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 Properties for sale or rent in Orihuela
If you’re looking for properties or villas in Orihuela or looking to rent a property in Orihuela short or long term, we hope this local information for living in Orihuela helps.
Orihuela is the principle town of inland Vega Baja. There are some architectural gems in the old city where superb churches and buildings of Baroque, Gothic and Renaissance origin can be seen. The Santiago church is the building where the Catholic Monarchs held a general parliament in 1488 in order to generate funds to finance the movement that was to culminate in the conquest of Granada in 1492.
A custom unique to Orihuela can be seen at the Burial Procession at Easter, when one of the procession floats contains a representation of the the female form of the devil. There is also a statue of the Diablesa in the town. Orihuela has all the amenities you would expect from a town of 56,000 people, including a hospital, a good selection of shops and banks, supermarkets.
A good time to visit Orihuela is Tuesday, when a market is held. La Finca Algorfa Golf Club is 18km from Orihuela. Orihuela is easily accessible, situated inland on the N340, 5km from the A7, the motorway that runs between Murcia and Alicante. It is 22km from Murcia and 59km from Alicante. San Javier airport is 38km away.
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Properties in Orihuela
