Pliego

Pliego is a municipality in the autonomous region of Murcia in southeastern Spain. It is situated in the Comarca del Río Mula. It has a population of 3,868 (INE 2021). It is a small town near the beautiful Mountain Nature Park of the nearby Sierra Espuna Mountains with surrounding countryside of olive, almonds and apricot groves. Latitude: 37º 58' 59" N Longitude: 001º 30' 00" O. The municipality is located on the north slope of the Sierra Espuna mountains. It is in the meadow created by the Pliego river, a tributary of the Mula river, a current that flows into the Segura river. The municipality is an enclave, surrounded on all sides by Mula. Pliego is a pretty historical Spanish town with a mainly Spanish population with some English residents and other nationalities who have settled there. It consists of old and new architecture with a central Town Square and Town Hall. The geography of Pliego allows for hiking, rock-climbing, mountain biking, and spelunking. It has all other amenities, a Church, banks, post-office, doctors surgery, large supermarket, shops, eating-places, bars and weekly open market. It is close to the larger town of Mula, the motorway, the City of Murcia, airports and many coastal towns.