PROPERTY SEARCH
October 9 to 11 Acho Beer Festival in Lorca
Fun, music, a great atmosphere and plenty of beer outside the La Merced visitors’ centre in Lorca
The hugely popular Acho Beer festival returns to Lorca for the first three days of the upcoming holiday weekend, with over 30,000 people expected to visit the car park outside the visitors’ centre of La Merced to enjoy the food, the sporting events, the music and of course the bars!
The music goes under the name of the “Acho Live Fest” and is being staged in the cultural area of the event, with the others being devoted to gastronomy, sports and social activities (although to tell the truth, all of them are highly social!). Among the acts performing are Rata and Modelo, two of the most prominent new bands to emerge in Spain, while another four bands, Lluvia, Capros, Belapalma and Malafé, have been selected out of more than 420 candidates to take part in the entertainment on Saturday 10th October.
Also on stage are various DJs and The Tracks, a cover band who will bring down the curtain on the festival on Sunday 11th October, as they have done in previous years.
In the gastronomy area, food trucks are taking up their positions to serve a variety of tasty options over the three days, while the all-important beer is supplied by Murcia brewer Estrella de Levante, who are helping to organize the Macrocata Achobeer event on Sunday, in which four special regional beers are presented.
On the sporting front, the competition here is unlikely to be of Olympic standard, the emphasis being placed firmly on enjoyment. On Saturday 10th November the second Beer Race is being held, a social run of around 4 kilometres which includes three drinks stops, in which all competitors are the winners as they enjoy the trip! The top prize is awarded to the best costume, not the first to arrive at the finish line!
In the social area, meanwhile, the atmosphere will be enlivened still further by a University event on Friday 9th October as students begin the new academic year at the Rata concert.
Images are of the 2024 Acho Beer Fest in the Plaza de España, and are taken from facebook.com/achobeerfest
For more local information about Lorca, including news and what’s on, enquire at the tourist office (located in the same building, telephone 968 441914, email lorcaturismo@lorca.es), or visit the home page of Lorca Today.
staff.inc.ali
Address
Calle Lope Gisbert, 12, LorcaTel: 968 441914
Oficina de Turismo de Lorca
The rich and extensive history of Lorca has left a legacy of archaeological sites and historic buildings around which the modern city has built its tourism industry. Amongst these are Lorca Castle, Plaza de España, the former Collegiate church of San Patricio, the municipal archaeological museum, the Casa Huerto Ruano, the Palacio de Guevara and the churches and convents of San Francisco, San Mateo, the Virgen de las Huertas, La Merced, El Carmen and many others.
Unfortunately, Lorca has been prone to natural disaster, suffering a severe flood in 1973 which killed 50 people, and a Gota Fría on September 28th 2012, as well as a series of earthquakes, the most recent of which was 5.3 on the Richter scale on 11th May 2011 and claimed 9 lives.
Lorca also has an area of unspoilt coastline incorporating the Parque Regional de Cabo Cope - Puntas de Calnegre, which includes the beaches of Puntas de Calnegre, Cala Calnegre and various others. Although only one is accessible by road others can be reached along dirt tracks!
In terms of fiestas, Lorca is synonymous with Easter (Semana Santa), its biblical parades of International Tourist Interest status being famous throughout Spain. The week includes a series of parades in which the whites (Paso Blanco) and blues (Paso Azul) try to outdo each other with the magnificence of their embroideries and the skill and daring of their horsemen.
In the Autumn Lorca also celebrates the Fiestas of San Clemente and a Feria and there are a series of important events throughout the year in the Recinto Ferial, as well as a busy cultural and sporting programme.
The tourist office relocated for 14 years to Calle San Patricio, near the church, but has now returned to its former premises alongside the Palacio de Guevara in the Plaza Concha Sandoval, or Plaza de la Bordadora (click for map).
Lorca also has an area of inspoilt coastline incorporating the Parque Regional de Cabo Cope - Puntas de Calnegre, in the Sierra de Almenara, which includes the beaches of Puntas de Calnegre, Baño de las Mujeres, San Pedro, El Siscal, Cala Honda, Cuartel del Ciscar, Junquera, Cala de la Gruta, Cala Leña, Los Hierros, Cala Blanca and Playa Larga, although many are accessible only along difficult tracks or by boat!
However, in spite of its many attractions, the name of Lorca is synonymous with Easter, (Semana Santa) its biblical parades of International Tourist Interest status and famous throughout Spain. The week includes a series of processions in which the Whites (Paso Blanco) and Blues (Paso Azúl) try to outdo each other with the magnificence of their embroideries and the skill and daring of their horsemen.
Lorca also has a Parador hotel, located within the historic castle.
Opening hours for Lorca tourist office:
Every day of the year apart from 1st and 6th January and 25th December, 10.00 to 14.00 and 16.30 to 18.30 (except Sunday afternoons).
These opening times are often extended and other information points created during the Semana Santa celebrations.
For more local news, events and visiting information go to the home page of Lorca Today
See what's on in Lorca:
