CARAVACA DE LA CRUZ

Desire for You

CARAVACA DE LA CRUZ

Caravaca de la Cruz, a destination for tourists and pilgrims, a city with legends and stories, a fortunate enclave surrounded by nature and boasting a spectacular historical and artistic heritage, is eager for you. And you will have the desire to visit and enjoy the great offers that you can access.

It is the ideal city to gradually regain the feelings of relief and freedom that, with everyone’s collaboration, we will conquer as we leave behind the nightmare of the pandemic.

In Caravaca de la Cruz, it’s where your children will leave you behind climbing the hill, or where they will enjoy an entertaining guided visit to the Museum of Ethnic Music in Barranda, during which they can even play a drum.

It will be in this city where you can enjoy high-quality gastronomy with your partner, linked to the agricultural and livestock products of the area. Thus, migas (breadcrumbs), rice dishes in all their variations: with rabbit, chicken, chickpeas, snails, níscalos (wild mushrooms), cod are the star dishes. Also noteworthy are lamb stews and grilled lamb.

If you are interested in nature, in Caravaca, you will find places of high scenic interest, such as Fuente del Marqués (very close to the town), Sierra de Mojantes, Peña Rubia-El Nevazo, El Gavilán-El Pinar Negro, or Las Tosquillas, in the Barranda district.

On the other hand, Caravaca de la Cruz is a city where history has left outstanding monuments and a stately urban structure (the Arch Square). It is essential to visit the Basilica-Sanctuary of the Vera Cruz, adjacent to the Castle and next to the Museum of the Vera Cruz, the true reason for the existence of the City and the destination of many visitors who come on pilgrimage drawn by the sacred relic.

And if you have the opportunity, don’t miss the chance to visit Caravaca de la Cruz to experience its festivals: from May 1 to 5 are the main celebrations in honor of the Holy Vera Cruz. The Wine Horses (Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity) and the Moors and Christians are part of the festivities.

The people of Caravaca are lovers of their land and traditions and are eager for you, to see you again wandering their streets, savoring the culinary delights prepared with care by accredited chefs, and discovering the heritage and natural treasures it possesses.

The main festivals of the city, in honor of the Holy Vera Cruz, take place from May 1 to 5.

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