[Gocamino] Another Holy Year celebration

[Sil]

There are only 5 Holy cities in Catholic Christianity and three of those are
in Spain. They are Santiago de Compostela,  Camaleño (the Monastery of Santo
Toribio de Liébana) and  the 'youngest' being Caravaca le la Cruz. (the
other two are Rome and Jerusalem).
Caravaca de la Cruz was given its prestigious Holy City status by Pope John
Paul II in 1998. It celebrates its jubilee every seven years, with the first
of them taking place in 2003 when the town was visited by the then Cardinal
Ratzinger, who is now, of course, Pope Benedict XVI.
Caravaca is dominated by the medieval Castle of Santa Cruz, and contains
several convents as well as a fine parish church. The town’s symbol is a
distinctive cross which has two horizontal beams as opposed to the usual
one. This cross has been celebrated over the centuries for its healing power
This year, only the second jubilee year celebrated, has been a huge
organizational job for the municipality of Caravaca, and anyone undertaking
a pilgrimage to Caravaca can claim plenary indulgence, so this makes a visit
to this city of special importance to those of the Catholic faith. Millions
of people have made the pilgrimage walk up to the Basilica this year.
The other claim to fame is that Caravaca contains the The largest collection
of ethnic musical instruments in Europe at the Museo de Música Étnica,
Barranda.
And now you can walk the tapas route through the town  - well worth a visit!
http://www.simplynetworking.es/calida-3869-65-10-caravaca_de_la_cruz_tapas_route_around_the.html

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