Museo Arqueológico de La Soledad

About the museum

The Museo Arqueológico de La Soledad occupies the former church of Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, on the Cuesta del Castillo, in the heart of the historic centre of Caravaca de la Cruz. It was the first parish founded in the town. It is a valuable Renaissance building, erected in the second third of the 16th century on the site of the former medieval hermitage of El Salvador.

The museum runs chronologically through the great cultural periods, from the Palaeolithic and Neolithic to the Chalcolithic, the Argaric culture, the Iberian period, the Roman period and the Middle Ages. It combines archaeological pieces with interactive modules that explain how the area's ancestors lived.

The collection comes mainly from excavations at sites in Caravaca, especially the Iberian-Roman complex of La Encarnación, and includes ceramics, weapons, coins and architectural elements.

Highlights

• Former 16th-century Renaissance church, first parish of Caravaca
• Finds from the Iberian-Roman complex of La Encarnación
• Ceramics, weapons, coins and architectural elements
• Chronological route from the Palaeolithic to the Middle Ages
• Interactive modules

Permanent exhibition

• Arqueología de Caravaca de la Cruz – Chronological tour from the Palaeolithic to the Middle Ages, with pieces from local sites, above all the Iberian-Roman complex of La Encarnación.

Operated by

Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz

Admission & discounts

Tickets can be bought online on the Caravaca museums and events website.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Only a reduced rate for people with disabilities is mentioned; physical access is not detailed.

Kids & families

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Amenities & dining

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