The castle of Lorca hosts during the bridge of December, from December 8 to 11, a Lorca slaughter of boring Murciano in the courtyard of arms in which expert artisans elaborate sausages in a traditional way.
Lorca can enter for free with the friend card of Lorca Taller del Tiempo
The Councilor for Tourism of the City of Lorca, Francisco Montiel, has reported that from 8 to 11 December Lorca and visitors will be able to taste our history tasting the most typical products of Chato Murciano, a variety of native pig of the Region of Murcia and large Gastronomic value, all in an incomparable setting such as the Fortress of the Sun.
Francisco Montiel explained that "skilled artisans elaborate sausages in a traditional way demonstrations throughout the various days in which you can continue as is the process of a traditional slaughter, from the cutting to the realization of sausages and typical dishes."
The Councilor for Tourism added that "to complete the day there will be falconry exhibitions to learn about the art of medieval hunting, family-staged visits to discover a treasure hidden by the corners of the Castle, guided tours to the Alfonsina Tower and the Synagogue performances by teams of La Hoya, Zarzadilla de Totana and Paretón de Totana that will sing the popular chants that accompany these parties and children's animation so that the little ones enjoy to the maximum and the elderly can taste the typical dishes of the slaughter Lorquina ".
Montiel said that "Lorca can attend these activities free of charge with the presentation of the Lorca Taller del Tiempo card. However, prices for those who do not have this card will be:
Basic package: € 8 adults and € 5 children (between 5 and 12 years).
Includes: Entrance to the Castle, demonstration of sausages elaboration, performance of crews, falconry exhibition and children's animation (does not include guided visits / theatrical or tasting sausage).
Full package: € 13 adults and € 5 children (between 5 and 12 years).
Includes: Entrance to the Castle, demonstration of sausage elaboration, gang performance, falconry display, children's animation and guided tours (does not include the theatrical visit or the tasting of sausage).
For 3 € supplement per person you can make a theater visit with an actor to look for a treasure for the Castle.
For only 5 € you can taste the most delicious dishes of the Lorca slaughter: crumbs with stumbles, dough morcilla, asadura with potatoes, etc. ".
The Edil de Turismo, lastly, has indicated that the opening hours of the Fortress of the Sun will be from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., with the last entrance being at 5:30 p.m.
The family visit "In Search of the Treasure" will have two passes one at 12:30 p.m. and another at 4 p.m.
The demonstration of sausage processing will take place at 1:00 p.m., while the falconry display will be at 1:30 p.m.
The performance of Lorca teams will be from 14:00 to 16:30 hours, as will the workshops for children from 14:00 to 16:00 hours.
On the other hand, the guided visit to the PAC and Synagogue will have three passes: 11:30 am, 1:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. and the guided visit to the Alfonsina Tower will take place at 12:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. ".
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca