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• La Torre Ciega Archaeological Area. Cartagena.

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  … 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…

• Murcia Cathedral. Murcia.

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  … 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…

• Monteagudo Castle. Murcia.

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  … 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.…

• Church of San Nicolás de Bari. Murcia.

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  … 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…

• Monteagudo Castle. Murcia.

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  … 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…