martes, 8 de mayo de 2012

Fofó Park, Murcia


First garden to be built in the 80's. This park is built with several sporting and leisure: The Barnes sports courts, swimming pool Mar Menor, the football field and Barnes and movie theater auditorium.

Science's Museum, Murcia


Science museum and water, situated in Spain Square. It wants to encourage curiosity to the public and inform them of the uses of water and science in a fun and that everyone can understand.

Juan XXIII Square, Murcia


Juan XXIII Square communicates the Plaza Circular, and serves as a liaison between them and the Avenida Juan de Borbon.

Redonda Square, Murcia


Also called Plaza Circular. Near it is the Hospital Morales Meseguer and next to the Colegio Capuchino. Before the massive logging that occurred in the twentieth century, this square had many chopos, which were infected and they died.

Seiquer Alejandro Street, Murcia


This street is located in the center of Murcia. It is parallel to the Calle trapería.
It is dedicated to Alexander Seiquer, who was an artist who made sketches of the Romea Theatre and animals.

Trapería Street, Murcia


It is in the center of Murcia. In this street it is the Royal Casino Murcia, not far from the cathedral.

Cardenal Belluga Square, Murcia


Plaza de Cardenal Belluga is located in the historic city center. There are the Cathedral  and tha Ayuntamiento de Murcia. In 1885 he was placed in this square a statue of Cardinal Belluga.
Today is a pedestrian passing by a lot of daily visitors.

Merced's Square, Murcia


It is located in the centre of Murcia, Close to the Faculties of Law and Letters Campus de la Merced. Also it is located the Diego Marín Library, the auditorium and an office of University Information Service.

Fama Avenue, Murcia


Along it, we can find the New Condomina’s Stadium, the Auditorium and Congress Centre Victor Villegas. The end of it is in the Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia.
You can access it from the Ronda de Levante road.

Gran Vía Street, Murcia



Francisco Salzillo’s Gran Via is an avenue of the city of Murcia. It is located in the city center. It is a construction what was made in the mid-50s of the twentieth century. This had to demolish hundreds of buildings in the medieval Murcia, including the Arab baths.
It is dedicated to the famous Baroque sculptor, Francisco Salzillo.

Flowers' Square, Murcia



It is one of the most important urban areas of the old quarter. It is located in the centre of Murcia. Flowers’ Square is highly known because of the great amount of bars and tapas sites which evidence why the Mediterranean gastronomy carries on being the best in the world. Flowers’ Square houses luxurious buildings and also the economic level which usually walks around these places is from people with well-considered jobs.  Due to its warm ambient and culture level among all processions from Murcia City cross the square as a prestigious sign during the Holy Week.

City Council Square or Clorieta



City Council Square is situated in the Segura River’s bank, as its name indicates; the City Council is established in that place due to a central position which allows to be connected with other state organizations.
It is basically a garden which has lot of flowers and fountains.
As you can see there is a banner about asking for water stuck on the facade of the building due to the Murcia’s water shortage.  

Saavedra Fajardo Market Square


It is a market square which is situated in Murcia centre. This market is located in the Selgas Street.
It was called Saavedra Fajardo because this name belongs to a Spanish writer and diplomat who was born in Murcia.

Verónicas Market


It is one of the main market squares of Murcia. It is located in San Francisco Square next to the old Verónicas’s Convent and very close to Almudí Palace, Malecón Boulevard and Segura River.
The current building, a modernist edifice, was designed by the architect called Pedro Cerdan and finally it was built between years 1912 and 1916.
Views: Apparently, Verónicas Market is not a bright building, but the true appealing element is inside its walls where you can the typical aliments and gastronomy from Murcia and also how the ambient of being in an illustrative place as this one is. Furthermore, we have to make reference about the smell of meat, fruit, fish and sea food which may be an index of products’ quality.
Sounds: Verónicas Market is a close site so you won’t have any problem about hearing market’s habitual sounds as people talking about prices, storekeepers crying and other sounds like the knife grinder’s music.

 QR Code location: You have to go to the main door of Verónicas Market which is really near to Verónicas’s Convent. Once you have arrived to there, there are two bins, one at each side of the door, the QR Code is on one of these bins’ back.

Sto. Domingo Square


It is one of the most important urban areas of Murcia City. It is located in the old quarter and it is a pedestrian square since the last urban reform. Sto. Domingo Square houses some of the most representative buildings of Murcia.
This square joins well-knows and traditional streets as Trapería Street, La Merced Square, Sto.
Domingo Arch and Alfonso X The Wise Boulevard.

Peligros's Bridge or Old Bridge


It is an arched stone bridge over the River Segura whose building was finally completed around the year 1742. It is the oldest bridge in the city which actually remains up; hence the name "Old Bridge" as opposition to another one in other part of Murcia City called "New Bridge".
In September 1718 City Council proceeded to start the building due to a flood which destroyed it in 1701. However, the bridge building stopped by Felipe V because of the lack of money but later it was resumed in 1739 until its end in 1742.
Views: You can’t pass the bridge without taking a look at the wonderful scenery which Segura River makes as well as the landscape of the Cathedral’s Bell Tower with some important buildings as the City Council.
Sounds: Sounds depend on the level of cars’ noise, if the street is quite calm you may hear how the water flows and ducks quack.

QR Code location: The QR Code is stuck on the nearest streetlight to the chapel where Peligros Virgin is.

La Seda Garden


It is located between San Antón Street and Olma Street. La Seda Garden is a meeting point where playful learning, workshops, games and activities for all ages take place every day. Here all people want to share different cultures, and promoting peaceful coexistence with free time days and cultural workshops.

Floridablanca Garden



It is a public garden from Murcia City which was created in the mid-nineteenth century. It is the oldest one of the city. It is located in Alameda de Colón Street.
It is dedicated to Don Jose Monino y Redondo; Count of Floridablanca who was Minister of Carlos III and Carlos IV and also president of the Murcia’s Supreme Committee and
Central Committee.
Views: Floridablanca Garden has beautiful and huge trees to see, it’s pretty nice how the majority of big roots are dug up and they build interesting forms on the land. Furthermore, the smells of flowers, as roses, or the fountain are also elements which transmit peace and harmony in the full centre of Murcia.
Sounds: Sounds are not very nice because of the cars traffic. However, the sound of the water in the fountain may result relaxing.

QR Code location: There is an information’s screen from City Council just in front of “El Carmen” church, go and look for it in the post of this screen, good luck! ;-)

San Andrés Bus Station, Murcia



It is located in the centre of Murcia. You can enter to the station through Sierra de la Pila Street or Bolos’s Street (this last one is the way through buses enter to the station). Renewed, it counts with accesses adapted for people with motor disabilities.

Estación de tren “El Carmen” Murcia



It is the railway station of Murcia; it is located in the district of El Carmen. The station was built by the Madrid-Zaragoza-Alicante’s trains company. The 24th October of 1862 Queen Isabel II inaugurated it. “El Carmen” Tren Station building encouraged the growth of “El Carmen” neighbourhood until the point that it became the most important place related to merchandises’ manufacturing.  
Views: To see trains passing, the smell of oil, the rails and people going back and forth turning will make you feel as you were in another industrialized town.
Sounds: Trains’ noises are very characteristic and also the noise of bags’ wheels.

QR Code location: There are four streetlights in front of the main Train Station’s facade. The QR Code is stuck in one of them, let’s find it!

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