Basilica-Shrine of La Vera Cruz.

Contact details

C/ Cuesta del Castillo, s/n.
30400 Caravaca de la Cruz, Murcia (Murcia)
cofradia@lacruzdecaravaca.es
http://www.murciaturistica.es
www.turismocaravaca.org
Tel.:+34 968705620
Tel.:+34 968707743
Fax.:+34 968708148

Location

Autonomous region: Murcia
Province/Island: Murcia

Description

Originally Islamic, the building has been remodelled many times. Inside it holds a cross thought to be miraculous, the Santísima Vera Cruz de Caravaca. The shrine of Vera Cruz is notable for its Baroque façade made from local marble, added in the 18th century. It is inside the walled enclave of the Real Alcázar, which was a fortress of the Knights Templar and later the Order of Santiago, and now boasts 14 towers of different sizes and shapes.

Construction: Shrine
Artistic period: Baroque
Historic period: 17th century