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Date Published: 31/07/2024

Lorca unveils new item of embroidery heritage

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The main embroidery museums of Lorca are open to visitors all year round

Lorca unveils new item of embroidery heritage The exquisite embroidery of Lorca is one of the most important elements in the city’s tangible cultural heritage, and as of this week a new item can be added to the catalogue of embroidered treasures in the form of the chasuble which has been created for the priest José Miguel Jiménez Atiénzar.

The chasuble was officially presented on Tuesday 30^th July at the church of San Francisco, having been embroidered on blue velvet by members of the Hermandad de Labradores, commonly known as the “Paso Azul”, one of the brotherhoods who organize the famed Easter Week processions in Lorca. Along with the chasuble are a full set of accoutrements including a stole, a maniple, a chalice and an altar cloth. All feature gold thread embroidery and the whole set has taken the embroiderers a total of 793 man hours to decorate.

Lorca unveils new item of embroidery heritage Most of this time was spent on the chasuble itself, with a variety of decorative motifs including bunches of grapes, leaves and references to the eucharist. On the front are a heart pierced by seven swords, representing the Virgen de la Caridad (the patron of Cartagena) and the anagram of Mary Crowned (the emblem of the Agrupación del San Juan Marrajo), while on the back are the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Christogram JHS and the cross of Santiago, the patron saint of Spain.

Embroidery museums of Lorca

The two main embroidery museums in Lorca are the MuBBla, the museum of the Paso Blanco, and the MASS, the museum of the Paso Blanco.

Click on the links for further information about each of them!

For more local news, events and visiting information go to the home page of Lorca Today.

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Oficina de Turismo de Lorca

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The rich and extensive history of Lorca has left a legacy of archaeological sites, and historic buildings, around which the modern City has built its tourism industry. Amongst these are Lorca Castle, the Jewish Quarter of the castle and Synagogue, Lorca Tourist Office Plaza de España, Colegiata de San Patricio, Museo de Arqueologico Municipal, Iglesia de San Francisco, Casa Huerto Ruano, Palacio de Guevara, Iglesia de San Mateo, Pósito de los Panaderos, Convento Virgen de las Huertas, Antiguo Convento de la Merced, Iglesia del Carmen and the Teatro Guerra.

Unfortunately Lorca has also been prone to natural disaster, suffering a Gota Fría on September 28th 2012, as well as an earthquake which measured 5.3 on the Richter scale on 11th May 2011 and claimed 9 lives. Since this earthquake the city has been rebuilding, winning recognition for its Lorca, Open for Restoration initiative, which used the restoration of the city as a tourist attraction whilst it rebuilt its historical buildings, some of which are currently still not open.

Lorca Tourist Office The tourist office itself has temporarily relocated until the renovations are completed and is on Calle San Patricio near the church.

Lorca also has an area of coastline incorporating the Parque Regional de Cabo Cope - Puntas de Calnegre, in the Sierra de Almenara, which includes the beaches of, Puntas de Calnegre, Baño de las Mujeres, San Lorca Tourist Office Pedro, El Siscal, Cala Honda, Cuartel del Ciscar, Junquera, Cala de la Gruta, Cala Leña, Los Hierros, Cala Blanca and Playa Larga, although many are accessible only through agricultural exploitations.

However, in spite of its many attractions, the name of Lorca is synonymous with Easter, (Semana Santa) its biblical parades of International Tourist Interest status and famous throughout Spain. The week includes a Lorca Tourist Office series of parades in which the whites (Paso Blanco) and blues (Paso Azúl) try to outdo each other with the magnificence of their embroideries and the skill and daring of their horsemen.