THE RETURN OF THE ROMANS

Cartagena’s Roman forum district – which includes the archaeological remains of the thermal baths, the banquet hall and the temple of the goddess Isis – is open again to visits. City hall noted that the site has been chosen as it stands in the open air and two- metre social distancing can easily be observed. The Roman forum dis

trict will be open from Friday to Sunday. Tickets cost € 4 – or € 8 including the museum of the Roman theatre.

DENIA AUTOCINE DRIVE- IN

Entries cost € 5 per person and will cover both films, but the car goes free, and can be bought online from https:// autocinedrivein. com, which can be switched into English if required. Gates open at 19.30, then the first fillm is on at 21.30 and second one will be on show at 23.00.

EXPLORE THE COUNTRYSIDE

The creation of eight new routes for cycling and walking has created a ‘ green ring’ of 86 kilometres through the countryside around Murcia. These connect up with the existing 12 routes and with the cycle paths that are dotted around the city, offering a network of itineraries.

They pass through various rural districts including Espinardo, Puente Tocinos, Torreagüera, Llano de Brujas, Patiño, Barrio del Progreso, Nonduermas and Zeneta. The new routes have been added to those which can already be viewed on Google Maps, along with the links between them and a route called the ‘ Anillo de la Huerta de Murcia’ ( ring of the Murcia countryside), which has already been viewed more than

200,000 times.

Details of them all can all be consulted on the website http:// huertademurcia. murcia. es/ huertamurcia/ rutas/ These include places of environmental and historical interest

as well as safety advice. All the routes have benches installed along them and are signposted with a specific design created for all the public spaces in the municipality’s countryside.