Region of Murcia

The Region of Murcia has served as an agricultural heartland within southeastern Spain since Roman times. The Segura River feeds the Huerta de Murcia, an intensively irrigated plain associated with market gardens and fruit orchards; its water-management traditions were developed extensively under al-Andalus. Murcia, the regional capital, was founded in 825 as Madinat Mursiya, while its cathedral presides over the old centre. Eastward, the Mar Menor is a shallow saltwater lagoon divided from the Mediterranean by La Manga. Cartagena adds a major natural harbour and a Roman Theatre to the region’s coastal story. See how the Region of Murcia connects with southeastern Spain by browsing webcams nearby.

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