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Caravaca de la Cruz (Spanish), often shortened to Caravaca, is a town and municipality of Spain belonging to the Region of Murcia. The town is located on the left (northern) bank of the Argos, a tributary of the Segura in the southeastern Iberian Peninsula. It has a population of 26,449 as of 2010 (INE).
It is the fifth Holy City of Catholic Christianity, having been granted the papal privilege of celebrating a jubilee year in perpetuity in 1998. It celebrates its jubilee every seven years.
Caravaca is dominated by the Basilica of Vera Cruz. It houses the Cross of Caravaca, a relic that, according to Christian tradition, is believed to be a fragment of the True Cross. It is attributed miraculous properties, and celebrated with a feast day every 3 May. The cultural festival surrounding this liturgical occasion, held between 1 and 5 May of each year, has been declared of International Tourist Interest in 2004. Along with processions and parades of Moors and Christians, the celebration of Los Caballos del Vino is especially relevant, which now aspires to be listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
The Neoclassical painter Rafael Tejeo was born in Caravaca.
Caravaca is home to other monuments and museums. The hills which extend to the north are rich in marble and iron, while the town itself has been a considerable industrial centre, with large iron-works, tanneries and paper, chocolate and oil factories. A large archeological site was found in January 2009, comprising 1,300 graves dating from 2400 to 1950 BC.
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| Renting a flat (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Caravaca de la Cruz · 599 leases | €366/month |
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| Renting a house (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Caravaca de la Cruz | €350/month |
| Buying a home (appraised value)MIVAU, appraised value of private housing · Q2 2026 · figure for Caravaca de la Cruz | €903/m² |
| Average net household incomeINE, Income Distribution Atlas · 2023 · figure for Caravaca de la Cruz | €31,850/year |
| Petrol 95Ministry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 15 petrol stations within 10 km | €1.794/litre |
| DieselMinistry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 15 petrol stations within 10 km | €1.853/litre |
Sources: State Housing Rent Index System and appraised housing value (Spanish Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda); Household Income Distribution Atlas (INE); fuel prices (Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition). Open data, reusable with attribution. The set lunch menu and coffee aren't shown: there are no public statistics on those prices by village or by province.
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