Golfo de Mazarrón

The road continues from Puerto de Mazarrón, skirting the Sierra de Almenara, to Aguilas, the most southerly town on the Costa Cálida, with the Castillo de San Juan de las Aguilas looming over it. On the seaward side the town is defended by a stretch of medieval walls with a 12m/40ft high tower built in 1414.

After passing through the seaside resort of Puerto de Mazarrón the road comes in 37km/23mi to the little town of Mazarrón (alt. 99m/325ft), an old mining village with a ruined castle which belonged to the Velez family.