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Date Published: 19/01/2022
ARCHIVED - Murcia city Old Jail open to public from February
Open days for Murcia residents and visitors are scheduled for February
Plans to renovate the historic Carcel Vieja in Murcia city date back years and the complicated process to restore the jail and put the complex to use again is finally close to completion. At the end of February, the Carcel Vieja, or Old Jail in English, will host a series of open days for members of the public, allowing visitors to take a glimpse inside the structure for the first time in decades.
The open days are designed to provide insight into the restoration work which has taken place on the structure, which was in use during the Spanish civil war and hosted its last prisoners in 1980. An extensive exhibition showing the Old Jail’s initial state and the restoration project so far is also going to be on display.
However, there are still some finishing touches before the emblematic building can be fully turned over to the public and the second phase of the project will mainly focus on the main central building and the North building and their respective garden areas.
馃摙La Cárcel Vieja es uno de los edificios más emblemáticos del municipio, los vecinos han reclamado su recuperación desde hace años.
— Ayuntamiento Murcia (@AytoMurcia) January 18, 2022
Debemos seguir recogiendo las aportaciones y sensibilidades de los ciudadanos.
馃摻锔弇ás info sobre la nueva etapa de la Cárcel 馃斀 pic.twitter.com/kPezLqfgWs
The end goal is for the Old Jail to be divided into three main areas: an exhibition room and offices on the ground floor, an event room and a multipurpose room on the second floor and a cafeteria-restaurant area with an outdoor terrace, also on the ground floor.
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Oficina de Turismo de Murcia
For dedicated Murcia City section with exhibition and cultural programmes and general tourism information, Click MURCIA CITY.
The Tourist office in Plaza Belluga is the main tourist office for the city and is conveniently located opposite the Cathedral and close to the Glorieta underground car parking.
The tourist office is open from Monday to Saturday 10am to 7pm and Sundays from 10am to 2pm
Telephone number: 968 358 749
Click for map, Plaza Belluga Murcia
Tourist information points:
Santa Clara
Maps of the city and leaflets are also available from the Tourist Information point in Calle Santa Clara, which is just behind the Teatro Romea and close to the Plaza de Santo Domingo.
This is open from Monday to Friday from 4.30pm to 8.30pm, on Saturdays from 10am to 2pm and 4.30pm to 8.30pm and on Sundays and Festival days from 10am to 2pm.
Click for map, Calle Santa Clara.
Information point Juan Carlos I
Avda. Juan Carlos I. In the ground level of the Pabellón Principe de Asturias.
Opening Time : From Monday to Friday, 4.30pm to 8.30pm and Saturdays 10am to 2pm
Click for map, Avenida Juan Carlos I, Murcia
Information point Jardin de Floridablanca ( from beginning of June 2014)
Jardín de Floridablanca,
This information point is being co-operated with the commercial association representing the area and will give information in English and Spanish between the hours of 4.30pm to 8.30pm from Monday to Friday, from 10am to 2pm and 4.30pm and 8.30pm on Saturdays, then 10am to 2pm on Sundays.
Click for map, Jardín de Floridablanca, Murcia
Murcia city is the capital city of the Region of Murcia and has a wide tourism offering, both in the urban centre and in the natural parklands and fertile orchards which surround it. The city owes its existence to the River Segura which attracted the earliest settlers to the river valley, with Iberian remains at the Sanctuary of la Luz, Roman agricultural settlements at Monteagudo, La Alberca and Murtia, then the city itself founded by the Moors in 825AD.
The remains of the past can be seen in the Murcia Archaeological Museum, the Museo de la Ciudad, The Watermill Museum, the Muralla de Santa Eulalia and the Monastery of Santa Clara. As time moved on, Murcia grew into a splendid Baroque City, its magnificent Cathedral, Iglesia de San Juan de Dios and Salzillo Museum reflecting this era of splendour.
The city is rich in traditions, Semana Santa, the Bando de la Huerta, Burning of the sardine, Fiestas de la Primavera, Moors and Christians celebrations adding to the annual Jazz Festival, Folk Festival, Murcia Tres Culturas and many other musical and cultural events to be enjoyed by visitors to the city.
It also has many natural parks and public spaces, as well as the Terra Natura Wildlife park, and its pedanías a varied offering of walking and river sports activities, as well as providing a central base from which to explore the Region of Murcia.
The new International Airport of the Region of Murcia also lies within the Murcian pedanía of Corvera, and the city is well connected via rail and major road networks.
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