Countryside Hotel with charm. Caravaca de la Cruz, Murcia, Spain. Country holidays

Activies suggested by El Molino:

Hiking: 3 paths of short routes and ascents to 1500-2000 mtr.
Visit to the line of the asteroid (Cretaceous-Tertiary). One of the 3 places in the world where it can can be seen with overwhelming clarity the layer of ash produced by the collision of the asteroid to Earth 65 million years ago, which caused the great extinction of dinosaurs.
Museum of Ethnic Music of Barranda (Carlos Blanco Fadol’s Collection).
It is worth visiting one of the most important collections all over the world, and where there are also organized free concerts every 15 days. (4 Km from the hotel).

Foto Molino del Río

Search or fossils (in the canyon are the Lower Cretaceous strata, from 130,000,000 years ago).
Hiking: There are 3 trails short drive.
Orientation: 4 orientation fields from 5 to 20 km.
Cultural and tourist routes (10 km.).
Archaeological routes. (5 km).
Thermal baths (30-45 minutes).
Beaches (1 hour).
Fishing (40 minutes).
Bird watching

Activities for groups:

Museo Arqueológico "Virgen de la Soledad"

Special events:

wine tasting courses (to learn how to taste and appreciate wine).
Scandinavian Festival crabs.
Religious tourism: Jubilee Year 2010-Caravaca de la Cruz (5th Holy City of the World).

La Cruz de Caravaca.

Festivals:

Wine Horses Festival, May 2nd. Caravaca de la Cruz.
Local festival in Caravaca de la Cruz, with its famous parade of Moors and Christians. April 30th to May 5th).
The drums of Moratalla (Easter).
Festival of Cuadrillas. Barranda (last Sunday of January).
The heifers festival in Moratalla (July 6th).
Horse Fair and Agribusiness Caravaca (second fortnight of October).

More information: www.turismocaravaca.org