Terra Natura Murcia participates in the Life LynxConnect Iberian lynx recovery project
The park and zoo houses vulnerable lynxes from the programme and has educational talks about them for visitors Terra Natura Murcia is one of the organisations taking part in the Life LynxConnect project, an initiative which aims to expand the..

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November 23 and 24 Children's Day at Terra Natura Murcia
Get down to the Murcia zoo and park this weekend to celebrate Children’s Day   This weekend, on Saturday November 23 and Sunday 24, there is a special astronomy and games area open at Terra Natura animal park and zoo in Murcia city for Children..

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Casa-Museo Miguel Hernández
The humble beginnings of the poet who died for his political beliefs The former home of poet Miguel Hernández, who died in 1942 while imprisoned for his outspoken opposition to the nationalist cause in the years following the Spanish Civil War, has..

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Terra Natura Murcia wildlife and water park
Terra Natura Murcia, water and wildlife park Terra Natura Murcia is one of the most important animal and nature parks in Spain. It is one of a new generation of wildlife parks, in which visitors can discover the concept of what is known as "Zooinmersi..

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La Diablesa by Nicolás de Bussy, Orihuela
This sculpture was produced in 1695 and still parades in the Semana Santa processions “La Diablesa” or “El Triunfo de la Cruz”, was produced by Nicolás de Bussy in around 1695. De Bussy was from Strasbourg, but settled in the south-east of..

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A Moorish morning out in Orihuela
Suggested routes in Orihuela: Route 1, following the Moors Every area is defined by those who inhabited it, and although Orihuela is filled with rich Mediaeval and Baroque monuments, the outline structure and core identity of the city relate to its..

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Orihuela Cathedral
La Santa Iglesia Catedral del Salvador y Santa María de Orihuela Orihuela Cathedra is a striking and imposing monument which dominates the centre of the Old Quarter of Orihuela city and is one of two Cathedrals in the Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante..

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Orihuela castle, the Castillo de Orihuela
Now just a ruin, Orihuela castle was formerly an imposing structure which dominated the Vega Baja Orihuela castle is located high up on the sierra de Orihuela,  in the area known as Monte de San Miguel, occupying  a strategic position overlooking..

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Museo de la Muralla, Orihuela
The museum of the city walls, Orihuela The Museo de la Muralla is located in the basement of the "Casa del Paso", which today forms part of the University buildings of the Campus de las Salesas de la Universidad Miguel Hernández and shows..

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Colegio and Church of Santo Domingo, Orihuela
Santo Domingo Is a Spanish National Heritage site This huge building was founded as a monastery with a school annexed in the early sixteenth century, and soon became a university, a status which it maintained until 1824. It was declared a monument..

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