As we round a clump of pine trees, my guide Inma points to the horizon. On a rocky mound above the town of Caravaca de la Cruz is a colossal, honey-hued sanctuary. It is our arrival point, and the ...

Caravaca de la Cruz, a charming town in southeastern Spain's Murcia region, ... Fourteen towers guard the Sanctuary of the Holy and True Cross, built at its centre in the 17th century.

What she had found was a rare 370-year-old Spanish cross that had probably been made in the pilgrimage city of Caravaca, Spain, around 1650 and had made its way 4,000 miles to a meadow in Southern ...

In 1232, the cross was carried to Spain to adorn a church in the castle of Alcazár de Caravaca. In the 15th century, it became a symbol in the fight against the Moors. Costa Rica’s Cross de Caravaca ...

2024 is a Jubilee year for Caravaca de la Cruz ... Here, remnants of the true cross are enclosed in a bejewelled case in the form of the Caravaca cross, identified by its two horizontal arms.