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• 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.…

• 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…

• 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.

  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…

• Santa Justa y Rufina Church. Orihuela.

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  … 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.

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  … 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.

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  … 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…

• Santo Domingo Convent or Old University. Orihuela.

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  … Calle Adolfo Clavarana s/n. 03300. Orihuela. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) http://www.cdsantodomingo.com. Originally a Dominican convent but after the bull of 1569, privilege awarded by Pope Pío V, it became a University until its en closing in 1824 by Minister Calomarde. The convent has a rectangu…

• El Milano. Mula.

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  … 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…

• Los Grajos Gorge. Cieza.

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  … 30530. Cieza. Murcia. E-mail: oficina.turismo@cieza.es. The Dance of los Grajos. Los Grajos Gorge is home to works from the post-Palaeolithic era, in what is known as the Levantine-Naturalist style. The dance scene found at this site is one of the most complex of its type that has been discovered to…

• 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…

• Aledo Castle. Aledo.

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  … 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…

• Altamira Palace. Elche.

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  … Diagonal del Palau s/n. 03009. Elche-Elx. Elche. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) Fax.: +34 965456611 | http://www.visitelche.com. Site of the Municipal Archaeological Museum. The building is currently the site of the Municipal Archaeological Museum. The Palace was part of a fortification which served…

• Santa María Basilica. Elche.

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  … Plaza del Congreso Eucarístico s/n. 03202. Elche-Elx. Elche. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) Built over the remains of a mosque. The performance of the Misterio de Elche mystery play, which takes place every year in this basilica, has been declared a festivity of International Tourist Interest. It is…

• Palmeral de Elche palm grove. Elche.

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  … Porta de la Morera 49. 03203. Elche-Elx. Elche. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) Fax.: +34 965451936 | E-mail: info@visitelche.com. www.visitelche.com. The Palmeral de Elche is the largest palm grove in Europe. Although its presence dates from prehistoric times, it was in the Arab period when it reach…