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June 15 Major mountain running event in the city of Lorca

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Hundreds of athletes from all over Spain take part in the MuBBla Trail event

Registration is still open for the MuBBla mountain running race on June 15, with runners taking part over 3 gruelling distances:

The MuBBla CXM (22 kilometres with climbs and descents of over 1,000 metres).
The MuBBla CXM Promo, (12 kilometres with climbs and descents of 560 metres).
Aguibbla, a children’s race over 5 kilometres with climbs and descents of 170 metres).

All three events are included in the Regional Mountaineering Federations official calendar for 2024, and on the day of the event race numbers can be collected from 11.00 to 13.30 and after 17.00. Racing starts at 19.30 for the MuBBla CXM, 19.45 for the MuBBla Promo and 20.00 for the Aguibbla.

One of the attractions of the route is that it includes many of the most iconic sights in the historic city centre of Lorca, including the Cejo de los Enamorados, the castle, the Plaza de España and Calle la Cava.

Registration costs between 10 and 26 euros and is available online here until June 13.

When visiting Lorca one of your first ports of call should be the tourist office in Plaza de España (telephone 968 441914, email lorcaturismo@lorca.es).

For more local events, news and visiting information go to the home page of Lorca Today.

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Oficina de Turismo de Lorca

Lorca Tourist Office

The rich and extensive history of Lorca has left a legacy of archaeological sites, and historic buildings, around which the modern city has built its tourism industry. Among these are Lorca Castle, the Jewish quarter of the castle and synagogue, Plaza de España, Colegiata de San Patricio, Museo de Arqueologico Municipal, Iglesia de San Francisco, Casa Huerto Ruano, Palacio de Guevara, Iglesia de San Mateo, Pósito de los Panaderos, Convento Virgen de las Huertas, Antiguo Convento de la Merced, Iglesia del Carmen and the Teatro Guerra.

Lorca Tourist Office Unfortunately Lorca has also been prone to natural disaster, suffering a Gota Fría on September 28th 2012, as well as two earthquakes measuring 5.3 and 5.5 on the Richter scale on 11th May 2011, claiming 9 lives. Since this earthquake the city has been rebuilding, winning recognition for its Lorca, Open for Restoration initiative, which used the restoration of the city as a tourist attraction whilst it rebuilt its historical buildings, some of which are currently still not open.

The tourist office relocated for 14 years to Calle San Patricio, near the church, but has now returned to its former premises alongside the Palacio de Guevara in the Plaza Concha Sandoval, or Plaza de la Bordadora (click for map).

Lorca also has an area of coastline incorporating the Parque Regional de Cabo Cope - Puntas de Calnegre, in the Sierra de Almenara, which includes the beaches of Puntas de Calnegre, Baño de las Mujeres, San Pedro, El Siscal, Cala Honda, Cuartel del Ciscar, Junquera, Cala de la Gruta, Cala Leña, Los Hierros, Cala Blanca and Playa Larga, although many are accessible only along difficult tracks or by boat!

Lorca Tourist Office

However, in spite of its many attractions, the name of Lorca is synonymous with Easter, (Semana Santa) its biblical parades of International Tourist Interest status and famous throughout Spain. The week includes a series of processions in which the Whites (Paso Blanco) and Blues (Paso Azúl) try to outdo each other with the magnificence of their embroideries and the skill and daring of their horsemen.

Lorca also has a Parador hotel, located within the historic castle.