The Monteagudo Visitor Centre reflects 50 centuries of human presence in its environment, structured in the five most relevant stages or periods of its history: Chalcolithic, Argaric, Iberian, Roman and Andalusian.

Each one of them is represented in an independent room through the exhibition of part of the archaeological remains found in the various excavations that have been carried out in Montegudo over the last 50 years, as well as the recreation or reproduction of scenes and environments trough illustrations, models and dioramas.

Hours and reservations

Tuesday to Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Information and reservations: 968 851 910

Free access
Free audio guides in Spanish and English available to visitors.

Monteagudo Castle

Monteagudo Castle is located on top of a calcareous rock hill, which dominates the entire northern valley of the “huerta”. The town of Monteagudo sits on its slopes, about 5 km from the city of Murcia and 10 km from Orihuela.

The architectural remains that have reached us are the result of numerous repairs and occupations that date back to the Islamic period. Before the founding of Murcia (825) it must have been a rural castle where the peasants of the surrounding area took refuge. When the city became the true capital of the territory, «hisn Montagut» became an urban castle, a fortress and defensive watchtower of the Murcian emirs who resided in the city and in the royal almunia of which the castle itself is part.

After the Christian conquest, the castle would not lose its strategic character, remaining under the control of the Castilian monarchy. Once the Kingdom of Murcia was consolidated, dependent on Castile, it became a true "frontier castle" between two rival Christian kingdoms: Aragon and Castile.