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This Saturday afternoon there is a new route of the Moon Bike that has the name 'Fortaleza de la Huerta.

Monteagudo 'and that will leave from the Glorieta de España from 20:30 to 23:30 hours approximately, and will end at El Malecón, in front of the Faculty of Tourism of the University of Murcia.

The Councilor for Urban Planning, Environment, Water and Garden, Antonio Navarro has announced that "this new route has a route of about 22 kilometers, and will coontar with the collaboration of students of the Faculty of Tourism of the University of Murcia, who will provide content to make explanations of all the heritage of interest visited during the tour ".

Who wants to participate must register on the website www.oficinabicicletamurcia.info.

In addition, children must be accompanied by an adult and remember that the helmet is mandatory on interurban roads and if you are under 16, always.

Each participant must bring their own bicycle.

If you need a bicycle, you should contact the Bicycle Office at 968 200 293

The route will pass through the Huerta de Murcia de Monteagudo, an orchard linked to the Azarbes, the itinerary will go through the Tocinos Bridge, Monteagudo, Cabezo de Torres, El Puntal, Espinardo and Zarandona.

At the end of the route, several prizes will be raffled.

It will also visit the Monteagudo Visitor Center, inaugurated on June 12, 2013, which provides information on the Argaric, Iberian, Roman and Arabic civilizations that were installed in Monteagudo.

In this Visitor Center of San Cayetano, visitors can see the settlements that populated Monteagudo since the Chalcolithic period (Copper Age, 4,400 years ago), the Argaric Age (Middle Bronze Age, 1700-1200 BC), of which He has found a funeral trousseau and three cabins -one of them can be seen in the Visitors Center-.

In addition, there is also the Iberian culture (S. IV-I BC) with the remains and remains and a Roman road from the beginning of the SI The last room is dedicated to the Muslim period and especially to the most splendid during the reign of the Wolf King.

The Fortress of the Wolf King

King Ibn Mardanish, better known as El Rey Lobo, chose this area to establish himself, ruling from 1147 to 1172, and constructing a defensive and military strategic line formed by the Castle of Monteagudo, Castillejo and Castillo de Larache.

In the vicinity of these bastions built pools for irrigation, are the most important archaeological remains of medieval Islam of Murcia, which will also be known in San Cayetano.

Some of the points of the tour will be the following:

ZARANDONA

· Avenida Ingeniero José Alegría

· Shore of the Azarbe Street

· Carril Morales

· Zarandona Avenue

· Camino Los Olmos

· Puente de la Muleta Street

MONTEAGUDO

· Lane Claras

· "Stop Meson Lax"

· Martínez Costa Street

· Camino de la Almazara

CABEZO DE TORRES

· Libertad Street

· First of May Street

· Gregory Lane

CHURRA

· Acequia Churra la Vieja Street

· Antoñejos Lane

· Alameda de los Pinos Street

THE SPOT

· Mill Mill Alfatego

MURCIA

· Juan Carlos I Avenue

· Street Workout Park

· Fofó Park

· Torre de la Marquesa Street

· General Primo de Rivera Avenue

· Constitution Avenue

· Gran Vía Escultor Francisco Salzillo

· Roundabout of Spain

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia