Caravaca is dominated by the medieval Castle of Santa Cruz, and contains several convents and a fine parish church, with a miraculous cross celebrated for its healing power, in honor of which a yearly festival is held on the 3 May. Caravaca is home to many monuments ands museums, many of which are important tourist attractions. The hills which extend to the north are rich in marble and iron. The town is a considerable industrial centre, with large iron-works, tanneries and manufactories of paper, chocolate and oil.
In the year 1231, when Caravaca figured prominently in the siege to the kingdom of Granada, the Moorish monarch Ceyt Abuceyt accompanied by all his court commanded the priest Father Gines Perez Chirinos to demonstrate his ecclesiastical activity. Just before the celebration of Mass, the priest realized that he forgot to ask for a crucifix which was an essential object to be placed on the altar. Having prayed to God for help, to the surprise of all present, there was the miraculous appearance of the double-arm cross, brought by two angels. This amazing apparition brought about the conversion of the Moorish king to Christianity.
We did not try to drive up that road.
We found a very nice park and went for a walk.
We walked some of the trails in the park.
A red squirrel, we don't get to see too many these days.
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We did drive up this street a couple of times. Thank goodness it was a "One Way" street
Big on plates and pointless pots round here. Jim said "NO MORE POINTLESS POTS"
We did drive through this town square, nice road surface......
Just loved seeing this palm tree in among the houses.
It was strange seeing this modern sports field amongst the old houses.
2 comments:
Oh I don't know....I think I'd grab one of those pointless pots!
OK...no more pointless pots, but maybe one of those pointless plates! They are gorgeous!
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