Murcia (Autonomous community)

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Introduction

Murcia, Cathedral

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Murcia is one of the 17 autonomous regions in Spain. It can be found in the southeast of the country on the coast of the Mediterranean sea. The capital is the city with the same name: Murcia. The region is often overlook as a tourist destination, and even within Spain not the most popular destinations. This means that most of the region is not as overrun with tourists as other places on the Mediterranean.

Geography

Murcia borders in the north to the Valencian Community on the west to Castile-La Mancha, in the south to Andalusia and in the east to Mediterranean Sea. A lot of the region can be labeled as mountainous, with the highest peak just topping the 2000 metres mark.

Cities

• Murcia
• Cartagena

Sights and Activities

Cathedral of Murcia

The Cathedral of Murcia or in full the Cathedral of the Diocese of Cartagena is a mixture of styles but the facade is considered to be a baroque master-piece. The first parts were built between 1394 and 1465 in a Gothic style. The facade was added later between 1736 and 1754. Soon after that the tower was finished.

• The cities of Murcia and Cartagena.

Events and Festivals

Weather

Getting There

By Plane

The airport of Murcia is about 25 kilometres southwest of Murcia. It receives domestic flights from Barcelona and Madrid carried out by Iberia/Air Nostrum, but also quite a couple of lowcost airlines, like Ryanair, Jet2, Easyjet, BMIBaby, Monarch and Air Berlin. Even the Norwegian company Norwegian Air Shuttle, has flights from 4 cities in Norway to and from Murcia Airport. Another option is to fly into Alicante International Airport
that is about 60 kilometres to the north in the Valencian Community.

By Train

The bigger places are linked by rail. Check the Renfe website for more information and timetables.

By Car

Murcia is connected to Alicante, Valencia and Barcelona by the A-7 in the north. The same road goes south to Granada and Málaga. The A-30 goes to the northeast. If you like to go to Madrid, you can take the A-30, change to the A-31, and than to the AP-36, or stay a bit longer on the A-31, and change to the A-3.

By Bus

By Boat

Getting Around

By Plane

By Train

By Car

By Bus

By Boat

Eat

Drink

Sleep