Stage Zarcilla de Ramos to La Encarnación (Caravaca de la Cruz)

Second day on the high plateau of northwest Murcia. The stage runs along rural roads between cereal fields and dry crops, with continuous views of the mountains of La Muela and El Gigante. After about 25 km of undulating profile we arrive at La Encarnación, an archaeological site near Caravaca de la Cruz where the remains of the Roman sanctuary dedicated to Jupiter Stator and testimonies of Argaric occupation are preserved. Caravaca is one of the five Holy Cities of Catholicism, with its own Jubilee Year every seven years around the Vera Cruz.