Murcia - Along Río Segura

A short distance south of the cathedral, on the street along the left bank of the Río Segura, is the Glorieta de España, a beautiful public garden with the Ayuntamiento (Town Hall) on its northern side. At its west end is the Plaza de Martínez Tornel, from which Murcia's main traffic artery, the Gran Vía del Escultor Salzillo, runs north. To the west of the Plaza de Martínez Tornel are the Plano de San Francisco and beyond this the Paseo del Malecón, a promenade along the embankment offering no shade from summer sun.