Monuments
- Castle and Basilica of Vera Cruz, where they worship the famous Cross of Caravaca. Located within the Real Alcázar of Islamic origins;
- Iglesia Parroquial de "El Salvador", one of the finest examples of Renaissance architecture in the region of Murcia(16th century);
- Church of the Holy Conception, with a large tower, within which highlights its coffered ceiling of painted wood (16th century);
- Church of the Jesuits, that is currently used as municipal cultural center (17th century);
- Carmelite Convent and Church Mothers of St. Joseph, of rococo stile;
- Discalced Carmelite Convent (founded by St. John of the Cross in 1586);
- Church and Convent of Santa Clara, founded in 1609
- City Hall, Baroque, and whose original layout corresponds to Jaime Bort;
- The "Templete", Baroque-style building and hexagonal inscribed in a circle, which marks the bath Santisima y Vera Cruz de Caravaca each May 3, ritual act that has been celebrated since 1384;
- The Plaza de Toros, built on a former Franciscan convent, which opened in 1880 and was added with the renovation of 1926, a front neomudejar.
- Several monuments Valencian sculptor Rafael Pi Belda: A San Juan de la Cruz (1983), The Moor and Christian (1986), Via Crucis (2000, Royal Basilica Santuario de la Vera Cruz de Caravaca), a work commemorating the award the Holy See of the Jubilee Year in perpetuity to the Basilica Santuario de la Vera Cruz de Caravaca (2001) and the Horses of Wine (2007). There are more sculptures of other artists as Antonio Campillo Párraga and José Carrilero Gil
- The Medieval District (around the castle)
- Calle Mayor,Calle de las Monjas, Calle de Rafael Tejeo, Calle Puentecilla, etc. are old important streets in Caravaca with beautiful houses with the typical coat of arms.
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