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LORCA
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Lorca Tourist Office
T. +34 968 441 914
www.lorcaturismo.es
www.murciaturistica.es
Lorca, the Sun City, is a city of a hundred
coat of arms or that of a hundred names. It
is undoubtedly the most monumental stop
of the Region: medieval, Renaissance and
Baroque.
UNIQUE SETTINGS FOR YOUR
BUSINESS MEETINGS
The Lorca Castle, an emblematic medieval
building of the city, known as the Fortaleza
del Sol (Fortress of the Sun), was restored
and its recognised importance so as to host
interesting cultural and leisure activities.
It currently offer a room with a capacity
for 65 people in one of the reservoirs
located in this fortress, near the Torre del
Espolón (Espolón Tower), one of the most
representative Christian symbols of the
Reconquest in this area.
HOTELS
Over 400 beds in 3 and 4 star hotels and a
tourist parador (state-owned hotel). From
among all options offering approximately 15
rooms with a total capacity of 2,753 people.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
Lorca is known as the baroque city due to Moreover, one cannot miss out on
the significant baroque heritage of its historical visiting the Museos de Bordados de
centre, one with the highest projection in the la Semana Santa (Easter Embroidery
region. Similarly noteworthy is the synagogue Museum) to become acquainted with
which is still standing in the Jewish Quarter the works of art that the embroiderers
and is the only synagogue which was not of the municipality create with their
converted into a Spanish church. own hands. Similarly, at the Arts
and Crafts Centre one can see
The Yeguada de Béjar, in Lumbreras Port, first-hand the embroidery of a jarapa
is a place of unique charm, where one can (thick fabric of various compositions)
contemplate the most precious specimens of or a more traditional pottery of this
Spanish pure bloods. land, with temporary exhibitions, live
For golf lovers, the Lorca Resort Golf & Spa demonstrations and sale of arts and
offers exclusive facilities in a luxurious setting. craft products.