Murcia information
The Countryside
To the North of Murcia we find dry farm land on both sides of
the river Segura, which waters the Huerta and later joins the
river Guadalentín.
In the centre, a mountain range crosses the region from East to
West, taking in the Carrascoy Mountains, the Cabezo Del Puerto
the Cresta Del Gallo, Columbares and other smaller examples.
To the South the dry lands, which used to be used as pasture,
have nowadays, thanks to the Tajo- Segura aqueduct, been transformed
into agricultural areas yielding mainly citrus fruits and almonds.
There are two nature reserves in the region, El Valle, which is
close to the city and is made up of 1900 hectares and the Carrascoy
and Puerto, 600 hectares in size and the place where you can find
the ranch Metal Blanco, which has a nature-learning centre.