Take A Walking Tour Through Murcia, Spain

When visiting Palatinum Golf, Spa, and Sport Resort, the best way to experience the City of Murcia is to take a walking tour. During a walking tour visitors will be able to experience all the important and fascinating areas in the city. Here is one of the most popular walking tours:


• Cathedral de Santa María- Murcia's most important monument is the Cathedral of Santa María, which is located to the north of the Palacio Episcopal (Bishop's Palace).

• Calle de la Trapería- From the cathedral, Calle de la Trapería, once Murcia's main street, runs north through the old town. Together with Calle de la Platería, which branches off it on the left, it is the heart of a busy pedestrian zone well provided with shops.

• Plaza de Santo Domingo- Calle de la Trapería ends in the Plaza de Santo Domingo, with the handsome twin-towered church of Santo Domingo (17th-18th C.). Behind it, to the west, is the Teatro Romea.

• Archeological Museum; Museo Arqueológico- To the north of the Plaza de Santo Domingo, in the Casa de Cultura, the Archeological Museum houses prehistoric, Iberian, Greek, and Roman antiquities and a collection of pottery, including in particular Moorish ware.

• Museum of Art; Museo de Bellas Artes- From the Plaza de Santo Domingo, Calle de la Merced runs east to the University, just beyond which, in Calle del Obispo Frutos, is the Museum of Art, with frescoes and pictures by the Murcia-born painter Nicolá Villacis (1616-94), a pupil of Velázquez, works by many local artists and pictures by Ribera, Degrain and Picasso.

• Museum of the Arab Town Walls; Museo de la Muralla Árabe- In Plaza Santa Eulalia, south of the Museum of Art, Moorish and medieval town walls have been brought to light. Objects found in the excavations are to be displayed in the Museo de la Muralla Árabe which is due to open shortly.

• Along Río Segura- A short distance south of the cathedral, on the street along the left bank of the Río Segura, is the Glorieta de España, a beautiful public garden with the Ayuntamiento (Town Hall) on its northern side. At its west end is the Plaza de Martínez Tornel, from which Murcia's main traffic artery, the Gran Vía del Escultor Salzillo, runs north.

• Salzillo Museum; Museo Salzillo- At the west end of the town, in the Plaza de San Agustín, is the Ermita de Jesús, a round Baroque chapel (1777) which now houses the Salzillo Museum, devoted to the work of the Murcia-born sculptor Francisco Salzillo. Among the works on exhibition are the famous processional figures (pasos) carried in the Holy Week processions, clay models and a magnificent Nativity scene with more than 500 figures dressed in 18th century Murcian costume.