Caravacade la Cruz, is history, is tourism. The first vestiges of slumses in Caravaca date from the Paleolítico. Caravaca is formed like urban nucleus in the medieval period, under Muslim dominion, is when the legend arises on the appearance de la Cross... The 3 of May of 1232, sayid almohade Abu-Zeit dominating of Caravaca was arranged to attend the mass that a priest prisoner, call Gines Perez Chirinos, was going to celebrate. To the words, "it lacks the Cross", I am present at the great brilliance and the descent of two angels who carried the Cross of double arm. By virtue of the miracle the Muslim king of Caravaca and his subjects became to the Christianity, event that frame the history of this city. The Order of the Temple and later the Order of Santiago was in charge to safeguard the cross of caravaca until half-full of the century XIX.
The Orden del Temple and later the Orden de Santiago was in charge to safeguard the Cross of Caravaca until half-full of century XIX.
The Cross of Caravaca, is a "lignum crucis", a piece of the log where was crucificado Jesus Christ.

Caravaca de la Cruz is monumental, it is tourism,Caravaca de la Cruz is one of the monumental cities of the southeastern spanish.Between its ample monumental legacy they emphasize: the palace-sanctuary of the Stma. y Vera Cruz, impressive the beauty of its facade barroca made in marmol, the parochial church of El Salvador, jewel of the Murcian Renaissance; the church of San josé, exquisitely decorated of Rococo style; the parochial church of the Purest Conception, with its beautiful one adorned with caissons to mudéjar; the church of the Company of Jesus; the church of the (Soledad) and the (Sta Clara).. Other monuments of interest are: the Templete, the City council, the Bullring or the Tower of the Templarios. Also it is a delight to cross the medieval district of Caravaca and to take a walk by the many streets that there are laid out of old bragged of large houses.Caravaca de la Cruz counts on four museums: the Museum of the Vera Cruz, the one of the Celebration, the Archaeological one, and the Center of Interpretation of the Nature.

Caravaca de la Cruz, is monumental, is tourism. It is a modern city, equipped well and with excellent communications, to 40 minutes of Murcia by carriageway and very next to the airports of Murcia and Alicante. Located to the Northwest of the Region of Murcia, Caravaca is the capital of the region of High Earth, that they arise to the shelter of the massif of Revolcadores,with heights that go up to around the 2,000 meters of altitude. Surrounded by valleys of the rivers Argos and Quipar.

Caravaca de la Cruz, is celebration, is tourism. Celebration of Moors, Christians and Caballos del vino in Honor to the Stma. y Vera Cruz de Caravaca. They are celebrated from the 1 to the 5 of May and are declared of Tourist Interest the International. Coloristas, passional and participativas celebrations, that commemorate facts happened in the long period in which Caravaca was border seat with the kingdom nazari of Granada. Ethnológicaly is of enormous interest, mainly, the Caballos del Vino, celebration unique in the world: equines of pure race, are harnessed with mantles delicately embroidered by hand, in fine gold thread, being true works from art.

Caravaca de la Cruz, is flavor, is tourism. The rich orchard, the territories of dry land, the olive groves, the cabin of lamb segureño, the pig and the smaller hunting, are ingredients than they put the native touch on the good table of Caravaca, giving like result some of our better typical plates: "migas de matanza", "tartera de cordero", "olla caravaqueña", "arroz de Calasparra". Caravaca de la Cruz, it completes its rich gastronomy with its desserts and candies some of origin arabe like the alfajor, the famous Yolks of Caravaca, arrope, marzipán... the tapeo in Caravaca de la Cruz is tradition and numerous are the sites where it is possible to be enjoyed the traditional tapeo of Caravaca de la Cruz, "los caillos"," los montaditos", " las bicicletas", "las gitanas","los matrimonios", "los michirones", "las cazuelas"... Good benefit. Good tourism.