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Tickets now on sale for the Noches de Camino music festival in Caravaca in June
A wide range of artists such as David Bisbal and Ana Torroja head the bill at the biggest summer event in the north-west of Murcia
Although its’ being held for only the third time this year the “Noches del Camino” music festival in Caravaca de la Cruz has already become one of the largest, if not the largest summer event in the north-west of the Region of Murcia, having brought over 15,000 visitors to the city during its first two editions.
Tickets for the 2026 festival on 19th and 20th June are already on sale online here, with the bill topped by well-known artists such as David Bisbal (a national star since being a finalist in the first edition of the Spanish talent show Operación Triunfo in 2000), Ana Torroja (former vocalist of the 1980s and 90s Spanish mega-group Mecano), Barry B, Carlos Sadness, Rata, Depedro and Amares: others will be confirmed well before the event begins.
Members of the local council are keen to underline that far from being out of step with the monumental churches and buildings of Caravaca, Noches de Camino turns them into a memorable backdrop for the concerts held, and this is born out in the scheduling for the 2026 edition.
On 19th June the stage outside the Basilica de la Vera Cruz is hosting a concert featuring Depedro and Amares, while on the following day the main stage hosts David Bisbal, Ana Torroja, Barry B, Carlos Sadness, Rata and one artist whose name has not yet been revealed. This mix of styles and generations promises a heady blend with something for everyone!
There will also be a third stage, a mobile one consisting of the streets of the city, for emerging young performers like Aldhara and Karlam.
Tickets are now available online here at prices of 22 euros for 19th June and 48 euros for 20th June, and a limited number can also be purchased from the local tourist office in person.
Images: Noches del Camino Facebook
For more local events, news and visiting information contact the local tourist office (telephone 968 702424) or go to the home page of Caravaca Today.
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Caravaca de la Cruz tourist office
More information about the places of interest which can be visited in the municipality of Caravaca de la Cruz, along with what's on and local news can be found in the Caravaca Today.
Caravaca de la Cruz, in the north-west of the Region of Murcia, is one of only 5 Holy Cities in the Roman Catholic world, a centre of pilgrimage, along with Rome, Jerusalem, Santiago de Compostela and Santo Toribio de Liebana, and is home to the Cross of Caravaca, the Vera Cruz.
The status of Holy City was bestowed by Pope John Paul II in 1998, granting the City a Permanent Jubilee year every 7 years for perpetuity, the first one held in 2003 and the next in 2024.
The strategic and natural advantages of Caravaca de la Cruz have attracted the attention of settlers for more than 800,000 years, the Cueva Negra yielding remains of Homo Heidelbergensis, forbears of the Neanderthals and the municipality also houses important archaeological remains from the Argaric, Iberian and Roman cultures. many of these can be seen in the Municipal Archaeological Museum.
As a border town caught between the Catholic forces of Castille and the last remaining Moorish stronghold in Spain, Granada, Caravaca had a turbulent medieval history, but it was during this period that the legend of the Cross of Caravaca was born, bringing the religious orders which shaped the structure of Caravaca today, with its impressive hilltop castle and eclectic collection of churches and monasteries, religious tourism today being a backbone of the town´s economy.
Caravaca de la Cruz is a municipality with important natural resources, including extensive forests, part of which have protected status due to their wealth of flora and fauna, and due to the abundant water supplies is also a major area for canned fruit production, apricots in particular being an important crop.
Caravaca is renown for its important May Fiestas, held in honour of the Vera Cruz, which also incorporate the Moors and Christians celebrations and the Running of the Wine Horses.
Caravaca de la Cruz is also the home of Europe´s largest collection of ethnic instruments at Barranda, the Museo de Música Étnica Barranda and is the location of the Barranda festival de Cuadrillas, which celebrates the Region's ethnic music traditions.
The municipality is home to around 26,000 inhabitants and shares boundaries with Moratalla, Cehegín, Lorca, Puebla de Don Fadrique in the province of Granada and Vélez-Blanco in the province of Almería.
Tourist office opening times:
Weekdays: 10.00 to 14.00 and 16.30 to 19.30
Saturdays: 10.30 to 14.00 and 16.30 to 19.30
Sundays and public holidays: 10.30 to 14.00
Click for map, Caravaca de la Cruz Tourist Office
