Cieza

VALLE DE RICOTE AND CIEZA

THE BLOOMING PERIOD

Wherever you are, you can't miss this route. Around mid March time, Cieza celebrates one of nature's greatest shows: the blooming period. Fruit trees such as plum trees and peach trees give colour and multiple scents to valleys and landscapes of the huerta. This is a wonder of nature, brief but faithful to its appointment every year. During this period, plenty of activities related to blooming are celebrated, aimed at visitors and locals.

Panoramic view of Cieza in bloom
Panoramic view of Cieza in bloom

Cieza smells of peaches before the fruit is even formed. Thousands of hectares of plantations, mostly peach trees, draw a blanket of pink and red flowers that predominates over the white tones of apricot and plum trees. Natural beauty and traditional agriculture merge to make spring in Cieza an unrivalled tourist attraction.

In some places, the spectacle seems to be carefully designed for the best professional photographers to capture this wonder of nature.

For this reason, for some years now, events related to flowering have been organised, such as the Flowering Route, photography competitions, gastronomic menus, etc., which attract thousands of visitors who are guided through the corners and places where the explosion of colour manifests itself in all its splendour.

Best Viewing Spots:

Alto de la Bayna viewpoint, a high peak with viewing platform looking across the valley.

Villanueva del Río Segura, which has several high viewing points across the valley below.

Cieza The Town Of Blossom

River Rafting

Murcia Aventuras

https://www.murciaventuras.com/portfolio/rafting-en-murcia/

Avenida del Puente, 8 Blanca, 30540 Murcia

+34 615 828 840

info@murciaventuras.com

14 km of adventure from Cieza, passing through Abarán to Blanca, enjoying the descents, rapids and adventures that this route offers, learning the most appropriate technique together with the instructors.

“RAFTING” is one of the adventure activities that requires the most team coordination, awakening great camaraderie among the members of the group.

On this tour you will be able to see, as you pass through Cieza, its famous mountain, La Atalaya, which rises above the town due to its verticality and its emblematic castle and ruins of the Muslim city of Medina Siyasa. The great Menju in Abarán, a stately estate from 1908 forgotten in time, one of the hidden wonders with its own micro climate and vegetation.

Halfway through the tour, there is a break in Abarán, in a place called “El Jarral” where you can enjoy a lunch with a homemade sandwich, soft drinks, beer, water and a surprise drink