Local history in a nutshell at the museum in the parish church of San Francisco Javier The Museo Parroquial de San Javier is located within the parish church of San Francisco Javier and was inaugurated in 1998 following the ffirts of José Ballester Esparza and Ana Díez Moreno, both teachers at a local primary school. It contains a number of pieces donated to the church or which formerly belonged to the church and exhibits relate mainly..

The Romería of San Blas takes place on 3rd February, when the figure of the saint is carried from Santiago de la Ribera to his church in the Calavera district The roots of the cult of San Blas in the municipality of San Javier date back to when what is now the Region of Murcia was conquered by the Christian forces of Castilla and Aragón after 500 years of Moorish rule. The advancing forces of the Reconquista, under the leadership of Prince..

The problems faced by the Mar Menor are caused by a complex combination of factors, making easy solutions equally difficult to find Anyone with even a passing interest in current affairs in the Region of Murcia and the Costa Cálida will be aware that the Mar Menor, for years the jewel in the crown of the tourism sector of the regional economy, has become a topic of heated debate. The events of the last four years have accelerated a deterioration..

Students at the San Javier academy have included the last two Kings of Spain When the military air base at San Javier was founded in 1927 it was used from the very start as a home for various units from the school of Naval Aeronautics, giving it a tradition in teaching and education which pre-dates the Academia General del Aire (AGA). It was the Naval Aeronautics school which built most of the hangars at the San Javier base, many of which..

The Patrulla Aguila is the Spanish equivalent of the Red Arrows in the RAF The history of aerobatics is as old as the history of aviation, and in Spain the Patrulla Águila, which was formed in 1985, did not create a new tradition, rather it was the logical continuation of one which had existed within the Spanish air force for decades. The first squadron to be dedicated to aerobatic displays in the Spanish air force was created at the..

The Mar Menor plays a crucial role in the story of San Javier The history of San Javier, as is the case of other municipalities in this area, is influenced to a huge degree by its location on the inland shore of the Mar Menor, the largest saltwater lagoon in Europe and one of the most instantly recognizable geographical areas of Spain The geological origins of the Mar Menor lie in the Tertiary Era, between 65 million and 1.7 million years ago..

Excavations at the Bajo de la Campana, Phoenician boat site in La Manga del Mar Menor. The Bajo de la Campana is one of the most important marine archaeological sites in the Region of Murcia, lying just a short distance from the shores of the La Manga Strip and the urban nucleus of La Manga del Mar Menor, currently under excavation.  It holds the remains of not just one vessel, but four, amongst them a Phoenician vessel which is believed..