April 19 Guided tour of the Archaeology Museum in Yecla

The history and prehistory of the Altiplano area at the Cayetano de Mergelina Museum in Yecla

The Museo Arqueológico Municipal Cayetano de Mergelina in Yecla contains 8 exhibition rooms in which the history of the area is traced from prehistoric times to recent centuries, with artefacts various thousands of years old found at the mountain of Monte Arabí, pre-Roman remains from the Cerro de los Santos, the Roman villa of Los Torrejones and the Moorish and medieval period represented by objects unearthed on the castle hill.

This is an attractive and fully accessible museum and a special guided tour is being held (in Spanish at 10.30 on Sunday 19^th April, starting in Placeta Ortega, with a visit to the restoration workshop thrown in for good measure. The visit lasts approximately two and a half hours and registration costs just 2.50 euros – bookings should be made online here.

For more local news, events and visiting information consult the Yecla section of Murcia Today.