We begin our itinerary in Jumilla, a region famous for their Denominación de Origen awarded wines. Here we can enjoy their castle, originally constructed for the Marques de Villena and raised on an ancient Roman fortress, with its Torre del Homanaje, which is very well preserved, and the Patio de Armas.

Taking the C-3314 road we arrive at Moratalla, which has the first ever walled square throughout the autonomous community of Murcia and a 15th century fortress, which was originally constructed by the Orden de Santiago. We then take the C-415 onto Caravaca de la Cruz, a locality which depended on the knights of Santiago. Here there are the remains of an Arabic fortress which has been reconstructed at various points over the years and the castle which houses the Baroque sanctuary of Santa Cruz, where you'll find an important relic left from a miracle, the story goes that the Moor king wanted to assist in a mass, but was concerned with the non existence of a cross, and because of this the angels left a cross on the altarpiece. Other monuments of importance here include the renaissance church of San Salvador, the Baroque town hall building and numerous pretty white houses.

We continue on the same road and arrive at Mule, one of the seven cities that were under Muslim rule due to the Tratado de Tudmir treaty. The Los Vélez castle is one of the best preserved in the province and in order to view it you must ask the town hall for the keys. There are various other important monuments here dating from the 16th century, such as the San Miguel and Santo Domingo churches and the Las Descalzas convent. Taking the N-340 Murcia - Andalucia road now, we stop at Alhama de Murcia, where we find a 10th century castle which in its day was a Roman citadel and thermal spa. Other monuments here include the churches of San Lázaro and La Concepción and the 18th century Casa de la Tercia.

The Lorca castle, considered of great cultural interest is also known nowadays as the Fortaleza del Sol, dominates the Ciudad del Sol area. Their first walled area dates from the 9th century when Lorca was the capital of La Cora de Tudmir. In 1244, the then Infante Alfonso controlled the construction of the tower named Torre Alfonsino (tower of little Alfonso), a prominent silhouette over the Lorca skyline. The Fortaleza del Sol is open to the public every weekend (except January and February) and has spacious exhibitions, interactive workshops and various historic scenes that help you understand life during the middle ages.

Continuing on the same road we then take a detour on the MU-502 which leads us to the lovely locality of Aledo, a medieval town set in a gully next to the Sierra Espuña. Here there are various conserved remains such as the castle, city walls and the 11th century Torre de Calahorra, which has been declared a valued piece of Artistic-Historic Cultural Heritage, and the interesting Santa María la Real church.

At the end of our journey we visit the picturesque Sierra Espuña natural park, a solid mountainous area situated in the centre of the Murcia region, raised above the Guadalentín valley, reaching incredible heights of up to 1500 metres altitude. The scenery is one of uneven landscape, with many gullys, ravines, streams and gorges such as the La Hoz or Leiva. At the end of the 19th century this area consisted of an almost bare countryside due to the amount of wood felling businesses, but thanks to Ricardo Cordorniú, better known as the apostle of the tree, it was possible to declare this area a national area of natural interest and regional park, because of its beautiful natural landscape with a diverse range of protected species of vegetation and fauna.