Lorca is widely known as the Baroque City because of the outstanding legacy of this style in the architecture of the city centre. An important stop along a Roman road, Lorca seems to have always been a crossroad of cultures and races.

Cultural Attractions

• Mediaeval fortress with themed activities
• 14th Century wall door (Porche de San Antonio)
• The only chuch in Spain dedicated to St Patrick (Colegiata de San Patricio)

Interesting Fact
Lorca was the Christian kingdoms’ last frontier over two hundred years, until the kingdom of Granada fell (13th and 15th centuries).