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Lorca attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year, many of them keen to see the historic buildings in and around the old centre (including the imposing castle) and the beauty of the surrounding countryside, and numbers are especially high during the famed Easter Week processions and the summer holidays.
Finding hotel accommodation can prove problematic at these times of year, but there is quite a range to choose from:
Casa Lamberdina
Address: El Cimbre, Jaralaes (click for map)
Telephone: 625 294824
Email: info@casalamberdina.nl
Website: http://www.casalamberdina.nl
Rooms: 4 (sleeps 8)
Casa Lamberdina is a rural retreat rather than a conventional hotel, set in the stunning countryside of the north of Lorca, surrounded by olives, pines and vines. The sky is vast here and the climate superb, and all luxury rooms have stupendous mountain views.
- Parking, wi-fi, laundry service, outdoor kitchen and grilling masterclasses, swimming pool
Hotel Félix (*)
Address: Calle Fuerzas Armadas, 30800 Lorca (click for map)
Telephone: 968 467654
Email: informacion@hotelfelix.com
Website: www.hotelfelix.es
Rooms: 40 (sleeps 58)
Hotel Hacienda Real Los Olivos (****)
Address: Calle de Altobordo, 30813 Purias (out-of-town location, click for map)
Telephone: 968 959100
Email: hrlosolivos@royalpremierhoteles.com
Website: www.haciendareallosolivos.com
Rooms: 15 (sleeps 28) - suites available
Spa Amaltea by Executive Sport (****)
Address: Calle Granada, 30817 Torrecilla (click for map)
Telephone: 968 418209
Email: reservas@executive-sport.com
Website: http://www.executive-sport.com
Rooms: 58 (sleeps 100) – suites available
Hotel Jardines de Lorca (****)
Address: Alameda Rafael Méndez, 30800 Lorca (click for map)
Telephone: 968 470599
Email: reservas@hotelesdemurcia.com
Website: www.hotelesdemurcia.com
Rooms: 43 (sleeps 81)
Hotel Parador Castillo de Lorca (****), inside the walls of Lorca castle
Address: Calle Castillo de Lorca, 30800 Lorca (next to Lorca castle, click for map)
Telephone: 968 406047
Email: lorca@parador.es
Rooms: 75 (sleeps 150), including 2 adapted for guests of limited mobility, 45 twin rooms, 10 doubles, 10 “double plus”, 9 junior suites.
Click here for further information about what to visit and what to see in the municipality of Lorca, or contact the local tourist office (telephone 968 441914).
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.
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!
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.
Every day of the year apart from 1st and 6th January and 25th December, 10.00 to 14.00 and 16.30 to 18.30 (except Sunday afternoons).
These opening times are often extended and other information points created during the Semana Santa celebrations.
For more local news, events and visiting information go to the home page of Lorca Today
