Murcia Town

Both Taperia and its perpendicular plateria are streets tht reflect the social life of the city. From plaza de la cruz to plaza de Santo Domingo from Gran Via to almost the calle de Correos in fact not a single street but rather a group formed by Ceballos, Pintor Villacis, isodoro de la Cierva and Alejandro Seiquer street.

Around these revolves the social and commercial present and past of most of Murcia the Centre. These streets have witnessed the old guild structure and are today the in place to meet in old times this group of streets was the main site for economic and commercial transactions.

Walking towards the river the visitor will encounter the glorieta de España always brimming with life, and covered in a very especial light.

The City hall lies at its centre, with its colourful façade, next to the esplanade the building of the old Paris then Universal and finally Victoria Hotel. The River Segura is crossed by four bridges and among them the Puente Viejo a necessary stop on our way to the charming Barrio of el Carmen with a life of its own almost entirely detached from the other side of the river.

It we keep going along the Esplanade and the Victoria hotel we will soon arrive at the Palace of el Almudí, rebuilt in 1628 and situated facing the parade of el Malecón. This parade built in the XVI century penetrates onto the huerta as the last sign of the respect of the city for the ancient communion between Murcia and its surrounding huerta.