The Region of Murcia is an independent community of Spain, located in the Southeast of the Iberian Peninsula, between Andalusia and the Valencian Community, and between the Mediterranean coast and Castile La Mancha. Its capital is the city of Murcia, although Cartagena is the legislative capital. Old and historically the present province of Albacete comprised of the region, until in 1833 it was divided in two provinces and in 1982 Albacete manchega happened to comprise of the autonomy.
A third of the total population of Murcia lives in its capital, and the region is the greater producer of fruits, vegetables, and flowers of Europe. It has important vineyards near the municipalities of Rackets, Yecla, and Jumilla. Its territory is warm and in its semi-arid majority; in spite of it, its agriculture is traditionally of irrigated land.
Their landscaping and ecological diversity along with their Mediterranean climate, of little precipitations and smooth winter temperatures, creates a microclimate that it invites to the well-being. Its coast, that counts on up to 200 beaches in its two seas, the Mediterranean and the Smaller Sea, limited by a earth arm, the Sleeve, has become one of the most important tourist concentrations of the call Warm Coast.
Su folclore combines religious manifestations of long tradition with festejos of lay cut and pagan root. Its Festival of Mediterranean Folclore in the first fortnight of September, the Easter of Murcia, or their parades of Moors and Christians are some of the celebrations worthy to be present at.