Murcia was a Moor-founded city way back in 825 AD. During those times, the Moors (Arab) named it Mursiya. The Caliph of Cordoba, Abd ar-Rahman II, founded it on the site of a Roman colony.

Murcia has sunshine all throughout the year, and it can get really hot during the summer. The city has evident Moorish influence showcased in their extraordinary city walls. It has its own university and it’s well-known to host many conventions.

There are 23 diverse chapels in the city, although, The Cathedral is the most valued building in Murcia (first foundation was built in 1388 by Bishop Pedrosa).

Murcia exemplifies loaded history of commerce and agriculture. In fact, its original populace, the Iberian tribes, forged money-making relations with Phoenicians and Greeks. Later on, the place became first a Carthaginean colony, then a Roman colony. The Moors left the legacy of effectual and contemporary agricultural production, which is still being used up to these days.