Murcia welcomes record number of international tourists in July
More than 162,000 foreign visitors arrived in the Region during July, with tourists staying an average of 12.1 days
The Region of Murcia has recorded a big increase in international tourism, with July bringing the highest number of international tourists ever recorded for the month.
A total of 162,652 international tourists visited the Region in July, 43,182 more than during the same month last year. That represents a 36.1% increase, well above the 4.6% rise recorded across Spain. It was the third-highest increase among Spain's regions and a new record for Murcia.
International tourists spent an average of 12.1 days in the Region during July, the longest average stay of any Spanish community. That compares with a national average of 7.2 days.
The UK continues to be one of Murcia's main international markets, along with France, Belgium, the Netherlands and the Nordic countries. Germany and Portugal also feature among the main sources of overseas visitors. The data also predictably shows that most international tourists continue to arrive by air.
International tourists spend almost €1 billion in seven months
The figures for the first seven months of 2026 also show strong growth. A total of 745,089 international tourists visited Murcia between January and July. That is 8.7% more than during the same period in 2025 and is another record for the Region.
International visitors spent €992 million during those seven months, compared with €961 million last year. Average daily spending also increased by 3.5%, reaching €120.87.
Visitors are staying for longer too. The average stay between January and July was 11 days, once again the longest of any Spanish region.
There has also been an increase in the number of people choosing accommodation outside traditional hotels. During the first seven months of the year, 195,182 travellers stayed in campsites, tourist apartments and other non-hotel accommodation across the Region, an increase of 3% on 2025.
July saw 232,331 overnight stays in this type of accommodation, up 5.4% on the previous year. International visitors accounted for 33,456 of those nights, an increase of 14.3%.
With the UK still one of the Region's main overseas markets, these figures will be welcome news for businesses that rely on international visitors, particularly across the coastal areas and other popular tourist destinations in Murcia.
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Address
Plaza Cardenal Belluga. Edificio Ayuntamiento 30004 MURCIATel: 968 358 749
Oficina de Turismo de Murcia
For dedicated Murcia City section with exhibition and cultural programmes and general tourism information, Click MURCIA CITY.
The Tourist office in Plaza Belluga is the main tourist office for the city and is conveniently located opposite the Cathedral and close to the Glorieta underground car parking.
The tourist office is open from Monday to Saturday 10am to 7pm and Sundays from 10am to 2pm
Telephone number: 968 358 749
Click for map, Plaza Belluga Murcia
Tourist information points:
Santa Clara
Maps of the city and leaflets are also available from the Tourist Information point in Calle Santa Clara, which is just behind the Teatro Romea and close to the Plaza de Santo Domingo.
This is open from Monday to Friday from 4.30pm to 8.30pm, on Saturdays from 10am to 2pm and 4.30pm to 8.30pm and on Sundays and Festival days from 10am to 2pm.
Click for map, Calle Santa Clara.
Information point Juan Carlos I
Avda. Juan Carlos I. In the ground level of the Pabellón Principe de Asturias.
Opening Time : From Monday to Friday, 4.30pm to 8.30pm and Saturdays 10am to 2pm
Click for map, Avenida Juan Carlos I, Murcia
Information point Jardin de Floridablanca ( from beginning of June 2014)
Jardín de Floridablanca,
This information point is being co-operated with the commercial association representing the area and will give information in English and Spanish between the hours of 4.30pm to 8.30pm from Monday to Friday, from 10am to 2pm and 4.30pm and 8.30pm on Saturdays, then 10am to 2pm on Sundays.
Click for map, Jardín de Floridablanca, Murcia
Murcia city is the capital city of the Region of Murcia and has a wide tourism offering, both in the urban centre and in the natural parklands and fertile orchards which surround it. The city owes its existence to the River Segura which attracted the earliest settlers to the river valley, with Iberian remains at the Sanctuary of la Luz, Roman agricultural settlements at Monteagudo, La Alberca and Murtia, then the city itself founded by the Moors in 825AD.
The remains of the past can be seen in the Murcia Archaeological Museum, the Museo de la Ciudad, The Watermill Museum, the Muralla de Santa Eulalia and the Monastery of Santa Clara. As time moved on, Murcia grew into a splendid Baroque City, its magnificent Cathedral, Iglesia de San Juan de Dios and Salzillo Museum reflecting this era of splendour.
The city is rich in traditions, Semana Santa, the Bando de la Huerta, Burning of the sardine, Fiestas de la 
Primavera, Moors and Christians celebrations adding to the annual Jazz Festival, Folk Festival, Murcia Tres Culturas and many other musical and cultural events to be enjoyed by visitors to the city.
It also has many natural parks and public spaces, as well as the Terra Natura Wildlife park, and its pedanías a varied offering of walking and river sports activities, as well as providing a central base from which to explore the Region of Murcia.
The new International Airport of the Region of Murcia also lies within the Murcian pedanía of Corvera, and the city is well connected via rail and major road networks.
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