The greatest charm of Fuente Alamo de Murcia is its people, with whom you can get to know the natural wonders of the area, but also its history and present.
Without further ado, we present our five reasons to visit Fuente Alamo de Murcia:
History
Numerous are the vestiges that indicate the settlement of previous peoples in Fuente Alamo de Murcia, such as the Romans.
However, Fuente Alamo de Murcia had its origin around the year 1520, after the conquest of Granada by the Catholic Monarchs, when the entire south of the Kingdom of Murcia was stabilized. Previously, in the 13th century, the area was unstable and dangerous, as it formed the border between the kingdom of Granada and the kingdom of Aragon, in addition to suffering continuous attacks by Barbary pirates along the coast.
Fuente Alamo de Murcia holds the title of "Muy notable y muy leal Villa", awarded in 1966 by the Council of Ministers.
Churches and hermitages
The Parish Church of Saint Augustine, dedicated to the patron saint of the town, is the main church of Fuente Alamo de Murcia.
It is a baroque-style church whose construction began in the 16th century. It is also one of the oldest churches in the region of Murcia. This church has undergone important renovations throughout its history.
In addition, in Fuente Alamo de Murcia, you can visit other important and beautiful churches and hermitages such as:
Hermitage of Saint Roch, Church of La Purísima (Balsapintada), Church of Saint Peter (Las Palas), Church of Montserrat (La Pinilla), Hermitage of Los Cabecicos (La Pinilla), Church of the Virgin of the Rosary (Cuevas de Reyllo), Church of the Virgin of the Light (El Estrecho), Hermitage of the Cross (El Estrecho), Church of Saint John Baptist (El Escobar), Hermitage of Saint Francis of Assisi (Los Canovas) and Church of the Virgin of the Light (Los Almagros).
Green area
This offers 40 kilometres of Green Way that crosses the entire municipality, going from Cartagena to Alhama de Murcia. It is an environmentally-friendly proposal.
In addition, the Tabernas desert (Almeria) is only 125 kilometres from Fuente Alamo de Murcia. A visit to the only existing desert area in Europe is always a great idea.
Fuente Alamo Museum
The Fuente Alamo Museum has 2,000 square meters distributed over three floors and was inaugurated in 2007.
The first floor houses the City Council's permanent painting exhibition, made up of works that have won the prestigious Villa de Fuente Alamo International Painting Contest since 1973.
The ground floor is dedicated to ethnographic knowledge of the town. There, the visitor will learn more about the different traditional trades of Fuente Alamo de Murcia, preserving the historical memory.
Tourism
Fuente Alamo de Murcia is an ideal place for rural tourism. The windmills and their manor houses allow one to walk along different paths and enjoy nature.
Today, Fuente Alamo de Murcia appears modern, with communication routes and first-class health, social and cultural infrastructures, but without losing the traces of its history, which are well-rooted in its characteristic houses and iconic places.
Fuente Alamo de Murcia was formerly an area of emigration, but is currently a receiving area for emigrants, which has allowed for demographic, economic and cultural growth. With the social and cultural activities it carries out, it has managed to attract tourism and achieve the integration of all its inhabitants.
