July 18 to 20 Alhama de Murcia takes part in the 5th “Las 4 Alhamas event” in Alhama de Almería

4 towns from different parts of Spain unite to celebrate the name they share!

July 18 to 20 Alhama de Murcia takes part in the 5th “Las 4 Alhamas event” in Alhama de Almería The 5th edition of the “Encuentro Nacional de las 4 Alhamas” event takes place over the weekend of 18th to 20th July in Alhama, bringing together representatives of four towns called Alhama from the regions and provinces of Murcia, Almería, Granada and Aragón.

The 2025 edition takes place in Alhama de Almería, which is located at the eastern end of the Alpujarras mountains. Among the highlights for visitors are several burial grounds dating from the Late Stone Age, the 25-metre-high bridge which was built in 1807 over the Barranco del Moralillo, the San Nicolás thermal spa (opened in 1874, following a tradition of thermal water nothing which was initiated by the Romans) and the remains of a castle dating back to the time of the Reconquista in the 13^th century.

July 18 to 20 Alhama de Murcia takes part in the 5th “Las 4 Alhamas event” in Alhama de Almería The name “Alhama” comes from the medieval Islamic word “al-hamma”, meaning thermal baths, and its widespread use as far north as Aragón reflects the extent to which the Moors influenced the development of the Iberian Peninsula in the Early Middle Ages. Of the four towns Alhama de Murcia is by far the largest, its population of over 23,000 easily surpassing the combined total of the other three.

The programme of events for the weekend is as follows:

Friday July 18

21.00: Screening of a video at the presentation of the Encuentro de las 4 Alhamas event in the Plaza de España.

22.00: Live Hispano-American music from Los Salteños in the Plaza de España.

Saturday July 19

10.00: Free guided tour of sites of interest in Alhama de Almería, ending with a visit to the bakery of a local artisan who makes the typical Rosquillas de Alhama breadsticks.

The meeting point is the tourist office of Alhama de Almería at Calle Médico Cristóbal Rodríguez 13. Confirmation of attendance is required by telephone on 950 640469 (tourist office).

19.00: Official opening of the “Fuente de las 4 Alhamas” in Avenida Nicolás Salmerón, next to the waterfall. The new fountain bears the coats of arms of the four towns.

19.30: Musical parade to the Plaza de España featuring the four town bands of the towns taking part.

20.00: The music festival begins, with performances by the Banda de Alhama de Aragón (and the Agrupación Musical Alto Jalón), the Banda de Alhama de Granada, the Banda de Alhama de Murcia (with the Ateneo Músico Cultural Maestro José Antonio Ayala) and the Banda de Alhama de Almería. The event ends at 22.30 and is followed by a celebratory dinner for members of the four bands in the Salón Social on Avenida de Almería.

Sunday July 20

11.00: A free guided tour of the spa, the feature which unites the four towns (the name comes from the medieval Islamic word for “thermal bath”). Confirmation of attendance is required by telephone on 950 640469 (tourist office).

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Alhama de Murcia Tourist information office is located on the edge of the Plaza de la Constitución, just a few metres away from the underground car park and the Town hall of Alhama de Murcia.

The tourist office offers free guided audiotours in English which take visitors around the historical sites of interest in Alhama. These be loaned at any time, although allow an hour and a half to complete the tour, and when loaning the audio equipment visitors are asked to leave passports or ID cards with the tourist office.

The office also carries a full range of leaflets for the archaeological museum of Los Baños, which is built around the historic spa which gives Alhama its name, and the mountains of Sierra Espuña, which is also an important area within the municipality of Alhama. Areas such as El Berro and Gebas have a number of interesting routes which can be followed and there are several picnic areas and good walking routes within the Sierra Espuña natural park.

The tourist office also carries leaflets for the many cultural events and fiestas which take place in Alhama throughout the year, including Los Mayos, Semana Santa, Christmas,the Romería of La Candelaria and the Auto de los Reyes Magos in El Berro.