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Suggestions for rural tourism over Christmas and the New Year in the Region of Murcia
Inland destinations to get away from it all and enjoy a “real” Christmas in the Costa Cálida!
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The attractions of nature, open-air activities, country homes and even picnics are made especially relevant for visitors from northern Europe by the relatively mild winter climate, and the regional tourist board recommends the following destinations among others:
Caravaca de la Cruz
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Exploring the large municipality, visitors can also pay visits to the Cueva Negra area, where remains of pre-Neanderthal Man dating back 800,000 years have been found, other archaeological remains from the Argaric, Iberian and Roman cultures, and the higher ground which is home to extensive forests and fruit orchards, with apricots a particularly important crop.
The area also boasts Europe's largest collection of ethnic instruments in the village of Barranda!
Cehegín
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Like its neighbour Caravaca, the municipality of Cehegín also encompasses mountains, fertile plains and areas of pine forest, and is an ideal location from which to explore the north-west of Murcia. Among the tourism attractions of its own are the remains of the late Roman and Visigoth city of Begastri and the atmospheric old quarter filled with historic buildings, as well as the “Peña Rubia”, which houses important prehistoric rock paintings, now protected by Unesco.
Blanca
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The river dominates the landscape here and attracts a large number of canoeists and other sports, as well as those curious to explore an area where the Moors remained welcome until long after they were expelled from most of Spain in 1492.
Easily accessed from the city of Murcia via the A-30 motorway, Blanca has for decades been a popular day out for visitors from the regional capital as they follow in the footsteps of the noble families who built some of the largest houses in the town.
Jumilla
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