Discover La Murada

La Murada offers travellers three distinct points of interest: the parish church of San José with its works of art, a Sunday market and a stage of the Camino Lignum Crucis. The municipality of Orihuela’s local transport network is another consideration. When looking for a hotel, you can base your choice on whether sacred art, a Sunday in the town or a connection to a longer pilgrimage route is important to you. These topics raise different travel-planning questions.

San José Church and sacred art

The Church of San José de La Murada dates from 1788. The parish church houses the image of San José, created by José Sánchez Lozano in 1960. It also contains a 19th-century processional cross. The building, image and cross refer to different historical periods and provide a specific focus for travellers interested in sacred art.

The image of San José was restored at the Museo Diocesano de Arte Sacro over a period of around eight months; the report on the work was published in March 2025. The original polychromy and the silver leaf applied to the cloud were restored. Polychromy means the use of multiple colours in a work of art: for this image, the restoration therefore also involved its original colour scheme. The two dates serve different purposes: 1960 is the year the image was created, while March 2025 dates the report on its restoration.

A historical connection to the irrigation works

Another historical point of interest in La Murada is the column erected to mark the inauguration of the irrigation works on 4 April 1925. The commemorative plaque names King Alfonso XIII as the person who inaugurated them. Alongside the religious art, this offers a second, quite different theme: the commemoration of the irrigation works. Visitors interested in local history can clearly distinguish between these two points of interest.

Sunday market and travel days

A street market is held in the streets of La Murada on Sundays and is one of the best-known markets in the Vega Baixa. Sunday is therefore a practical consideration when choosing your travel dates. If the market is part of your reason for travelling, take it into account when planning your stay. Unlike the historical dates, which place the building and objects in time, the market is tied to the weekly rhythm.

Camino Lignum Crucis and transport network

The officially approved Camino Lignum Crucis consists of six stages, runs from Granja de Rocamora to Caravaca de la Cruz and is 130 km long in total. One stage runs from Granja de Rocamora via La Murada to Mahoya. The 130 km refers to the entire route, not the section through La Murada. The exact route may vary on independently organised trips.

The local transport network of the municipality of Orihuela connects the main centre with eleven hamlets, including La Murada. Routes and timetables may change. If you are planning to use the network during your trip, check the timetables for your travel date.

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