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Date Published: 20/01/2025

Lorca opens its first dog park in the city centre

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The local government has poured 20,000 euros into the works

The first ever dog park in Lorca has just been opened, providing a safe space for pets in the municipality. The park, which cost 20,000 euros to complete, has an agility circuit, benches and a security fence.

It is around 2,500 square metres in size and has been designed for the enjoyment of pets and their owners in the heart of the city, located as it is on the Avenida de Santa Clara.

The safety fence surrounding the park is 1.75 metres high and has a double access gate in place to ensure that dogs don’t accidentally get out.

Lorca opens its first dog park in the city centre

An agility circuit with various play areas for all breeds and sizes, including fences, wheels, walkways, jumps and a tunnel, is also to be found in the park. Benches and bins have also been placed there so that people can sit and relax in the park when their pets are playing.

During the opening event for the park, the pets were blessed by the priest Don Régulo Cayuela, as the opening coincided with the Catholic feast on San Antón, patron saint of animals.

The mayor of Lorca, Fulgencio Gil, stated during the event that it is a “highly demanded request by the people of Lorca, and we have kept our promise.”

The mayor continued by highlighting the importance of this new park by claiming, “With this dog park we are taking another step towards making Lorca a friendlier city and one that is more adapted to the needs of the residents, including our pets. We want this space to be a meeting point, a place of coexistence and enjoyment for both dogs and their owners.”

The mayor concluded his statements on the new area by saying, “We invite all residents and their pets to enjoy these facilities and collaborate by respecting the rules of use and cleaning, as well as respecting animals so that this park becomes a model within the Region of Murcia.”

For more information, news and what’s on visit the home page of Lorca Today

Images: Ayuntamiento de Lorca

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Oficina de Turismo de Lorca

Lorca Tourist Office

The rich and extensive history of Lorca has left a legacy of archaeological sites, and historic buildings, around which the modern City has built its tourism industry. Amongst these are Lorca Castle, the Jewish Quarter of the castle and Synagogue, Lorca Tourist Office Plaza de España, Colegiata de San Patricio, Museo de Arqueologico Municipal, Iglesia de San Francisco, Casa Huerto Ruano, Palacio de Guevara, Iglesia de San Mateo, Pósito de los Panaderos, Convento Virgen de las Huertas, Antiguo Convento de la Merced, Iglesia del Carmen and the Teatro Guerra.

Unfortunately Lorca has also been prone to natural disaster, suffering a Gota Fría on September 28th 2012, as well as an earthquake which measured 5.3 on the Richter scale on 11th May 2011 and claimed 9 lives. Since this earthquake the city has been rebuilding, winning recognition for its Lorca, Open for Restoration initiative, which used the restoration of the city as a tourist attraction whilst it rebuilt its historical buildings, some of which are currently still not open.

Lorca Tourist Office The tourist office itself has temporarily relocated until the renovations are completed and is on Calle San Patricio near the church.

Lorca also has an area of coastline incorporating the Parque Regional de Cabo Cope - Puntas de Calnegre, in the Sierra de Almenara, which includes the beaches of, Puntas de Calnegre, Baño de las Mujeres, San Lorca Tourist Office Pedro, El Siscal, Cala Honda, Cuartel del Ciscar, Junquera, Cala de la Gruta, Cala Leña, Los Hierros, Cala Blanca and Playa Larga, although many are accessible only through agricultural exploitations.

However, in spite of its many attractions, the name of Lorca is synonymous with Easter, (Semana Santa) its biblical parades of International Tourist Interest status and famous throughout Spain. The week includes a Lorca Tourist Office series of parades in which the whites (Paso Blanco) and blues (Paso Azúl) try to outdo each other with the magnificence of their embroideries and the skill and daring of their horsemen.