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ETHNIC MUSIC
MUSEUM IN BARRANDA FIESTA MUSEUM EL PEREGRINO CRAFT MARKET

This museum is 17 km away from Caravaca. This museum allows visitors to know about It takes place from October to June, on the
It is considered to be one of the most the spectacular Fiestas de la Santísima y 3rd Sunday of the month. The traditional
important music museums in the world for Vera Cruz de Caravaca and the Caballos del products sold at this street market are
its exotic pieces and authentic Vino -Wine Horses-, a typically Spanish turrones and sweets, bread, cheese, cold meat,
instruments, coming from 145 festivity, with horses decorated with honey, wooden crafts, esparto grass, costume
countries from the 5 continents. embroidered cloaks. The Moors and jewellery, decoration… It is completed with
Christians parades are very remarkable too. typical product tastings, entertainment
activities and craftwork exhibitions.

CUISINE

If you enjoy traditional sweets, you
should try Caravaca's yemas, a
delicacy made of caramel and egg
yolk. Rice is here a real attraction:
due to the good quality of its
varieties, Calasparra's rice is known
worldwide; and it is Spain's first rice
with a guarantee of origin. You
shouldn't miss the different typical
rice dishes, such as rice with
chicken, with vegetables, with rabbit
and snails or with alubiones.

NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LA
ESPERANZA SANCTUARY
IN CALASPARRA

Few kilometres away from Caravaca
de la Cruz is the Sanctuary of
Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza,
patron saint of Calasparra. It was
built and sculpted inside a cave and
belongs to a unique ensemble in a
natural setting of impressive beauty,
next to the river Segura.