Murcia

Murcia is a metropolis in south-jap Spain, the capital and maximum populous town of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia, and the seventh biggest town in the country, with a populace of 442,573 inhabitants in 2009 about one 0.33 of the overall population of the Region. The population of the metropolitan vicinity changed into 689,591 in 2010. It is placed at the Segura River, inside the Southeast of the Iberian Peninsula, referred to by using a weather with warm summers, moderate winters, and comparatively low precipitation.

Murcia turned into based through the emir of Cordoba Abd ar-Rahman II in 825 with the call Mursiyah Nowadays, it is mainly a services metropolis and a university metropolis. Highlights for visitors encompass the Cathedral of Murcia and a number of baroque homes, famend neighborhood cuisine, Holy Week procession works of art with the aid of the famous Murcian sculptor Francisco Salzillo, and the Fiestas de Primavera Spring Festival.

Economically, Murcia predominantly acts as a centre for agriculture and tourism. It is not unusual to locate Murcia's tomatoes and lettuce, and especially lemons and oranges, in European supermarkets. Murcia is a manufacturer of wines, with about 40,000 hectares 100,000 acres committed to grape vineyards. Most of the vineyards are placed in Ricote and Jumilla. Jumilla is a plateau wherein the vineyards are surrounded by means of mountains.