There's a buzzing contemporary art scene and probably Spain's best tapas in the sunny city of Murcia
The awakening of this city and its surrounding province in south-eastern Spain follows the model of Bilbao, where government money and contemporary art also played a significant role. Murcia city is now a hot spot for top curators, and a dozen new galleries, museums and art spaces have popped up. It is also home to what many say are the best tapas bars (pictured) in Spain, a happy result of the city's prime spot between some of the country's richest arable land and the Mediterranean seafood, tomatoes and pata negra ham being the jewels in the culinary crown.
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