Spanish History Highlights
Murcia Festivals Make Spanish Holiday Villas Magnificent
A Spanish holiday at a luxury resort or villa has much to offer a traveler. Combine beautiful beaches, good food and the rest of the old and relaxation with culture and you have the ingredients for a wonderful holiday. Murcia offers all that you choose to visit resorts of La Manga.
Festivals in Murcia are year-round. Choose a month and is not sure there is some sort of party to suit your needs. A musical event known is the Las Minas Flamenco Song Festival. This festival takes place in the mining town of La Union in July. The port city of Cartagena has the La Mar de Musicas Festival every summer.
The International Festival of Mediterranean Folklore takes place over three days each September. This event brings together many groups around the world to the region to celebrate their culture. Play music, traditions focus and perform dances to entertain and educate visitors to the festival.
Another wonderful festival is the International Festival of Theatre, Music and Dance in Almansa. This festival features the best in Spain and worldwide. What is unique about This festival is the way it displays classical works alongside modern works in all the disciplines represented.
January brings the Feast of the crews in Murcia. This festival celebrates the current culture of the Murcia region and highlights the music common to the area. Every February sees the town of Aguilas celebrate with carnivals that have a tradition of 200 years. These carnivals combine costumes and outfits with lots of music. The month of March has Berber incursions, which takes place in Los Alcazares on the Mar Menor. This three-day festival with music, dancing, games and a medieval market.
The town of Lorca celebrates Holy Week every April with many processions filled colors that give tourists a closer look at the religious traditions of the area. After the Holy Week processions are the Fiestas de Primavera. The month of May sees the town Cieza in Murcia crossings full of flowers for the Day of the Cross.
The period between June and December has the town of San Javier hosting many festivals. These include jazz, theater, music and dance. For even more variety, there are celebrations of All Saints Day in Calasparra. They have everything from dancing Outdoor and floats to rice tasting and even a bullfight.
In the municipality of Torre Pacheco, the Fiesta del Melon each July celebrates the cultivation of melons. In August, the quiet little town of Aledo hosts festivals to commemorate its history. September is Murcia gives to its citizens and visitors to the Fair of Murcia a festival filled with concerts, bullfights and a popular procession.
A Spanish holiday at La Manga offers travelers access to everything that happens in the region Murcia. Of course, there's the sun, surf and sand. Despite that, however, there is always time for a museum, art gallery or festival. When you want to venture leave your apartment, villa or luxury resort accommodation, try the festivals in Murcia has waiting.
About the Author
Michael Lee is the information manager for La Manga Rentals offering luxury Spanish Holiday Villas at La Manga Club a Luxury Spanish Resort.
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