Murcia is located in southeastern Spain and has a rich historical and cultural heritage reflected in its architecture. Some of the top places to visit include the Murcia Cathedral, which was constructed over several centuries and incorporates Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical influences. The port city of Cartagena has an interesting urban center with a restored Roman theater and beaches. Lorca is known for its 9th century castle and annual September festival. Beaches along the coast like La Manga offer views of two seas. The town of Caravaca de la Cruz has important churches and an annual horse festival, while Archena is renowned for its mineral-rich spa waters.

1. Murcia
What to see

2. Our city
Murcia is placed
in the South East
of Spain

3. With this work we want people to know
the most interesting places in Murcia, so
that you don’t miss any of them.
This city has a lot of historical and cultural
places, in this work we’ll talk a bit about
some nice places to visit

4. The cathedral
• Its real name is “Catedral de Santa Maria” but
everybody knows it as Murcia’s cathedral.
• Its construction began in the XIV century and
ended in the XVIII century. Because of this
long period of time, it has great influences
from a lot of styles, these are:
Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and
Neoclassical
• It is placed at “Plaza del Cardenal Belluga”
which is the center of the town.

6. Cartagena
• We could say that the most important city in Murcia is
Cartagena, which is well known all over the country.
• It was founded by the “cartagineses”.
• It has a great port for militar and civil uses, near the port you can
see the first submarine, invented by Isaac Peral
• It also has an urban center which is really interesting where a
roman theatre recently restored is placed.
• The coast of Cartagena, which includes a big quantity of beaches
and creeks is also very important.

8. Lorca
• Lorca is a city of Murcia, it has a great cultural
patrimony and also is a nice city to visit if you
ever come to Murcia.
• The most important “monument” in Lorca is
its castle, which dates from the IX century.
• If you wanna party in Lorca you should go to
“Feria de dia” which takes place in September.

9. Beaches in Murcia
In Murcia we have a wide variety of
beaches, such as La
Manga, Águilas, Mazarrón, Los Narejos, Los
Alcáceres, San Javier…
Also thanks to our wonderful weather you can
enjoy these beaches nearly any time of the
year, except in winter…

10. Águilas

11. La Manga
• You can see “two seas” in La Manga, the so
called, “Mar Menor” and the “Mar Mayor”
but, in fact, they both belong to the
Mediterranean sea.

12. Caravaca de la Cruz
• Its placed at the west of Murcia’s Region.
• It’s a very important place for christian people
because of its churches and it’s special cross.
• It also has some typical ceremonies as
“Caballos del vino”, which is a really important
day on this city.

13. Archena’s spa

14. • It is placed in “Valle del Ricote” (24 km from
Murcia).
• It is known for its minerals and medicinals
waters all over the country.
• It belongs to “Royal Spas of Europe”
organization which englobes all the spas from
Murcia.
If you want to get relaxed this is one of the best
places to do it!!

15. • And now is time for you to
visit these places!!
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