Holiday apartment in Calar de la Santa – rock art and juniper forests

In Calar de la Santa, the Moratalla Experience: Rock Art begins, a five-kilometre hiking route. Route 31 leads from Calar de la Santa via Cañaica del Calar and Fuente del Sabuco, as well as other named waypoints, back to Calar de la Santa and through some of the best juniper forests in the Region of Murcia.

Nature

Cañaica del Calar is characterised by a distinctive juniper forest on a rocky plateau with several streams. The juniper appears not merely as an individual landscape feature, but as part of a larger natural area containing the named routes and the rock overhangs of Cañaica del Calar.

Culture

Cañaica del Calar comprises two rock overhangs, some of which contain rock art. Rock Overhang I of Cañaica del Calar contains 60 anthropomorphic and animal figures arranged in several scenes. Rock Overhang II of Cañaica del Calar contains 14 predominantly human motifs. The two rock overhangs therefore differ both in the number and in the described composition of their depictions.

The Fuente del Sabuco I and II rock art ensemble includes further varied pictorial content. Rock Overhang I of Fuente del Sabuco contains more than 70 figures, including archers, quadrupeds, and male and female human figures. Rock Overhang II of Fuente del Sabuco features two panels with horizontal and vertical lines, human figures, and quadrupeds. Visits to the Fuente del Sabuco I and II rock art ensemble are arranged at the Centro de Interpretación de Arte Rupestre Casa de Cristo.

Regional surroundings

Several named peaks and mountains are located around Calar de la Santa. Peña Jarota is a peak in the area around Calar de la Santa. El Tejo is a mountain in the area around Calar de la Santa. Cerro Carrasca Gorda is also a mountain in the area around Calar de la Santa. Obispo is a peak in the area around Calar de la Santa. The different designations as peak or mountain remain associated with the respective names.

The wider regional surroundings of Calar de la Santa are home to several museums. These include the Museo Caballos del Vino, the Museo de la Fiesta - Caravaca Jubilar, the Convento Compañia De Jesus. and the Museo Arqueológico Municipal De La Soledad. Thus, the cultural surroundings extend from the rock overhangs near Cañaica del Calar and Fuente del Sabuco to the museums in the wider regional area.

Anyone considering a holiday apartment in Calar de la Santa can view and compare specific offers. It is also advisable to check the included services, individual price components, and the booking and cancellation conditions. This keeps the differences between the offers comprehensible without drawing conclusions about individual properties from the landscape and cultural information. The specific fields shown for each offer are authoritative.

For the higher-level travel overview: Moratalla.