Cheap flights from Birmingham to Murcia from £18

Murcia is called the middle of the Orchard of Europe, and the farms located there are often referred to as “Europe’s vegetable gardens”. Because of the geography and warm climate, the growing season is very long. If you want to buy fresh and cheap vegetables and fruit, come to the local food market Mercado de Veronicas. It’s a massive building over two floors with a selection of meat and fish along with cheeses, seafood, etc. It’s open from 8:00 to 15:00 every day but closed on Sundays.

If you want to learn more about the wine production in Murcia, visit the topical museum in Murcia to learn about the wine culture. You’ll watch a short introduction video about winemaking, and after that, the screens roll up, and you can look down on a staged setting of a working winery. The entry to the museum is just 3 euro.

Just 20 minutes by car from Murcia, and you’re ready to relax in Balneario de Archena — a spa complex with three hotels, restaurants on-site, and a system of pools and treatment options. We recommend trying Archena Massage (which costs around 40 euro) that uses Archena mud with healing properties. The prices start from 31 euro, and you can visit different saunas, a steam room, a flotation pool, and pools with showers and massage jets.