June 13 to 21 Annual book fair in Caravaca de la Cruz
A feast for literature lovers and workshops for children in the Holy City of Caravaca
The annual book fair in Caravaca de la Cruz has become an established event in the regional cultural calendar, and this year takes place from June 13 to 21 in the Plaza San Juan de la Cruz, where a number of stands and stalls will be selling books of all kinds. At the same time, presentations are scheduled with various writers of renown including Sánchez del Castillo, Poeta Ibáñez, Elías los Arcos, Gregorio Javier, Miguel Espinosa, Luis Leante and Miguel Sánchez Robles.
In addition, musical entertainment will be focus on the mystics Juan de la Cruz and Santa Teresa de Jesús on a special guided route for which registration is available in the library at a price of 3 euros.
Anyone buying a book at the fair is eligible for a prize draw for one of four sets of books for further reading!
The program for the week includes the following:
Saturday June 14
11.00 to 13.00: Live painting by the artist Emil Nikolla and children’s entertainment.
20.00: Presentation by Lola García of the book “La vida con G”.
Sunday June 15
20.00: Presentation by the local writer Miguel Sánchez Robles of his latest novel “No sabe del amor quien vuelve vivo”.
Monday June 16
20.00: Presentation by Rubén Sánchez Vicente of his latest book “Lo que callan las piedras”.
Tuesday June 17
18.00: Children’s workshops and games.
20.00: Presentation by Paco López Mengual of his latest books “El último barco a América” and “Yo maté al caudillo”.
Wednesday June 18
20.00: A talk by the writer and journalist Rosa Montero.
Thursday June 19
20.00: A talk by the writer and journalist Marta Robles.
Friday June 20
19.30: Presentation by Miguel Ángel Jorquera García of his latest book “Forjando el mañana”.
21.00: Fiesta of the arts with a concert featuring Marta Sánchez.
Saturday June 21
11.00 to 13.00: Live painting by the artist Emil Nikolla and children’s entertainment.
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Address
Calle De Las Monjas, 19, 30400 CARAVACA DE LA CRUZTel: 968 702424 / 968 701003
Oficina de Turismo de Caravaca de la Cruz
More information about the places of interest which can be visited in the municipality of Caravaca de la Cruz, along with what's on and local news can be found in the Caravaca Today.
Caravaca de la Cruz, in the north-west of the Region of Murcia, is one of only 5 Holy Cities in the Roman Catholic world, a centre of pilgrimage, along with Rome, Jerusalem, Santiago de Compostela and Santo Toribio de Liebana, and is home to the Cross of Caravaca, the Vera Cruz.
The status of Holy City was bestowed by Pope John Paul II in 1998, granting the City a Permanent Jubilee year every 7 years for perpetuity, the first one held in 2003 and the next in 2024.
The strategic and natural advantages of Caravaca de la Cruz have attracted the attention of settlers for more than 800,000 years, the Cueva Negra yielding remains of Homo Heidelbergensis, forbears of the Neanderthals and the municipality also houses important archaeological remains from the Argaric, Iberian and Roman cultures. many of these can be seen in the Municipal Archaeological Museum.
As a border town caught between the Catholic forces of Castille and the last remaining Moorish stronghold in Spain, Granada, Caravaca had a turbulent medieval history, but it was during this period that the legend of the Cross of Caravaca was born, bringing the religious orders which shaped the structure of Caravaca today, with its impressive hilltop castle and eclectic collection of churches and monasteries, religious tourism today being a backbone of the town´s economy.
Caravaca de la Cruz is a municipality with important natural resources, including extensive forests, part of which have protected status due to their wealth of flora and fauna, and due to the abundant water supplies is also a major area for canned fruit production, apricots in particular being an important crop.
Caravaca is renown for its important May Fiestas, held in honour of the Vera Cruz, which also incorporate the Moors and Christians celebrations and the Running of the Wine Horses.
Caravaca de la Cruz is also the home of Europe´s largest collection of ethnic instruments at Barranda, the Museo de Música Étnica Barranda and is the location of the Barranda festival de Cuadrillas, which celebrates the Region's ethnic music traditions.
The municipality is home to around 26,000 inhabitants and shares boundaries with Moratalla, Cehegín, Lorca, Puebla de Don Fadrique in the province of Granada and Vélez-Blanco in the province of Almería.
Opening times:
Weekdays: 10.00 to 14.00 and 16.30 to 19.30
Saturdays: 10.30 to 14.00 and 16.30 to 19.30
Sundays and public holidays: 10.30 to 14.00
Click for map, Caravaca de la Cruz Tourist Office
