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PASO BLANCO AND PASO AZUL
EMBROIDERY MUSEUMS

Lorca is one of the places where at La Carrera. During the
the Holy Week is most procession, you will see
celebrated, with a religious participants dressed as some
procession taking place every Roman emperors, Egyptian
year since the 19th century, very troops, Roman gods on huge
characteristic of the region. This floats, chariots, horsemen,
celebration is also known as sculptures of virgins with
Blancos y Azules -white and wealthy embroidered cloaks,
blue-. These are the two main sumptuous standards… The
brotherhoods in Lorca and there wealthy 'Agony in the Garden'
is a great deal of rivalry between standard (white), also known as
them. The big parade takes place the flower cloth, stands out.

COLD CUTS
OF CHATO
MURCIANO

A very remarkable part of Lorca's
cuisine is the chato murciano: a
type of Iberian pork which
appeared in the Region of
Murcia in the 19th century as a
result of crossbreeding different
local breeds and some swine
specimens from the UK.