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The Air Force eagle soars over San Javier for all to see
A sculpture commissioned by the Air Force Officer Training Academy in San Javier has been restored and re-located
The sculpture of an eagle which for many years was a features of the Spanish Air Force officer training academy (AGA) in San Javier has now been full restored and installed outside the military complex, making it visible to the general public on the roundabout where Calle López Peña joins the RM-F34 road.
At an official presentation on Friday 14th August José Carlos García Verdugo, the son of the man who created the sculpture, described the event as the “rising of the Phenix”, while also praising the work of the restorers and the choice of location. The sculpture was originally commissioned in the early 1990s following a conversation between Colonel José Carlos García Verdugo Fernández Sanguino with the director of the academy, and now this iconic design is part of the heritage of the town as a whole.
It should be remembered that the image of an eagle is strongly associated with the military installations in San Javier: the air force aerobatics team which is based there is known as the Patrulla Águilas (“Eagle Patrol”), and spreads the fame of San Javier throughout Europe as the pilots take part in air displays all over the continent.
Also present at the unveiling was local Mayor José Miguel Luengo, who stressed the importance of displaying the eagle in public as a symbol of the historic relationship between the AGA and the town, which goes back over 80 years.
For more local events, news and visiting information contact the (main contact number 661 572285) or go to the home page of San Javier Today.
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Calle Padre Juan. Centro Cultural Principe de Asturias 30720 SAN JAVIERTel: 968 571 704
Oficina de Turismo de San Javier
The municipality of San Javier has three main offices giving tourist information to visitors, as well as two information points. The tourist offices are located in Santiago de la Ribera, on the ground floor of the town hall in San Javier and at the start of La Manga. There is also a summer tourist information point located on the seafront in Santiago de la Ribera as well as one at kilometre 12-13 of La Manga del Mar Menor next to Playa Mistral.
Due to its location on the fringes of the Mar Menor and Mediterranean, San Javier has a period of intense summer tourism activity during the peak summer months, although it is popular with retirees of all nationalities out of peak season.
Tickets for the annual San Javier Jazz Festival can be purchased at the Festival office in San Javier Town Hall, Plaza de España.
Timetables summer 2024:
Tourist office Santiago de la Ribera (Calle Padre Juan 30720, Santiago de la Ribera)
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00 and 18.00 to 21.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.00 to 13.00
Telephone: 661 572285
Email: turismo@sanjavier.es
La Manga del Mar Menor (Gran Vía Km. 0 30380, La Manga del Mar Menor):
May 1 to September 30:
Weekdays 10.00 to 14.00 and 17.00 to 19.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.30 to 13.00
Telephone 968 128955 ext. 2
Tourist information point of San Javier (Plaza de España, 30730 San Javier):
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00
968 573 700 ext #5351
Email: concejaliadeturismo@sanjavier.es
Tourist information point of Santiago de la Ribera (Paseo Colón on the seafront)
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00 and 18.00 to 21.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.00 to 13.00
Tourist information point of La Manga del Mar Menor (Playa Mistral, km 12)
Weekdays 11.00 to 18.00
Weekends and public holidays 11.00 to 14.00
