| There's a ton of things to see when sightseeing in | | | | This was actually the home of a highly known family |
| Murcia Spain. The city, which shares the same name | | | | back in the sixteenth century. Experiencing this |
| as the province, is also the capital. Your trip will likely | | | | history of the city will be one of the great |
| begin as you fly into Alicante Airport or even San | | | | experiences of your trip. You'll enjoy both art and |
| Javier, of which both are located right outside of the | | | | culture in the area and have a tremendous time doing |
| city. Though Alicante is the furthest away of the | | | | so. |
| two, it's actually a larger and busier airport. This may | | | | As well as the aforementioned museums, The |
| help you get a better price on your flight. | | | | Archeological Museum is a great place to go to learn |
| You're definitely best of getting around the city with | | | | all about the history of the area. You'll see a number |
| a rental car. You can do this right outside of the | | | | of prehistoric artifacts, as well as beautiful displays |
| Alicante airport, and just outside of the terminal in | | | | from both the Islamic and Roman time periods in the |
| which you'll exit your flight. | | | | country. |
| Both airports have will let you reserve a car, | | | | Some other great things to do and see in Murchia are |
| however it's cheaper, and a much more simple | | | | no doubt the areas beaches. These beaches are |
| process if you do this at Alicante. You'll want to | | | | beautiful, the weather is usually near perfect, and will |
| compare the prices with the car service companies in | | | | give you a wonderful chance to actually rest and |
| the actual city if you're flying into San Javier since | | | | relax on your vacation. If you would like to rest near |
| you'll likely find a much better deal. Reserving your | | | | a wonderful lagoon, then head over to the Mar |
| car ahead of time will help you have a much | | | | Menor, which translates to "small sea", and relax on |
| smoother process and allow you to just go and pick | | | | the tiny strip of sand that separates the lagoon from |
| up your car after your flight lands. | | | | the Mediterranean sea. |
| When you're sightseeing in Murcia, there are a | | | | Depending on when you are traveling you may just |
| number of museums for you to enjoy if that's your | | | | catch one of the large festivals that go on in the |
| thing. If you are traveling with children then the | | | | area, including the festivals during Easter week, as |
| Museum of Science and Water will be interesting and | | | | well as the great Sea of Music Festival during July. |
| is actually a nice interactive place to keep you kids | | | | There are several festivals in Murcia throughout the |
| busy. The museum hosts a planetarium, puts on | | | | year. There are processions and festivals during |
| tremendous educational shows, and has a great | | | | Easter week and a procession on Easter. Either way, |
| exhibit. | | | | there's no doubt that you'll enjoy your trip to the |
| The other great museum, which is actually famous as | | | | area. |
| the city museum is the popular Museo de la Cuidad. | | | | |