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Cities in Murcia area
Campings in Murcia area, Spain
La Rafa
, 30180 Bullas
Murcia, Murcia area
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Los Madriles
Ctra. A La Azohia, Km.4,5, 30868 Isla Plana
Murcia, Murcia area
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Camping Caravaning La Manga
Autovia De Cartagena A La Manga Salida Nº 15, 30370 La Manga Del Mar Menor
Murcia, Murcia area
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Camping Sierra Espuña
El Berro, 30848 Alhama De Murcia
Murcia, Murcia area
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Las Torres
Ctra.n 332 Cartagena Mazarrón, Km.29, 30860 Puerto De Mazarron
Murcia, Murcia area
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La Fuente
Camino de La Bocamina
E-30626 Banos de Fortuna
Murcia, Murcia area
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Travel Tips & Guides Murcia area, Spain
Festivals in Murcia
The Holy Week processions in the city of Murcia are famous throughout Spain. Life-sized sculptures by Francisco Salzillo (1707-1783) are taken out of museums and carried around the city in elegant processions full of flowers and, at night, candles. These finely detailed sculptures portray events leading up to and including the crucifixion.
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History of Murcia
Murcia was founded with the name of Medinat Mursiya in A.D. 825 by Abd ar-Rahman II, emir of Al-Andalus. The Egyptians, who spoke Arabic (and who were therefore confused with being of Arabic descent), taking advantage of the course of the river Segura, created a complex network of irrigation channels that made the town prosperous and is the predecessor of the modern irrigation system. The Arab traveller Muhammad al-Idrisi described it in the 12th century as populous and strongly fortified.
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Interesting Things to See in Murcia
Murcia is a small city (350,000 inhabitants) on the East coast of Spain. It is the capital of the region, also called Murcia. The city of Murcia was founded in 831 by Abd-Al-Rahman II in the center of the Segura river valley. The remnants of this Moorish rule can be seen in the still-visible city wall, which contrasts strongly with the city's numerous churches.
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Cartagena - Spanish Mediterranean City
Cartagena is a Spanish Mediterranian city and naval station in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula in the autonomous community of Region of Murcia. Cartagena has been the capital of the Spanish Navy's Maritime Department of the Mediterranean since the arrival of the Spanish Bourbons in the eighteenth century. As far back as the sixteenth century it was one of the most important naval port in Spain, together with Ferrol in the North.
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