Los Alcazares Air Base gets a makeover |
| Monday, 21 March 2011 10:51 |
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The Ministry of Defence has permitted the council to restore and use buildings in the north part of the old base close to the town centre for cultural use. Now the council has succeeded in acquiring an area of just over 84.000m² at the south end of the base. It is this area which will become the theme park. The area is the site of the now derelict beachside house which was lived in by the legendary aviators el Infante de Orleans and Ramon Franco the Republican brother of General Franco.
It is possible that in the future the town will adopt the entire area of the base. |
Los Alcazares is home to the oldest military air base in Spain. Covering an area of nearly 800.000m² adjacent to the Mar Menor, the disused and dilapidated base is the subject of a proposal initiated by the town council to create a theme park which will include a new aviation museum, an aquarium, a music conservatory and function room for cultural events.
There are also plans to rebuild the beachside house as part of the aviation museum and other features including an old mill will be rebuilt using 100 year old photographs. The proposals also include the construction of 500m of promenade, a new water sports centre and pathways to facilitate observation of the many birds that can be found in natural park areas and adjacent to the base.