DESTINATION MURCIA
Murcia is a major producer of fruits, vegetables, and flowers for Spain and the rest of Europe. Excellent wineries have developed near the towns of Bullas, Yecla, and Jumilla, as well as olive oil near Moratalla. Murcia is mainly a warm region which has made it very suitable for agriculture. The Region of Murcia enjoys a Mediterranean climate of semi-arid type.
MURCIA:
Caravaca de la Cruz,
Cartagena,
Costa Calida,
Lorca,
Moratalla,
Mula,
Murcia,
DISCOVER CARAVACA DE LA CRUZ
Caravaca is dominated by the medieval Castle of Santa Cruz, and contains several convents and a fine parish church, with a miraculous cross celebrated for its healing power, in honor of which a yearly festival is held on the 3 May. The hills which extend to the north are rich in marble and iron ...
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DISCOVER CARTAGENA
Cartagena has been the capital of the Spanish Navy's Maritime Department of the Mediterranean since the arrival of the Spanish Bourbons in the 18th century. As far back as the 16th century it was one of the most important naval ports in Spain, together with Ferrol in the North. It is still an important naval seaport and there is a big naval shipyard ...
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THE COSTA CALIDA
The Costa Cálida (English: Warm Coast) is the approximately 250 km stretch of Mediterranean coastline of the Spanish province of Murcia. This region has a micro-climate which features comparatively hot mean annual temperatures (and hence its name, Warm Coast) and a relative degree of aridity (precipitation averaging less than 34 cm annually) ...
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DISCOVER LORCA
The region around Lorca was already inhabited by the Iberians during the Bronze age (El Argar culture). Lorca was probably called Eliocroca by the Romans and Lurka by the Arabs. The old part of the town, made up of narrow streets and alley-ways, achieved its present shape under Islamic rule ...
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DISCOVER MORATALLA
Moratalla's sights include the Fortress Castle, home to the 'Tribute Tower', a military-gothic style building which dates from the 15th century. There is also an Arab castle in Benizar, built in the 12th century. The Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Asunción dates from the 16th century. Other churches include Santa Ana, on the mountain ...
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DISCOVER MULA
The origin of the playing of the drum in Mula is difficult to narrow down, but it seems to have taken place during the 14th century, as a form of protest. It is not presently clear that the first mention written that we have of the playing of the drum through the streets of Mula go back to the municipal ordinances of 1859 ...
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DISCOVER MURCIA
Murcia was founded by the Moors in 825 AD with the name Madinat Mursiya and is now mainly a services city and a university town. Highlights for visitors include the Cathedral of Murcia and a number of baroque buildings, renowned local cuisine, Holy Week processions, works of art by the famous Murcia sculptor Francisco Salzillo, and the Fiestas de Primavera ...
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