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| Cathedral of Murcia |
Murcia is a lively town and has a beautiful city centre with its impressive Cathedral and the famous Casino – a club for the wealthy entrepreneurs of the town.
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| Ayuntamiento or Town Hall |
The Segura river forms an atractive part of the city with a nice river bank and beautiful bridges.
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| Bridge over the Segura river |
The Real Casino de Murcia – the city’s social club was erected in 1847 and has been completely renovated from 2006 and now shines in its full splendour again.
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| Entrance to the Real Casino |
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| at the Casino |
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| Main hall from where all the different rooms can be reached |
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| The Ladies room |
While we visited the Cathedral a special mass took place and in one of the chapels a child was baptised.
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| Nun shows human compassion |
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| chatting Nuns |
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| At the prominade along the river Segura |
Not far from Murcia we saw a hill with something on top so we drove closer and discovered that it is a huge Jesus Statue on top of a hill. It was built in 1951 after the first statue from 1926 was destroyed during the Civil War. The figure is 14 m tall.
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| El Cristo de Monteaguado |
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| Finding a way in |
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| we could not reach the top … |
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| Flower of the day |
