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Templete of the Santa Cruz (El Bañadero)

Caravaca de la Cruz, Noroeste, Murcia

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Templete of the Santa Cruz (El Bañadero)

Monument · Caravaca de la Cruz, Noroeste, Murcia

A Baroque building with a hexagonal plan inscribed in a circle, built in 1762, located at the end of the tree-lined promenade of La Glorieta in Caravaca de la Cruz. Every 3 May, after the procession from the Church of El Salvador, it hosts the traditional Baño de la Santísima y Vera Cruz (the Bathing of the Most Holy True Cross), a ceremony celebrated since 1384 and one of the oldest traditions in the city.

Photo: Nanosanchez (Public domain)

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