Murcia · Murcia
Caravaca de la Cruz
A major pilgrimage site wrapped around a high hill crowned by its castle and the famous Sanctuary of the Holy Cross. Michelin rates it notable (1 star).
What Caravaca de la Cruz is like
Portrait drawn from the Michelin Green Guide.
46 miles west of Murcia.
Worth the trip
- The Sanctuary of the Holy Cross atop the castle hill
- The Parish Church of El Salvador and other historic religious/civil buildings
Who it suits: Pilgrims
The numbers
The decision data — each figure against the Spanish average. Regional overlays and estimates are labelled, and where there's no local reading we say so plainly.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 7.2°C 0.6°C below the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 31.1°C 0.9°C above the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- no local data
- Sunshine
- no local data
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 259 203 above the Spanish average (56)
Cost & economy
- Home price
- €862/m² 61% less than the Spanish average (€2,208/m²)
- Net income per person
- €11,819 18% less than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 28.5%
Schools
- Schools in town
- 14
- Nearest international school
- 51 km
- PISA maths (region) regional estimate
- 463 18 below the Spanish average (481)
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 0 min
- Nearest health centre
- 7.3 km
- Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
- 103 days 4% less than the Spanish average (108 days)
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 77 min
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 95% 16% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 98% 15% above the Spanish average (83%)
Who lives here
- Population
- 26,236
- Born in Spain
- 85.8% 3% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 2.9% 0.9% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 0.5 per 1,000
Numbers: SettleSpain town dataset, derived from INE, AEMET, Mitma, Ministerio del Interior and the Catastro. National average = the unweighted mean across all 8,132 Spanish municipalities with data. A blank means no municipal-level figure is published — not a zero.
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