Murcia

Moments

This hike is a quieter alternative to the Camino de Santiago

2024 is a Jubilee year for Caravaca de la Cruz - which only comes around every seven years - so there are additional events and attractions to boot.

21 July 2024

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WATCH: Spanish firefighters save trapped driver in Murcia

Spanish firefighters rescued a driver trapped in raging floodwaters after heavy rains struck Murcia and Alicante.

13 June 2024

Nature

Activist who led campaign to save Spain’s Mar Menor wins ‘Green Nobel’

Teresa Vicente’s campaign saw nearly 640,000 people back a law granting legal protection to the Mar Menor.

29 April 2024

Spain

Spanish nightclub where 13 people died in fire had no licence

According to local authorities, the nightclub had been under a closure order. The families say the tragedy could have been avoided.

3 October 2023

Spain

Spanish nightclub fire: two premises had invalid papers

Two of the nightclubs involved in Sunday's fire in Murcia did not have a municipal licence and had been under a cease and desist order. Thirteen people were killed.

1 October 2023

Spain

Alcaraz praises Djokovic after his historic win at Wimbledon

Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz says Djokovic and Rafa are still inspirational as he returns home to Murcia after the tournament

18 July 2023

Travel News

Spain: Floods trigger travel warnings in popular holiday destinations

Everything travellers need to know as parts of Spain face torrential rainfall.

30 May 2023

Travel News

High-speed train launches between Spain's Murcia and Madrid

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez says the new rail route settles "a historic debt with Murcia, putting an end to an unfairly prolonged railway isolation".

23 December 2022

Spain

One dead after heavy rains hit Canary Islands and Spanish mainland

A 62-year-old man was found dead in the southeastern Murcia region on Sunday.

26 September 2022

Spain

Teenager's homosexuality described as an illness at Spanish hospital

A 19-year-old woman in Murcia was given a clinical report stating that her homosexuality was an illness.

8 October 2021