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Constructed alongside the river Segura in the north west of the province of Murcia, the river is very pleasant in this area, not having become polluted as it is further down by some irresponsible factory owners in the town of Murcia.
Cieza is a city privileged by its natural surroundings.
One side extends next to the Segura river, in the plain that forms the channel to its left the other is surrounded by mountains, forming a valley of fertile orchards, between the mountain range of Ascoy and the mountain ranges of the Almorchón and Gold.
Cieza can be named the northern door to the Region of Murcia.
It's economy is based on the agriculture, mainly in the cultivation of the melocoton (Cieza is the world leader in melocoton production) and the olive (olive has been catalogued by the European Union as one of the most traditional food in Region de Murcia).
But what Cieza primary is, is a priviliged placed because of the great weather and the good hand of the man in the irrigated land.
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Its artistic heritage is completed by the Balcon del Muro, a historical centre which consists of the ancient fifteenth century fort and the nineteenth century wall.
Cieza offers the chance to not only appreciate its culture but also to enjoy the risks of Nature.
Near Cieza's town we can found one of the most remarkable natural beauty spots, the Almadenes Canyon, formed by the River Segura as it narrows creating a gorge with walls hundreds of metres high, which is ideal for practising adventure sports.
Cieza area has a grand ancient history and you get the first glimpse of it already on the way from Cieza to the house: if you look to the left of the road you will see a Tower on the mountain top.
Cieza was the Segisa that was mentioned by Ptolomeo and it was located on the road constructed by the Romans from Saltigi to Carthage Nova.
It had a strategic geographic position in the north of the Segura valley and it attracted the Arabs who built fortifications of the Castle, Beatas and Molbax in XII and XIII centuries.
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Today Cieza is a busy little town, crowded with people and traffic, but the ancient culture lives on and it makes a great place for the readers of Pack a Picnic to explore.
In fact, Cieza is one of the Murcia places where an increasing number of foreigners are making their homes.
Cieza has been inhabited for at least 400,000 years and there are significant cave archaeological sites around the town.
Italian cyclist Massimo Strazzer (Roslotto) achieved today his second victory at la Vuelta ciclista a Murcia when he won in a sprint the third stage disputed between Murcia and Cieza, for 202.2 kms, with Ignacio Garcia Camacho (Kelme/Costa Blanca) remaining as the overall leader.
Russian Dimitri Konyshev (Roslotto) won the fourth stage at la Vuelta ciclista a Murcia in a sprint, in that way achieving the third victory for his team, since his teammate was first in two other stages.
Italian rider Marco Pantani dropped from second to fifth overall but was then disqualified by race organisers for wearing his team colours instead of the king of the mountains jersey.
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Foster and promote cultural and educational activities, mainly among teachers and professors of Cieza, the Ricote Valley and the Region of Murcia.
Set up workshops and courses on specific environmental issues-taking advantage of the available space at the Albergue and the nearby rural house-as well as on other issues of interest to the City of Cieza, the Valley of Ricote and the Region of Murcia, especially desertification, education about climate change, domestic violence, drug addiction and immigration.
Work together with the CPR (Teachers Resource Center) in Cieza on the many cultural and educational activities sponsored by the above mentioned institution, for which the space at La Hoya de los Alamos is especially suitable.
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Cieza, in every street, path, garden or mountain displays its beauty, by opening up the traveller's appreciation of the senses.
Near this town we can found one of the most remarkable natural beauty spots, the Almadenes Canyon, formed by the River Segura as it narrows creating a gorge with walls hundreds of metres high, which is ideal for practising adventure sports.
HOLE OF MANKIND has sign a distribution contract with STATUE RECORDS from CA.
The sombre seed of HOLE OF MANKIND was contaminated by the world’s light in 1995, in a chasm village of Spain called Cieza, in the province of Murcia, sowed in the shadows of scepticism and nihility by Alex (guitars), Pedro (drums) and Paco (bass).
They firstly created a quite primitive sound pattern of brutality called UNBORN, but after some months, Alex join to the Doom Death Metal band O MISERUM MANE, them Pedro continued playing and increasing his skillness with another musicians and Paco moves to another town and creates CONFUSION.