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Convent and church of San José in Caravaca open to visitors every day in 2024
Guided tours of the convent are available on the 15th of every month
In order to cater for the huge influx of visitors during the Holy Jubilee Year of 2024 in Caravaca de la Cruz the tourism department of the Town Hall has announced that the convent-church of San José is to open to the public on a daily basis and monthly tours are to be held of the former Carmelite convent.
The convent is also the venue of several exhibitions during the Jubilee year, while the first phase of restoration work has recently been concluded at the church in the Convento de San José.
Councillor José Santiago Villa explains that at the church Town Hall staff will be in attendance every day in order to make visiting possible during the same timetable as the municipal museums, and that among the exhibitions plans the most recent to open is “Andar para pintarlo”, a collection of works by Murcia water painter Zacarías Cerezo on the theme of the pilgrimage to Caravaca de la Cruz.
During 2024 the church of San José is open as follows: 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 10.30 to 14.00.
The monthly guided tours are scheduled for the 15th of every month at 12.00 midday with registration cost of 5 euros per person. Bookings can be made at any of the municipal museums or be email to reservas@caravacadelacruz.es.
Further information about Caravaca is available from the tourist office (Plaza de España, 7, telephone 968 702424, email turismo@caravacadelacruz.es).
For more local information, including the Holy Jubilee Year as well as local news and what’s on, go to the home page of Caravaca Today.
