The cave destinations that can be visited in the Region of Murcia have the UNESCO World Heritage designation, as part of the “Rock art of the Mediterranean Arc of the Iberian Peninsula”. The sites are concentrated in the upper reaches of the Segura river valley and in the mountain ranges of the interior of the region, where we find a series of enclaves where the 3 main types of rock art of Recent Prehistory can be found, that is, the period from the beginning of the Mesolithic and the end of the Bronze Age, during the first two thirds of the current geological period, the Holocene (9,000-3,000 years before the present day, approximately). These are the Levantine, Macro-Schematic and Schematic styles.
Sites to visit: 1. Abrigo del Milano en Mula; 2. Arte Rupestre en Moratalla: Centro de Arte Rupestre “Casa de Cristo”, Abrigos de Calar de La Santa (Abrigos de Fuente del Sabuco -I y II- y Abrigos de la Cañaíca del Calar -I y IV-); 3. Museo de La Encomienda de Calasparra y Abrigos del Pozo; 4. Museo de Siyâsa de Cieza y enclaves rupestres del municipio (Cueva-Sima de La Serreta, Abrigos del Barranco de Los Grajos); 5. Museo Arqueológico Jerónimo Molina de Jumilla y Abrigos del Buen Aire; 6. Museo Arqueológico de Yecla y abrigos del Monte Arabí (Abrigos del Canto de La Visera).
Not to be missed: All the rock sites have been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
How to get there: In 5 days, the route starts from the town of Mula, continuing to Moratalla, Calasparra, Cieza, Jumilla and Yecla (Region of Murcia), continuing to Alcoy, Castell de Castells (province of Alicante) and, optionally, ending at the MARQ Museum in Alicante..
