AurigaCrown Car Hire offers their clients ideas on different events and places to visit during their stay in Spain. Providing options for visits that are within easy reach with a rental car, nice routes, places to visit and from where to start. In this article some cultural tips when visiting Murcia and its surroundings.
La Unión in Murcia presents one of the most important flamenco festivals in Spain, the 'Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas'. This year the 51st edition is held from August 3rd to 13th, with excellent flamenco performances, competitions and animated parties.
Sentiment, art and flamenco are cited each year in La Union, a mining town in Murcia. The festival started out in 1961 as a flamenco singing competition, singing for the mine workers. In 1980 guitar was added to the competition, and in 1993 also dance. During the festival the whole town is characterized by flamenco and the public market of La Union is the site for performances of renowned artists as well as new candidates who will try to excite the audiences and try to win the desired trophy: the Mining Lamp. Further there are exhibitions, presentations of books and videos, flamenco poetry, film, lots of parties and open-mike sessions where everybody can participate. The festivities go on until early in the morning when you can experience the flamenco sunrises.
Journalist Carlos Herrera will do the opening speech of the International Festival ¨ Cante de las Minas de La Union 2011¨ and then make place for the performances of previous year's winners of the competition: Miguel Ortega (Mining Lamp); Francisco Moncayo (Mining Pilgrim´s Staff) Jesus Fernandez (Trowel Trophy) and Abdon Alcaraz, Instrumentalist Award.
This year´s Festival will pay tribute posthumously to singer Enrique Morente and includes performances from singer Antonio Alvarez ´Pitingo´ (August 5th), Estrella Morente (August 6th), the dancer Juan Manuel Fernandez 'Farruquito' (August 7th), the singer Diego 'El Cigala' (August 9th) and guitarist José Fernández Torres 'Tomatito' together with dancer and choreographer Blanca del Rey (August 8th), owner of Corral de la Morería, a legendary flamenco place in Madrid, who will say goodbye to the stage giving her last public performances on the Festival del Cante de las Minas.
The flamenco contest will be held on August 10th, 11th and 12th, with three semifinals, and with the grand final on August 13th. Tickets for the first two days are free.
For more information and tickets, you can visit the website of the Cante de las Minas Festival.
Programme Festival Cante de las Minas 2011 (La Unión - Murcia). August 3rd to 13th, 20113 August Prologue: "‘Día de La Unión"
4 August Inauguration: Keynote speech by journalist CARLOS HERRERA - Contest winners of 2010: Miguel Ortega, Lámpara Minera, Francisco Moncayo, Bordón Minero Jesús Fernández, Desplante Abdón Alcaraz, Filón
5 August Pitingo "‘Olé y amén"
6 August Estrella Morente "En concierto"
7 August Farruquito "Puro Flamenco"
8 August Tomatito, "Luz de Guía " Blanca del Rey, "La Soleá del mantón"
9 August Diego el Cigala, ‘Flamenco’
10, 11 and 12 August Semifinals cante, dance, guitar and instrumental contests
13 August Closing gala of the contest, and presentation of prizes
TICKETS
Tourist Office of La Union (from June 1)
Calle Mayor.Pinion House Bldg, 55
30360 Union
Tel: 968 541 614 / Fax: 968 541 614 turismo@ayto-launion.com www.ayto-launion.com
Tourist Office of La Union (from June 1)
Calle Mayor.Pinion House Bldg, 55
30360 Union
Tel: 968 541 614 / Fax: 968 541 614 turismo@ayto-launion.com www.ayto-launion.com
INFORMATION
City of La Union.
Pinion Building House
C / Mayor, 55
30360 Union
Phone: 968 541 792festivalcanteminas@gmail.com http://www.fundacioncantedelasminas.org/
Tourist Office of La Union
Phone: 968 541 614turismo@ayto-launion.com
Phone: 968 541 614turismo@ayto-launion.com
Apart from this great festival there is of course much more to see and to do in and around Murcia and La Union: Murcia´s beaches, nature, the city of Murcía and the salty lagoon at Mar Menor are all within easy range with your rental car. You can rent your car directly upon arrival at Murcía airport which is only 45 minutes from the town of La Union. If you would like more information on car rentals and prices in Murcia, please visit AurigaCrown´s website.
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