The rewards scheme in Lorca represents a boost for both tourist accommodation businesses and visitors! The latest figures for tourism relating to 2025 in the city and municipality of Lorca show that the number of visitors, both from elsewhere in Spain and from other countries, continues to rise, and in order to help continue this growth the Town Hall has initiated a new scheme of incentives for those who spend at least one night in one of the..

Too much to see, not enough time to see it – limit yourself to one day in Lorca and you’ll be back for more! Lorca, “The City of the Sun”, is one of those cities best enjoyed while taking a leisurely a stroll, rather than adhering to a strictly planned itinerary, as its heritage, its sights and the local cuisine are almost certain to put paid to any intention to “see it all” in a specific timeframe. But on the other hand, there..

Tuesday afternoon visits to the most outstanding monuments in the historic city of Lorca If you speak enough Spanish then one of the best ways of starting to learn about the old city centre of Lorca is to book yourself in on one of the free tours offered on Tuesdays and Fridays at 17.00. The visit lasts around 90 minutes and the only requirement is that a minimum group size of 34 people is reached, so if you take part in a group of four then..

The palatial residence contains antique furniture from the last 350 years and important works of art Almost 13 years after the Casa de Guevara was closed to visitors after being damaged in the earthquakes which hit the city of Lorca on 11th May 2011, the palatial residence has now been fully restored and converted into a museum which opened to the public on 28th February 2024. Entering through the main doorway, built in the style of an altarpiece..

El Prado en las Calles brings the Prado museum experience to the heart of the Region of Murcia The itinerant exhibition El Prado en las Calles has arrived for the next few weeks in the city of Lorca, bringing with it a total of 50 large-scale high-quality reproductions of masterpieces created by Velázquez, Goya, El Bosco, Rubens and El Greco, among others. Each image is accompanied by explanatory information panels and additional information..

Lorca castle hosts a combination of lepidopterology and music Every spring the hill on which the castle stands above the city of Lorca welcomes an outburst of butterfly life as the insects enter the last and most spectacular phase of their lives, and this year special “Butterfly Oasis” days are being held on 26th and 27th May. At the same time, concerts are being held inside the castle within the “Lorca Suena: Música y naturaleza”..

A weekend of great food and live music at the La Merced visitors centre in Lorca For the weekend of 27th to 31st May the city of Lorca, and more specifically the area around the La Merced visitors’ centre, is set to become one of the focal points of urban gastronomy in the Region of Murcia as the city welcomes The Burger Land and a series of live music events. This annual “gastromusic” festival is quickly becoming established as one..

Artists and sculptors including Salzillo and Coronado are among those on display at the Semana Santa museum of the Paso Azul Ten years after the MASS museum (Muso Azul de Semana Santa, run by the “Paso Azul” group which is one of the main protagonists in the spectacular annual Semana Santa parades) first opened to the public, a special exhibition is being held until 31st August featuring some of the embroideries, paintings, sculptures and..

Distance racing on the hills and slopes around Lorca The annual Mubbla Trail race organized by the Paso Blanco Easter Week brotherhood in Lorca has been slightly modified this year, with the start line moved to the Plaza de España in the heart of the old city, but the main distances for adults of 21 and 11 km remain unchanged. The race takes place in the evening of Saturday 13th June and the route includes climbs and descents in the hills..

Visit and learn about the former Collegiate Church of San Patricio at your own pace Among the many tourist sights in Lorca one of the most popular is the former Collegiate Church of San Patricio, where both visitors and locals can enjoy the architectural, historical and artistic heritage of the city every day of the week except on Mondays through visits in which audio guides are available in Spanish, English and French. These audio guides can..