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What to know before visiting Murcia
Murcia is a city in south-eastern Spain, the capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia, and the seventh largest city in the country. It had a population of 460,349 inhabitants in 2021 (about one third of the total population of the Region). The total population of the metropolitan area is 672,773 in 2020, covering an urban area of 1,230.9 km2. It is located on the Segura River, in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula. It has a climate with hot summers, mild winters, and relatively low precipitation. Murcia was founded by Abd ar-Rahman II, Emir of Cordoba, in 825 with the name Mursiyah. It is now mainly a services city and a university town. Highlights for visitors include the Cathedral of Murcia and a number of baroque buildings, renowned local cuisine, Holy Week procession, works of art by the famous Murcian sculptor Francisco Salzillo, and the Fiestas de Primavera (Spring Festival). The city, as the capital of the comarca Huerta de Murcia, is called "Europe's orchard" due to its long agricultural tradition and its fruit, vegetable, and flower production and exports. -Wikipedia
General Info
Time Zone
GMT +02:00
Currency
Euro
1USD = 0.90 EUR
Best time to visit
June
July
Local Weather
JAN
5.0°
5.0°
FEB
6.1°
18.2°
MAR
8.0°
21.0°
APR
10.0°
23.2°
MAY
13.5°
26.5°
JUN
17.7°
31.0°
JUL
20.5°
34.0°
AUG
21.1°
34.0°
SEP
18.3°
30.5°
OCT
14.2°
25.7°
NOV
9.4°
20.4°
DEC
6.1
17.3°
Popular Activities
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Catedral de Murcia
Real Casino de Murcia
Plaza de Las Flores
Paseo del Malecón
Museo Salzillo
Jardín de Floridablanca
Museum of the Cathedral of Murcia
Terra Natura Murcia
Acuario de la Universidad de Murcia
Puente de los Peligros
Episcopal Palace of Murcia
Museo de Santa Clara
Jardín del Salitre
Museo Arqueológico de Murcia (MAM)
Science & Water Museum
Belén Municipal de Murcia
Jardín de la Seda
Molino Alfatego
Murcia
Murcia, ciudad por descubrir (Grupo)
Glorieta de España
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