The Royal Monastery of La Encarnacion

In Mula there is a largely unknown jewel: the Royal Monastery of La Encarnación a monastic building erected by nuns of the Order of Santa Clara arrived from Trujillo towards the end of the XVIi century. The building has experienced numerous changes and alterations during its history. On the series of arches leading to the inside of the building is the coat of arms of the Austrian Royal Family.

Civil borroque architecture is best represented by a number of buildings in Lorca. The Guadalentin capital took especially fruitful advantage of the favourable conditions of the Golden Age, decorating its perimeters with noble palaces, among which mention must be made of that of the Guevara family built in 1694. Its front shows four magnificent Solomonic Columns and delicate reliefs carved by Nicolás de Bussy. The interior is laid out around a landscaped cloister with baroque decorations.

Close by three other palaces of great interest the Casa de los Mula , Casa de los Condes de San Julian and Casa de los Moreno both of them dating from the end of the XVII century.