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June 20 to 25 Ciudad de Lorca International Folk Festival

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Groups from Greece, Peru and Spain feature in the annual Lorca folk music event

June 20 to 25 Ciudad de Lorca International Folk Festival The annual “Ciudad de Lorca” international folk music festival is being held for the 35th time between June 20 and 25, with the performers including artists from Costa Rica, Serbia and of course Spain.

The festival begins on Thursday June 20 with the opening of the “Por Tierras de España” exhibition at 20.00 at the Palacio de Guevara, showing traditional folk costumes from other parts of the country. For those who are interested the evening features a talk at 21.00 on the way traditional regional costumes for religious figures have evolved over the centuries.

But the main events begin on Friday June 21, when after an official reception at the Palacio de Guevara at 20.00 there is a parade of all the participating groups to the Plaza de España, where the official opening ceremony is scheduled at 22.00.

On Saturday June 22 there are workshops and traditional games at 12.00 midday in the Plaza de España, including the game “Senas”, which is known to date back to the times of King Alfonso X in the 13th century. Later, at 20.00, another musical parade and performances take place at the Parque Almenara shopping mall.

On Monday June 24 Calle Corredera is the setting at 19.30 for the popular “Ven a Bailar” activity, where the groups taking part teach members of the public some of their traditional dances, and at 20.30 the “Cuadrilla de Ánimas de María” group give a street performance.

Finally, on Tuesday June 25 all of the groups visit different homes for the elderly throughout the city before the closing ceremony in Plaza de España at 22.00.

The groups taking part in the 2024 “Ciudad de Lorca” festival are the Music And Dance Group “Naoussa Paros” from Greece, the artistic collective “Perú Multicolor”, Coros y Danzas ‘Mazantini’ from Ciudad Real, the Cuadrilla de Ánimas de María from Almería and the local hosts, the group Coros y Danzas de Lorca.

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The rich and extensive history of Lorca has left a legacy of archaeological sites, and historic buildings, around which the modern City has built its tourism industry. Amongst these are Lorca Castle, the Jewish Quarter of the castle and Synagogue, Lorca Tourist Office Plaza de España, Colegiata de San Patricio, Museo de Arqueologico Municipal, Iglesia de San Francisco, Casa Huerto Ruano, Palacio de Guevara, Iglesia de San Mateo, Pósito de los Panaderos, Convento Virgen de las Huertas, Antiguo Convento de la Merced, Iglesia del Carmen and the Teatro Guerra.

Unfortunately Lorca has also been prone to natural disaster, suffering a Gota Fría on September 28th 2012, as well as an earthquake which measured 5.3 on the Richter scale on 11th May 2011 and claimed 9 lives. Since this earthquake the city has been rebuilding, winning recognition for its Lorca, Open for Restoration initiative, which used the restoration of the city as a tourist attraction whilst it rebuilt its historical buildings, some of which are currently still not open.

Lorca Tourist Office The tourist office itself has temporarily relocated until the renovations are completed and is on Calle San Patricio near the church.

Lorca also has an area of coastline incorporating the Parque Regional de Cabo Cope - Puntas de Calnegre, in the Sierra de Almenara, which includes the beaches of, Puntas de Calnegre, Baño de las Mujeres, San Lorca Tourist Office Pedro, El Siscal, Cala Honda, Cuartel del Ciscar, Junquera, Cala de la Gruta, Cala Leña, Los Hierros, Cala Blanca and Playa Larga, although many are accessible only through agricultural exploitations.

However, in spite of its many attractions, the name of Lorca is synonymous with Easter, (Semana Santa) its biblical parades of International Tourist Interest status and famous throughout Spain. The week includes a Lorca Tourist Office series of parades in which the whites (Paso Blanco) and blues (Paso Azúl) try to outdo each other with the magnificence of their embroideries and the skill and daring of their horsemen.