoga Monday and Wednesday 9.30 to 10.45 and 20.30 to 21.45, Tuesday and Thursday 18.00 to 19.15 and 19.15 to 20.30. Further information on 658 423462.

Pilates with EmmaLuna, Mondays and Wednesdays 18.15 to 19.15 and 19.20 to 20.00. Also multi-level Tuesdays and Thursdays 10.00 to 11.00. Further information on 607 877492.

Other events in Águilas

Free esparto grass weaving workshops at the Huerto Don Jorge every Friday from 18.00 to 20.00. 

Children's funfair every weekend in Plaza Antonio Cortijos: Open Saturdays 17.30 to late, Sundays and public holidays 11.00 to 14.00 and 17.30 to 20.30.

Boat tours and sports

ISLA DEL FRAILE PAR 3 GOLF: a 9-hole course in the Isla del Fraile development, along with pratice facilities and classes for beginners. Further information on 622 808544 or from isladelfrailegolf@gmail.com. Open to members and non-members alike. 

Don Pancho tourist boat, information on 695 261216 or at www.donpancho.es.

Aguinautic Charter, boat hire, sale and tours. Half-day and full day mini-cruises, whole day outing, also available at weekends. See www.aguinautic.com or call 616 737018.

Rex Alquiler Náutico, boat hire, trips along the coast and fishing. Call 647 198329 / 667 013541 or visit www.rexalquilernautico.com.

Other nautical acitvities all year round at Club Náutico Águilas, Paseo de Parra 44, 655 441929 / 968 007874, admon@aguilas.com.

Hotel Puerto Juan Montiel

Hire of paddle and surf boards as well as kayaks all year round: information 968 414968.

Boat hire (WHALY): 968 414968.

18-hole mini-golf course, paddle tennis court. 

Spaxión Wellness Centre, facials, body treatments, aesthetics, wood therapy, open every day. For information and bookings call 968 414811.

Dance, workshops, yoga, wellbeing

Learn about the folk traditions of the town: an initiative to revive the musical traditions of the port, contact Miguel on 696 887062.

Teyde Theatre and Development school: drama, improvisation, laughing therapy, batucada percussion, yoga, pilates, salsa and bachata. Intensive courses and cultural exchange. Information at escuelateyde@gmail.com and 667 876584.

Serenity Mind and Body, aerial yoga for adults and children as well as pole dancing. Special workshops on Saturdays. Zumba with Pedro on Mondays and Wednesdays.  Address: Calle Inmaculada, 1.

Aura Surya Hatha yoga, improve your lifestyle and wellbeing, all levels welcome. Further information on 633 174641 or 652 783901, email hola@aurasurya.com.

La Cosecha, art and crafts wellbeing, Calle Juan Jiménez Crousseilles, tel 674 803889.

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