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Once a Moorish taifa, minor kingdom, the region of Murcia is nowadays one of the more backward corners of Spain (although this may not be easy to believe looking at the high-rise hotels on La Manga, the spit of land that separates the Mar Menor from the Mediterranean), and this is precisely its main attraction. For, apart from La Manga and the adjacent purpose-built resort of La Manga Club, it is a neglected region, and has not suffered the ravages of Mediterranean tourism development that have spoilt so many other places in Spain. I have overhauled the Spain and Portugal for Visitors section on Murcia so thoroughly that it is virtually new, covering Murcia region, hotels in the region, Murcia in Internet, significant places in Murcia like Cartagena, Lorca or the city of Murcia itself, smaller places like Mazarrón or wine-growing areas like Jumilla, and, of course, Murcia's Costa Cálida, including the Mar Menor and the upmarket resort La Manga Club. Visit Murcia, or read on for a short extract."Food and Drink. The municipality of Calasparra is famous for its delicately flavoured rice, considered the best in Spain and the origin of which is guaranteed by a denominación de origen. Typical dishes therefore include arroz con pollo, chicken rice, arroz con verduras, vegetable rice, arroz con conejo y caracoles, rice with rabbit and snails, arroz con alubiones, beans and rice, etc. Fish is popular, in the form of sopa de pescado, fish soup, or many kinds of salty fish products: huevas, roe, or fish cooked in escabeche, oil and vinegar, or mojama, a kind of cured fish. Murcia wine is of surprisingly high quality, and this small region has three denominaciones de origen: Bullas, Jumilla, and Yecla."
