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Lorca tourist wristband offers big discounts for the main attractions in Lorca Lorca castle, the two principal Semana Santa embroidery museums of Lorca and more for only 8 euros The Lorca tourist wristband allows visitors to gain entrance to the principal tourist attractions in the city at a bargain price, offering fantastic value..

The Museo Azul de la Semana Santa in Lorca; MASSLorca is famed for the embroideries featured in the annual biblical processions in Easter Week (Semana Santa) One of the most impressive and ebullient expressions of faith which can be seen anywhere in the Region of Murcia is the remarkable collection of..

The MuPaEn embroidery museum in Lorca, the Paso Encarnado This is one of four museums dedicated to the embroideries of the Semana Santa processions in Lorca The Museo de Bordados del Paso Encarnado, often known by the acronym MuPaEn, is one of four museums in Lorca dedicated to the remarkable embroideries..

The convent and church of the Virgen de las Huertas in Lorca The Franciscan Order built their first church in Lorca on the remains of a Moorish palace The convent and Sanctuary of the Virgen de las Huertas is outside the city centre of Lorca, on the southern side of the River Guadalentín, and is devoted..

The Iglesia de Santiago in Lorca No church in Lorca suffered worse damage in the 2011 earthquakes than the Iglesia de Santiago The church of Santiago is one of many in Lorca, and although it is not the oldest, the largest or the most important in religious terms it has in many ways become..

The Iglesia del Carmen church in LorcaThe church was built by the Carmelites following their arrival in Lorca during the early 18th century The church devoted to the Virgen del Carmen in Lorca is one of the most impressive seen from the outside, and reflects the importance of the Carmelite Order..

The Excolegiata de San Patricio in LorcaThe Excolegiata is a cathedral-sized church in Lorca built between the 16th and 18th centuries Of all the historic and monumental buildings in Lorca perhaps the most important is the Excolegiata (or Antigua Colegiata) de San Patricio, which was originally..

The church of San Mateo in LorcaThis Lorca church was begun by the Jesuits before they were expelled from Spain in 1773 Construction of what is now the parish church of San Mateo (Saint Matthew) in Lorca was started by members of the Jesuit Order after they were granted permission by King..

The Parroquía de San Cristóbal in LorcaThe church is the religious home of the Paso Encarnado in Lorca CLICK ON GALLERY IMAGES TO ENLARGE The church of San Cristóbal in Lorca is an unusual one in terms at least of its location, in that it stands on the “wrong” side of..

The convent church of San Francisco in LorcaThe Iglesia de San Francisco is the home of the Paso Azul in Lorca The 17th and 18th century church belonging to the monastery of San Francisco in Lorca is inextricably associated with the Hermandad de los Labradores, otherwise known as the Paso Azul, and..

Ermita El Calvario in Lorca, the church at the end of the Via Crucis route on the Lorca Mount Calvary A little known location which should be on the map for every visitor to Lorca In Lorca the traditions of Semana Santa, or Easter Week, run especially deep, and perhaps this is nowhere better illustrated than in the small church known as El Calvario which..

The ruined church of San Lázaro in Lorca There are plans to restore the 15th century chapel on the lower slopes of the castle hill in Lorca The chapel of San Lázaro is on the edge of one of the higher quarters of Lorca, on the slopes of the hill on top of which the castle and the Parador..

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