Many civilizations have settled in Cartagena leaving behind 3,000 years of history: the Punic Cartagena founded around the year 229 BC; the mining riches which converted the city one of the most important colonies of the Roman period; the Arabs and the conquest for the “Castilla”; the military splendor of the XVIII century to its conversion into the Marine Department of the Mediterranean, and the XIX century, when Cartagena lived one of its most glorious time thanks to its industrialization and port traffic.
The region of Murcia has many cultural attractions. Its capital, named as the region, is a modernist city with an amazing Cathedral. The medieval city of Lorca takes passengers back in time to the Middle Ages. Caravaca de la Cruz, one of the five Holy Cities in the world, celebrates the Permanent Jubilee every seven years. Murcia is a region that offers a wide variety of products and activities, together with the great Mediterranean climate.