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Fun Photo Friday — Mediterranean 2022; Murcia and Cartagena Favorites 2

If it’s Friday, it must be time for Fun Photos… or Fun Firearms… or Fun Food. But today it’s Fun Photo Friday for sure:

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Mediterranean Cruise 2022 — Murcia Cathedral; Inside and Out

The interior of Murcia Cathedral

I‘ll be finishing with Murcia Cathedral next Monday. As for today I’ll take you around the outside and then head on inside to give your views of the interior:

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Mediterranean Cruise 2022 — Murcia, Spain; Plaza del Cardenal Belluga

Episcopal Palace (Palacio Episcopal de Murcia)

The Murcia Cathedral is far from the only photograph-worthy sight here in Plaza del Cardenal Belluga. For instance, above you see the Episcopal Palace, which resides to the left as you face the cathedral. The Rococo-style Episcopal Palace was completed in 1768 following twenty years of construction. The building serves as the headquarters of the Archdiocese of Cartagena. From here I’m going to take you on a photographic tour of the plaza and othe...

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Seeing the Light at Murcia Cathedral

Today is the first of several Fun Photo Fridays featuring favorite images of Murcia and Cartagena, Spain:

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Mediterranean Cruise 2022 — Murcia Cathedral

Murcia Cathedral in Plaza del Cardenal Belluga

As you can see in the photo above, once again we’re treated to a Baroque façade with elements of Gothic and Renaissance architecture as well. And this one is quite magnificent and incredibly ornate. In short, the exterior of this church has it all. I probably could’ve spent an hour more here just concentrating on the details, but the tour would not wait. So, you’ll just have to content yourselves with these images:

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Mediterranean Cruise 2022 — Murcia, Spain; Casa Consistorial and Catedral de Murcia

After our tour left Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fuensanta, our next stop was the nearby city of Murcia, Spain. And our first sight in Murcia after alighting from the bus was the Murcia Town Hall (Casa Consistorial de Murcia). This rather impressive edifice was built over a two-year period beginning in 1846. Stretched before the Town Hall are a fountain and flower garden, as you can see above and in these next two photos:

Murcia Town Hall fountain Murcia Town Hall flower garden

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Fun Photo Friday — Mediterranean 2022; Our Lady of Fuensanta Favorites

Next week I will begin showing you Murcia, Spain. Until then, here is today’s Fun Photo Friday favorites of this magnificent church and its surroundings:

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Mediterranean Cruise 2022 — Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fuensanta

Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Fuensanta

Continuing Monday’s article on our 18 May 2022 arrival into Cartagena, Spain. As you’ll recall, we met up with our tour group and headed to an overlook high above Murcia and the surrounding Segura river valley. Dominating the top of this hill to the south of Murcia are Casa del Cabildo (also: Casa del Sacristán — House of the Sacristan), a Benedictine monastery, and the early 18th century Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Fuensanta (Sanctuary of Our...

Mediterranean Cruise 2022 — Arriving Cartagena; Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Fuensanta

Vision of the Seas in Cartagena, Spain — 19 May 2022

Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas left Ibiza on 18 May 2022, and we arrived at our next destination the following day. What you will view this week and for the next several weeks (I estimate the next four) is Cartagena, Spain. Yes, five weeks is a long time to spend on one destination, but we did a lot during this stop. As I mentioned previously, this particular cruise offered up a fairly unusual itinerary featuring many destinations ...

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Is it Winter? Not Here, and Not Now!

Today’s Fun Photo Friday completes my series on Ibiza from May of this year. Next week I move on to Cartagena, Spain. Until then, enjoy: