I thought you might like a little history on the place where I stay, La Union. La Union is a village located between Cartagena and La Manga del Mar Menor. The motorway is 10 minutes away and the airport of San Javier is about 20 minutes away.
Now when you think of Spain you think of sun, sangria, sea. Right? Well yes and no because La Union is well known for its former mines, the slag heaps of which still remain. Mining has shaped the local community, and added to the strange landscape of greys, blues, yellows and pinks. This all makes for a different kind of landscape.
Over the past 3000 years many riches have been mined here, sphalerite, pyrite, lead, zinc, silver and blue flurospar, to name but a few. It is said that mining took place here pre-Roman times.
The mines brought many people to the area to form La Union, aptly named for the merging of three small villages.
There is an impressive Tourist Office in the centre of La Union, which is a lovely building:-
I often walk past this building in the evening when wandering up to the Calle Mayor.
There are many eating places in La Union, shops, banks, many buses and trains to take you on cheap journeys out and about, glorious weather and friendly locals. What's not to like!!
Now when you think of Spain you think of sun, sangria, sea. Right? Well yes and no because La Union is well known for its former mines, the slag heaps of which still remain. Mining has shaped the local community, and added to the strange landscape of greys, blues, yellows and pinks. This all makes for a different kind of landscape.
Over the past 3000 years many riches have been mined here, sphalerite, pyrite, lead, zinc, silver and blue flurospar, to name but a few. It is said that mining took place here pre-Roman times.
The mines brought many people to the area to form La Union, aptly named for the merging of three small villages.
There is an impressive Tourist Office in the centre of La Union, which is a lovely building:-
I often walk past this building in the evening when wandering up to the Calle Mayor.
There are many eating places in La Union, shops, banks, many buses and trains to take you on cheap journeys out and about, glorious weather and friendly locals. What's not to like!!
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