Murcia
![Statue of [[Abd ar-Rahman II](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Monumento_a_Abderram%C3%A1n_II_en_Murcia.jpg)
Murcia was founded by Abd ar-Rahman II, Emir of Cordoba, in 825 with the name ''Mursiyah'' (). It is now mainly a services city and a university town. Highlights for visitors include the Cathedral of Murcia and a number of baroque buildings, renowned local cuisine, Holy Week procession, works of art by the famous Murcian sculptor Francisco Salzillo, and the ''Fiestas de Primavera'' (Spring Festival).
The city, as the capital of the comarca ''Huerta de Murcia'', is called "Europe's orchard" due to its long agricultural tradition and its fruit, vegetable, and flower production and exports. Provided by Wikipedia