Murcia
 

Looking to take a 2/3 day break. Never been to Murcia
Impressions please? :) What kind of a city is it?

Re: Murcia
 

no idea

only went to Ikea








don't suppose that helps much, does it?


you're just trying to get out of classes again anyway lol

Re: Murcia
 

Ha! No, this will be when the friends are here when we are missing them anyway.

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ok - permission granted:p


the OH has spent a little bit of time down there I think

I'll ask him

Re: Murcia
 

Granada must be within a sensible drive for you I would have thought? That would be a great place to take the visitors.

I've just been studying the map to see what you have around...definitely don't go to Albacete...famous nationally for its crapness. I've never been to Valencia which is on your doorstep - is that no good for them? Or perhaps you wanted to go a bit further from home.

How about taking a boat across to one of the smaller Balearic islands?

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mitz has a wunderlust - he'll want to go somewhere new

Re: Murcia
 

Did you ever get to San Francisco?

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Murcia doesn't have much for tourists, even discerning ones (apart from IKEA). Cartagena has more history and historic places to visit, and it's not far from Murcia city. Valencia is much nicer than either of them.

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I went on a coach shopping trip they run from here - saw the motorway & the shops!!

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I believe that it is a quite beautiful city. Very unknown, the same as the rest of the province. Punished by the politics of this country, has one of the best hospitals in Spain, Reina Sofía Hospital
http://www.spaincenter.org/turismo-s...murcia-017.jpg
http://www.spaincenter.org/turismo-s...murcia-094.jpg
http://www.spaincenter.org/turismo-s...murcia-015.jpg
http://www.alcaldemurcia.com/upload/imagen/tranvia5.jpg

http://www.spaincenter.org/turismo-s...rcia-fotos.htm

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Murcia city is full of typical moors and christian structures, but very nice, however, if you go south to the 'Mar Menor' area, you will find good places to swim and dine explore ect, both in and out of the coastline. For further info just reply we know the area very well.
Regards, Mac & pollie

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I have heard that the food is v. good in Murcia. Stopped to change buses once on the way down south, people were very friendly.
Granada is a great city for a visit - 2 trains a day leave from Valencia.
I have taken the overnight train a few times, always an interesting experience!
Happy travelling.

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i've been to albacete a few times, and i loved it. i certainly wouldnt call it crap. lots going on, great tapas bars (ie the free tapas type) and very clean.
we were with spanish friends, though.
hows about elche? its meant to be pretty historical - plu shoe heaven for the ladies......
DD

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My daughter spent a year there at the university. She thought it a lovely place and so did we when we visited.

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No first hand knowledge, but I had a long conversation with a woman who lives in the city and she praised it highly.