The Monumental Complex of Santo Domingo (16th-18th centuries) is the headquarters of the Paso Blanco Embroidery Museum (muBBla) and houses the heritage of this brotherhood, the oldest in the city.

In this museum, the treasures of textile art of Paso Blanco are exhibited: embroidery made in silk and gold in the Virgen de la Amargura Workshops, among which six Assets of Cultural Interest that are preserved in the Chamber of Wonders under a sophisticated conservation program stand out.

Attached to the embroidery museum is the Chapel of the Rosary, the religious headquarters of Paso Blanco. Built between 1707 and 1740, it is a jewel of the regional Baroque. The dome of the Apotheosis of the Rosary, painted in fresco, and the main altarpiece, richly decorated in gold leaf, stand out for its exceptionality. When contemplating this altarpiece, the restoration to which was carried out in the lower body of the altarpiece is revealed, due to the damage suffered in the Civil War.

Open Monday to Saturday: 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Sunday: 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Website: http://www.mubbla.org/

Google Maps Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/GvcmM3QrZbh3oCyN9

The MASS, Paso Azul Embroidery Museum, is based in the former Convent of San Francisco (16th-17th centuries) and hosts an embroidery workshop and an exhibition of the main cloaks and treasures that make up the heritage of the Paso Azul brotherhood, the Brotherhood of Labradores.

This building has been completely rehabilitated after the earthquakes of May 11, 2011 to house the museum of this brotherhood of the Holy Week of Lorca. Among the pieces that can be seen in this museum are the black mantle of the Virgin of Los Dolores (1856) and the banners made in the first decades of the 20th century, declared Assets of Cultural Interest.

From the museum you have access to the Church of San Francisco, the religious headquarters of this brotherhood. The interior of the church stands out for the impressive Baroque altarpieces, the canvases of the painter Camacho, the eighteenth-century organ and the sculptural carvings that procession through the Paso Azul in the Holy Week of Lorca.

Open: Monday to Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Sundays and holidays: 11.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.

Website: http://museoazul.com/

Google Maps Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/3sVJAQW9DXm6JhDHA

The Municipal Archaeological Museum is located in the well-known Casa de los Salazar, built at the beginning of the seventeenth century as a private home for the family of María Natarello Salazar. 

The Museum brings together and offers visitors various collections of great interest that allow them to know the traces of the passage of the different civilizations, which have uninterruptedly occupied the city of Lorca for more than 5,500 years, as well as its vast municipal territory.

In its permanent collection it is necessary to highlight the funerary goods of Cueva Sagrada dated 4300 years ago, the collection of pieces of the Culture of El Argar, the mural paintings of the Roman villa of La Quintilla from the second century A.D., the god Mercury modeled in bronze found in the Roman villa of Villar (Coy), the glass lamps of the Synagogue of the medieval Jewish quarter of Lorca, located in the Castle and discovered on the occasion of the archaeological excavations for the realization of the Parador Nacional de Turismo and the complete collection of coins and medals.

Open: Tuesday to Saturday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Sundays: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Closed on Mondays.

Website: https://museoarqueologico.lorca.es/

Google Maps Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/tTQqwe3DKBX2gMBs8

The Regional Center for Crafts of Lorca brings together a sample of the traditional artisan products of the region.

It has a small temporary exhibition hall, a space for live craft demonstrations with loom and wheel, and in it you can buy the products made by the artisans of the Region of Murcia.

Open: Monday to Friday: from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Saturdays: 11.00 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.

Closed Sunday

Website: https://artesaniaregiondemurcia.es/centro-de-artesania-de-lorca/

Google Maps Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/wE2NYmqjBUmkHbXq7

The Casa del Artesano is located in the old bakers' house or bread house, built in the sixteenth century under the direction of the master builder of the diocese of Cartagena Jerónimo Quijano, who also worked in the collegiate church of San Patricio and in the cathedral of Murcia.

The three-storey building has undergone a thorough restoration in which the regional administration has invested more than 255,000 euros.

It is a Renaissance building, one of the few that are preserved in the city, erected on the medieval wall of Almohad origin, on the Clock Tower and next to the old Council.

All trades are represented, from textiles to pottery, including leather goods, gastronomy and stone carving.

In Lorca there are 143 artisans registered in the official registry, 16 appear individually and the rest are part of one of the 21 Lorca companies.

Open October to May: Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

June to September: Tuesday to Saturday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Website: https://artesaniaregiondemurcia.es/home/casa-taller-del-artesano-de-lorca/

Google Maps Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/iSkJ4Dpc3tTVWjeo7

The Castle of Lorca is an old Medieval Fortress from the 11th to the 13th centuries.

In use well into the 16th century, it was used over time to defend the border between the kingdoms of Murcia and Granada.

During the War of Independence (1808-1814) it was again used as a place of refuge and defence.

Today it houses a recreation and exhibition of the Middle Ages.

Here you can visit the towers, cisterns and archaeological remains of the 15th century Synagogue.

Open: Monday to Sunday: from 10:30 a.m. to sunset (last entry 5:30 p.m.)

Website: 
https://lorcatallerdeltiempo.es/bensakardes/fortaleza_del_sol

Google Maps Link: 
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This square is one of the most important monumental spaces in the Region of Murcia, being the center around which monuments such as the Ex-Collegiate Church of San Patricio, the City Hall of Lorca, the House of the Corregidor or the Chapter Rooms of the Collegiate are located. For this reason, the Plaza de España was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest.

This square is home to civil and religious buildings built between the 16th and 18th centuries. Originally called Plaza de Afuera, the square was built in the 17th century and remodelled several times.

Google Maps Link: 
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Legend has it that in the Middle Ages a Muslim soldier and a Christian lady fell in love and when they could not get married they decided to go up to the Cejo and seal their love there forever by falling from it. 

This famous cliff in the City of the Sun is a vertical wall of eroded sandstone at the foot of which there is a channelled fountain that comes from an underground aquifer, and which rises to the surface naturally. In fact, this route is part of the longest Ecotourism Trail of the Via Augusta, so the road surface is conditioned and the route signposted at all times.

Located in the Sierra de la Peña Rubia, the trail starts from the Fuente de los Pilones, next to the Castle of Lorca, and crosses or fords different ravines until it reaches the Cejo. This easy hiking route is around 5 Kilometres each way.

Starting Point Google Maps Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/RkWFn6h8atCuBAm16

Lover's Eyebrows Google Maps Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/WQz4eE32r58aoWqK9

The Palacete Huerto Ruano is located on Lorca's main street, Avenida Juan Carlos I. It was the house of Raimundo Ruano, but he soon abandoned it and it was used for different uses.

It is currently owned by the municipality and is used as a multipurpose building, to host exhibitions, presentations or any other event that takes place in the city.

The main façade, flanked by two towers, its decoration, as well as the existence of a garden with a fountain, were novelty and an example to follow within the local eclectic architecture. Currently this building is used for art and painting exhibitions and other cultural activities.

The interior of the building is spectacular and the exterior is decorated with beautiful gardens, water fountains and sculptures.

Open Monday to Friday: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Google Maps Link: 
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The Biblical Passion Parades of Lorca are, without a doubt, one of the most original manifestations of the national and international geography of Holy Week.

This impressive religious, artistic, cultural and social celebration has been declared a Festival of International Tourist Interest since 2007 and some of the embroideries on display have been the first textiles to be declared Assets of Cultural Interest.

The processions of Friday of Sorrows, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday are the best known and popular. These run along Juan Carlos I Avenue and the spectators seated in the boxes see the six Lorca brotherhoods pass in front of them. Whites and Blues cheer and cheer from their seats, handkerchiefs in hand, as they pass by, infecting everyone with their "vivas" and their passion while passages from the Old and New Testaments are staged in which thousands of extras participate.

Website: 
https://semanasantalorca.com/

The September Fair is the great annual event of recreation in Lorca. It is held every year around the third weekend of September, and for ten intense days, it fulfills a brilliant and unifying program in which events such as concerts, theater, street entertainment, fairground attractions, children's and senior citizen activities, exhibitions and, above all, offer for the participation of all are mixed.

A few days before, on the eighth of September, Lorca celebrates the so-called "small fair", in the Barrio de la Virgen de las Huertas, Patron Saint of the City. It is an annual event of devotion and festivity, near the sanctuary that bears the name of its owner.

Also worthy of mention is the Christmas Festivities programme, which includes the celebration of the Cuadrillas Meeting, and the traditional Three Kings Parade. Such as the Carnival activities, in which there is a multitudinous participation of carnival troupes and groups from different entities of Lorca. For San Clemente, Patron Saint of Lorca, around November 23, the saint's feast day, the Cultural Festive Federation that bears his name, organizes a program of events including the Medieval Market, and the Great Parade of Muslims, Jews and Christians.

For year-long festivals in the different districts of Lorca, visit https://www.lorca.es/festejos/

The weekly market in Lorca is held on Thursday and two food marketplaces open all week.

The Thursday market is held at the Huerto de la Rueda next to the Santa Quiteria fairground and conference centre, except during the Feria de Lorca in September when it temporarily moves to Calle Tomás Arderius. The fair contains some 240 or so stalls, most of them offering clothes, food and footwear, although it is also possible to buy leather goods, jewellery and various sundry items. Google Maps Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/GJMyJCj1DSaUZsze8

In addition there are two permanent food markets in Lorca, one in Alameda de Cervantes (Google Maps Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/HSdG4HvC4FYJyQcd7) and the other in the Plaza de las Hortalizas (Google Maps Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/JVvjCujS7gZHaPW18). These are open every day, and are home to various stalls specializing in meat, fish and fresh veg as well as other foodstuffs.

A recent addition to the markets in Lorca is the Mercado del Sol, a gastronomic market which contains 27 food stalls including some offering Japanese and Mexican specialities. Also available are meat, seafood, beers and wines, cheeses, tapas, cocktails and local products, and as well as the gastronomic delights there is also a children’s play area.

The Mercado del Sol opens on Tuesday, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from 12.00 to midnight, and on Fridays and Saturdays from 12.00 until 2.00 in the morning.

Google Maps Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/kUb9ThK7a4rHYRNEA

There is a wide range of shopping options in Lorca, where the variety of establishments in the historic centre is complemented by more modern out-of-town facilities.

Browse through the numerous shops in the main Avenida Juan Carlos I, Calle Lope Gisbert and the pedestrian street of Calle Corredera. Of course retail is not confined to these three more or less parallel thoroughfares, and a multitude of shops both large and small can also be found on the smaller streets which connect them, although these streets do contain the principal retailers of the central city area.

Close to the RM-11 Lorca-Águilas motorway is the Parque Almenara. This is one of the largest retail and leisure malls in the south-west of Murcia and provides the full “all under one roof” shopping experience, complete with many well-known brands and shops on two easily accessed levels.

There are also larger retail units for electrical products and home and garden goods. Parque Almenara also provides a 10-pin bowling alley and entertainment complex, a multiscreen cinema showing the latest offerings from Hollywood and the best 3D movies, with English language films shown in their original version on Thursdays, and nine venues to grab a bite to eat.

Casa Roberto is a renowned restaurant in Lorca, known for its traditional Spanish cuisine.

It offers a menu filled with regional specialties, including delicious tapas, seafood, grilled meats, and other local dishes. The restaurant prides itself on using high-quality ingredients and providing a warm and welcoming atmosphere for diners.

Tel: 968 44 25 58

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Casa-Roberto-100034368926024/?locale=es_ES

Google Maps Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8BNfvXv53UYMizDZ9

Meson La Pradera is a cozy eatery that specializes in grilled meats and hearty Spanish cuisine.

The restaurant offers a rustic ambiance and a menu featuring a variety of grilled dishes, homemade stews, and traditional flavours, providing guests with a taste of authentic Spanish cuisine.

Tel: 649 90 89 93

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MesonLaPraderaLorca

Google Maps Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/efk3B9hCZ8hGA3f86

Located in the Parador de Lorca hotel, this restaurant offers a sophisticated dining experience, with wonderful views over the city.

The menu showcases a fusion of traditional Spanish dishes with modern culinary techniques, presenting a diverse array of flavours in an elegant setting.

Tel: 968406047

Website: https://paradores.es/es/restaurante-helios-parador-de-lorca

Google Maps Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/1hShb38zoYkJknWu5

Albedrio is known for its innovative cuisine, offering creative dishes that highlight local ingredients and flavours.

The restaurant focuses on presenting inventive recipes in a modern and stylish ambiance, catering to guests looking for a unique and memorable dining experience.

Tel: 
660 40 97 02

Website: 
https://albedrio.es/

Facebook: 
https://www.facebook.com/albedrioLorca/?locale=es_ES

Google Maps Link: 
https://maps.app.goo.gl/QLkjpwn6vwX9Y6MNA

Located in Puerto Lumbreras, El Ruedo is a restaurant that offers a mix of Spanish and international cuisines, specialising in steaks.

With a varied menu featuring seafood, meats, and vegetarian options, the restaurant caters to diverse tastes. Guests can expect a relaxed atmosphere and a menu that caters to different dietary preferences.

Tel: 
717 13 01 05

Facebook: 
https://www.facebook.com/ruedopuertolumbreras/

Google Maps Link: 
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Cañarejo Gastrobar focuses on providing a gastronomic experience, offering a menu that combines traditional Spanish flavors with modern culinary trends.

The restaurant offers a selection of innovative tapas, creative dishes, and an inviting ambiance for guests to enjoy.

Tel: 
868 70 13 03

Facebook: 
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100054368957112

Google Maps Link: 
https://maps.app.goo.gl/BrWJZaXdg4A7xeT59

La Peña Restaurante is known for its welcoming atmosphere and traditional Spanish cuisine.

The menu includes a variety of dishes ranging from tapas to hearty mains, allowing guests to savour classic Spanish flavours in a friendly and relaxed setting.

Tel: 
608 88 06 82

Website: 
https://www.xn--restaurantelapealorca-qbc.es/

Facebook: 
https://www.facebook.com/restauranteenlorca?locale=es_ES

Google Maps Link: 
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Restaurante La Herencia Hiroshima offers a fusion of Japanese and Mediterranean cuisines.

Guests can enjoy a unique blend of flavours with dishes that incorporate Japanese techniques and ingredients while embracing the essence of Mediterranean cuisine.

Tel: 968 46 54 51

Website: 
https://laherenciadehiroshima.com/

Facebook: 
https://www.facebook.com/laherenciadehiroshima/?locale=es_ES

Google Maps Link: 
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Restaurante Los Cazorlos is a large restaurant and popular wedding and events venue. It specializes in traditional Spanish cuisine, especially grilled meats and savoury dishes.

The restaurant prides itself on its quality meats and hearty recipes, providing patrons with a comfortable setting to enjoy classic Spanish fare.

Tel: 
968 47 10 60

Website: 
https://restauranteloscazorlos.com/

Facebook: 
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057410321899

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