Murcia (region) - Murcia (Region)

The region Murcia is in the south of Spain.

Regions

The region is politically divided into 45 parishes Municipios subdivided, there are also 12 comarcas, which have no official character.

• Altiplano murciano
• Alto Guadalentin
• Bajo Guadalentín
• Campo de Cartagena
• Huerta de Murcia
• Comarca del Mar Menor
• Comarca del Noroeste
• Comarca del Río Mula
• Oriental region
• Valle de Ricote
• Vega Alta del Segura
• Vega Media del Segura

The coast of the region is known by the name Costa Cálida(warm coast).

places

• 37.986111111111-1.13027777777781 Murcia
• 37.6-0.981944444444442 Cartagena
• 37.683333333333-1.73 Lorca
• 38.054766666667-1.21311111111114 Molina de Segura
• 37.972222222222-1.20944444444445 Alcantarilla
• 37.59838-1.31390246 Mazarron
• 38.2391225-1.41897317 Cieza
• 37.404166666667-1.58194444444448 Águilas
• 38.616667-1.1166679 Yecla
• 37.743133-0.953901510 Torre-Pacheco
• 37.8036595-0.834284911 San Javier
• 37.7710024-1.500161812 Totana
• 38.1075-1.8613 Caravaca de la Cruz
• 38.479166666667-1.32514 Jumilla
• 37.8363098-0.788556515 San Pedro del Pinatar
• 37.851388888889-1.426388888888916 Alhama de Murcia
• 37.731169-0.7224613333333317 La Manga
• 37.59838-1.313902418 Mazarron

Other goals

• The salt water lagoon Mar Menor
• The chap Cabo de Palos
• The highest mountain in the province is 2015 m high Revolcadores

background

language

getting there

• Via plane

Murcia San Javier Airport is located approx. 4 km as the crow flies from the town center of San Javier or San Pedro del Pinatar and is located directly on the western bank of the Mar Menor.

mobility

Tourist Attractions

• Barrancos de Gebas - Lake in a desert landscape, also referred to here as Tierras Malas (Badlands).

activities

• Holy Week in Lorca, Semana Santa de Lorca is also as Blancos y Azules (White and blue) known. During the pageants, members of the various brotherhoods march through the streets in characteristic robes. During the big parade you can see Egyptian troops, Roman gods in heavy chariots, quadrigas, horsemen, sculptures of maidenheads and much more, dressed up as Roman emperors. In the baroque procession on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, two lay brotherhoods (the white and the blue) compete.

kitchen

• At Pimentón de Murcia it is paprika powder from the Murcia area with a protected designation of origin. It comes in nice tins and is a popular souvenir.

• Calasparra rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a short grain rice with a protected designation of origin, Denominación de Origen (D.O.). It is grown in the Calasparra rice growing area. Irrigation is done with water from the Segura and Mundo rivers. The round grain of rice is about 5 mm in size when uncooked. Due to its extremely high absorbency, it swells up more, but is less sticky than other types of rice. The cooking time is approx. 30 minutes, with whole grain rice up to 50 minutes.

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  Calasparra rice

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  is sold in small sacks as sourvenir

Murcian specialties are:

• Morcilla, Black pudding with cinnamon and pine nuts.
• Michirones, spicy bean dish.
• Pastel de Carne, a pastry with a meat filling.
• Pisto, a kind of ratatouille.

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  Morcilla

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  Michirones

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  Pastel de Carne

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  Pisto

• Migas, traditional farmer or shepherd dish
• Zarangollo, a stew made from zucchini, egg and potatoes.
• Paparajote, lemon leaf fried in fat with batter.

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  Migas

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  Zarangollo

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  Paparajote

nightlife

security

climate

Dry and continental, the city of Murcia was once the hottest city in Spain (47 °)

literature

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