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• 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…

• Cartagena Roman Theatre Museum. Cartagena.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza del Ayuntamiento, Palacio Pascual de Riquelme. Cartagena. Murcia. Fax.: +34 968525161 | E-mail: fundacion@teatroromanocartagena.org. www.teatroromanocartagena.org. An example of Roman Cartagena’s monuments and architecture. The museum exhibits items discovered in excavations in the area of the…

• "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…

• Mining Museum. Unión, La.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza Liceo s/n, (Edificio del Liceo de Obreros). 30360. Unión, La. Murcia. E-mail: turismo@ayto-launion.com. Mining history. Here you can see the important mining heritage of La Unión. Located in the Old Workers' Lyceum building, the collection comprises mining tools, scale models and a display of …

• 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…

• 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…

• 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.…

• 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 …

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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, …

• 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…