POINTS OF INTEREST
Every corner of Mazarrón awaits you with a story
The Erosions of Bolnuevo
Without a doubt it is the most outstanding landscape of the town and one of the most peculiar and attractive of the whole Region of Murcia. In front of one of the beaches you can see these formations of a clay material known as clay, material that is formed by silica and aluminum, formed in turn after the alteration of igneous and metamorphic rocks, and that is highly appreciated in pottery .
The mines of Mazarrón
The different 'Mazarrones' that have existed throughout different periods, were mostly due to their mining wealth (iron, lead, silver, zinc, copper, alum and almagra). The first testimonies date from the Phoenician era as witnessed by several sites and the unique discovery in the world of two Phoenician ships sunk 2,700 years ago on the Island Beach, in Puerto de Mazarrón.
BARCO FENICIO INTERPRETATION CENTER
It provides information on the oldest Phoenician ships found in the Mediterranean sunk in front of the beach of the Island. The second of the Phoenician ships, the "Mazarrón 2", with dimensions of 8.10 meters in length and 2.25 of beam it had the entire cargo consisting of ingots of lead ore.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM AND ROMAN FACTORY OF SALAZONES
IV-V centuries d. C. The Port of Mazarrón constituted during the Late Antiquity an important economic center within the Murcian coast linked to the fishing activity. Next to the port facilities was located (during the IV-V centuries AD) a large salting factory that occupied a large area on the right bank of the bay.
Diving in Mazarrón
Mazarrón Bay, like most of the Murcian coastline, has extremely interesting underwater backgrounds that make them very attractive to anyone who starts and who practices diving.
Whale Watching
Do you want to navigate and see dolphins and whales? Mazarrón is home to several types of cetaceans.
In the Mediterranean, and specifically in the Mazarrón area, many cetaceans come to life very close to the coast and we can see them on a boat excursion of a few hours or even a full weekend.
