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June 23 Ancestral Energy yoga at the 4,000-year-old remains of La Bastida in Totana
Reconnect with the pagan midsummer rituals at the Argaric settlement of La Bastida
June 23 is the date of the Feast Day of San Juan, when traditional midsummer celebrations take place in one form or another all over Spain, and this unique activity in the countryside of Totana offers a chance to reconnect with the spirituality of our distant ancestors from the time when La Bastida was one of the largest of the numerous Argaric settlements in the south-east of the Iberian Peninsula.
The city of La Bastida dates from between 2200 and 1500 BC, and it is here that “Energía Ancestral” intends to promote a state of calm and inner wellbeing and encourage interior energy to flow through yoga. The evening activity is taking place at the site itself (coordinates 37°45'40''N, 1°33'37''W, 37.761111°, -1.560278° UTM 4180286 626816 30S, click here for map).
The registration fee is 10 euros and the process is available online here. Participants should bring comfortable clothing, drinking water and a yoga mat.
Further information is available from the tourist office of Totana (Plaza de la Balsa Vieja, s/n, telephone 968 418153, email info@conexioncultura.es) or from Conexión Cultura (telephone 968 069202, email info@conexioncultura.es).
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Plaza de la Balsa Vieja 30850 TOTANATel: 968 418 153
Oficina de Turismo de Totana
The Tourist Information Office in Totana is in Plaza de la Balsa Vieja, having moved from its former location in the the Town hall, and is right in the heart of the older quarter of Totana, a one minute walk from the main underground carparking.
The tourist office is able to supply town maps, and information about the walking options within the Sierra Espuña and places of local interest to visit. The town has a number of churches and monuments which offer a pleasant walk with a stop-off for coffee and the weekly town market is popular with local expats.
Totana is famous for its local ceramic manufacturers, and the Tourist office can supply a list of working ceramicists and locations where local ceramic products can be purchased. These are surprisingly well-priced, and the local artesans are able to manufacture personalised designs and housename plaques to order.
The most important tourist attraction in Totana is the La Bastida Argaric archaeological site, which can be visited by groups or individuals by prior arrangement with the tourist office.
Totana Tourist information office
Plaza de la Balsa Vieja
30850
Totana (Murcia)
Tel: 968 418 153 (calls go through the town hall, ask for the Oficina de Turismo)
Fax: 968 418 183
Totana Tourist Office Opening Hours:
From Monday to Friday 08:00 to 15:00, Saturdays from 09:00 to 14:00 and closed on Sunday
Where is Totana?
Totana is in the South-west area of Murcia, 40 minutes from the capital City of Murcia, 30-40 minutes from the San Javier airport and about 1.15 minutes from Alicante airport. It is 30km from the coast and the beaches of Mazarrón. At the foot of the Sierra Espuña, it is in the heart of the Guadalentin valley, and well connected, both by road and rail.
It borders with Mula to the north, Alhama de Murcia to the east, Mazarrón and Lorca to the south and Aledo to the west.
Click for map, Totana , Murcia
