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Ethnological Museum of the irrigated lands of Murcia. Alcantarilla.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Avenida Príncipe s/n. 30820. Alcantarilla. Murcia. Fax.: +34 968893866 | E-mail: museohuerta@ayto-alcantarilla.es. http://www.alcantarilla.es/cultura/museo_etnologico.aspx. History of the irrigated lands of Murcia. The museum reconstructs the history of the irrigated lands of Murcia with the tools, …
Salzillo Museum. Murcia.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Plaza San Agustín 3. 30005. Murcia. E-mail: museosalzillo@museosalzillo.es. www.museosalzillo.es. Dedicated to the famous sculptor Francisco Salzillo, born in 1707, the museum has various different rooms where you can see large sculptures created by the artist for the Easter week processions.They ar…
Church of San Nicolás de Bari. Murcia.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Plaza de San Nicolás. 30005. Murcia. www.ayto-murcia.es. It is in the Baroque style, and dates from the Muslim period. It stands on the site of a mosque, which after the reconquest was converted into a church. The new building was begun in 1736 under the direction of the architect Fray Antonio de Sa…
Floridablanca Garden. Murcia.
Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]
… Glorieta de España 1. 30004. Murcia. http://www.regmurcia.com. The Floridablanca Garden is in one of the city's most typical neighbourhoods. The garden is a result of the romantic style of the 19th century, whose last remaining vestiges are the large ficus specimens that border the central path. The…
Murcia Cathedral. Murcia.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Plaza Cardenal Belluga s/n. 30001. Murcia. www.ayto-murcia.es. A 600-year-old construction. Murcia Cathedral has many Renaissance and Baroque elements, although its interior is fundamentally Gothic. Created in 1394 on the site of a former mosque. It was bishop Fernando de Pedrosa who placed the corn…
Murcia Cathedral Museum. Murcia.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Plaza de la Cruz 1. 30001. Murcia. Fax.: +34 968221083 | E-mail: catedral@museosdemurcia.com. http://www.museocatedraldemurcia.com/. Archaeology and religion. The museum was reopened in 2007 after full refurbishment and is set in the old Cathedral cloister, built in the 14th century. Its permanent e…
Murcia Archaeological Museum. Murcia.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Avenida Alfonso, X 7. 30008. Murcia. Fax.: +34 968204994 | E-mail: contacto@museoarqueologicomurcia.com. http://www.museosdemurcia.com. Iberian tradition. It houses one of Spain's most complete collections of Iberian archaeological items from several sites in the Region of Murcia. The permanent exhi…
Murcia Museum of Fine Arts. Murcia.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Calle Obispo Frutos, 12. 30003. Murcia. Fax.: +34 968272792 | www.museosdemurcia.com/mubam. Painting since the Middle Ages. The museum offers a journey through the history of art since the 15th century, and includes works from various different periods and styles. The Museum of Fine Arts is home to …
Monteagudo Castle. Murcia.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… 30003. Murcia. www.murciaciudad.com. The name described the ruins located beside the Monteagudo Castle, dating from the Muslim period. These remains were previously part of a turreted rectangular space which was used as a recreation ground by the rulers of the taifas, or Arab fiefdoms.…
Monteagudo Castle. Murcia.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… 30003. Murcia. www.murciaturistica.es. The castle is located on the top of a hill.This fortress is very well preserved.The archaeological remains found belong to the Islamic period.After the foundation of the town of Murcia (825), as well as serving as a fortress, it was also a prison and grain stor…
"El Cigarralejo" Museum of Iberian Art. Mula.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Calle Marqués 1. 30170. Mula. Murcia. Fax.: +34 968661422 | E-mail: contacto@museocigarralejo.com. www.museocigarralejo.com. Iberian Archaeology. Ten rooms with different sides of the Iberian world. Set in the old Baroque palace of the Marquis of Menahermosa, the museum contains archaeological items…
Aledo Castle. Aledo.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Sierra Espuña. 30859. Aledo. Murcia. E-mail: turismo@aledo.es. The castle is located 9 kms from Totana, and stands on a small ridge beside the Sierra Espuña mountains. It is Muslim in origin, and is built of tamped earth which gives it its reddish colour. The outstanding feature of the castle is i…
El Milano. Mula.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… 30170. Mula. Murcia. E-mail: turismo@aytomula.es. http://www.abrigodelmilano.es. El Milano archaeological site. They have been declared World Heritage sites. Cave painting sites have been declared World Heritage sites by UNESCO within the Mediterranean Basin of the Iberian Peninsula. They are an exc…
Santa Justa y Rufina Church. Orihuela.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Calle Santa Justa s/n. 03300. Orihuela. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) http://www.orihuelaturistica.es. The church was built on a site where Christian worship existed during the Visigothic era.During Moslem rule it was a mosque.During the XV century building work began on the church in Gothic style …
Santiago Apóstol Church. Orihuela.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Plaza de Santiago 2. 03300. Orihuela. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) http://www.orihuelaturistica.es. A gothic church but its sanctuary is Renaissance.It has one nave and side chapels.The main building is Gothic (Isabel).It has a pointed and splayed arch with archivolts decorated with plants.In the …
El Salvador Cathedral. Orihuela.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Calle Mayor s/n. 03300. Orihuela. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) E-mail: touristinfo@orihuela.net. http://www.orihuelaturistica.es. The Gothic church of Orihuela. Orihuela has had a cathedral since 1564, when the city was granted its bishopric. El Salvador Cathedral is Orihuela’s most important pari…
Diocesan Museum of Religious Art. Orihuela.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Palacio Episcopal y Catedral de Orihuela. C/ Ramón y Cajal, s/n. 03300. Orihuela. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) E-mail: info@museodeartesacro.es. http://www.museodeartesacro.es. The Diocesan Museum of Religious Art in Orihuela holds an interesting collection, including paintings, sculptures, precio…
Lorca Castle – Fortress of the Sun. Lorca.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Carretera del Castillo. 30800. Lorca. Murcia. E-mail: info@lorcatallerdeltiempo.com. www.lorcatallerdeltiempo.com. This 13th-century castle is located in a strategic position overlooking the city. It has a long, narrow shape with a polygonal floor plan and is divided into three areas, one of which c…
"Enrique Escudero de Castro" Municipal Archaeology Museum. Cartagena.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Calle Ramón y Cajal 45. 30204. Cartagena. Murcia. Fax.: +34 968515449 | E-mail: informacionmuseo@ayto-cartagena.es. www.museoarqueologicocartagena.es. The origins of Cartagena. The museum takes you from prehistory through to the 19th century. Located on the site of the late Roman San Antón necropoli…
Miguel Hernández House-Museum. Orihuela.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Calle Miguel Hernández 73. 03300. Orihuela. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) www.miguelhernandezvirtual.com. Ode to a poet of the generation of '27. The house where poet Miguel Hernández lived with his family is not to be missed on a visit to Orihuela. The house, now a museum, is a modest home from th…
Lorca Municipal Archaeological Museum. Lorca.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Plaza de Juan Moreno s/n. 30800. Lorca. Murcia. Fax.: +34 968406267 | http://www.museoarqueologicodelorca.com/. The archaeological origins of the city. Located in the historic-artistic centre of the town of Lorca, this building dates from the 16th and beginning of the 17th centuries. The lower part …
Palace of Guevara. Lorca.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Calle Lope Gisbert, nº 12. 30800. Lorca. Murcia. http://www.lorca.es/. Also known as the "Casa de las Columnas" (House of Columns) because of the Solomonic columns on the main doorway, this old stately residence is one of the most emblematic civil Baroque buildings in Lorca. It is a house-palace wit…
National Museum of Underwater Archaeology.. Cartagena.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Paseo Alfonso XII, 22. 30202. Cartagena. Murcia. Fax.: +34 968122189 | E-mail: informacion.arqua@mcu.es. http://museoarqua.mcu.es. A rich underwater archaeological heritage. Particular highlights include a collection of elephants' tusks with Phoenician inscriptions, unique in the world. Amphorae, le…
Ex-collegiate church of San Patricio. Lorca.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Plaza de España s/n. 30800. Lorca. Murcia. www.lorca.es/. Ex-collegiate church of San Patricio. It dates from the 16th to 18th centuries and thus presents a diversity of styles, ranging from the Renaissance in the vaults of the ambulatory to the Baroque style of the main façade. Its construction b…
La Torre Ciega Archaeological Area. Cartagena.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… 30202. Cartagena. Murcia. www.ayto-cartagena.es. This monument is the only thing that remains of the Roman necropolis that was located beside the route from Carthago Nova to Tarragona. The Ciega tower has a quadrangular plan, with a base made out of three ashlar stones The main body is noteworthy fo…
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