Murcia Exposed

Ojós, from the Arabic word (Oxox) meaning orchards still conserves an old-fashioned feeling, and it is recommended that you wander around the narrow colourful streets and soak in the atmosphere. It is small and it has kept alive many old traditions and crafts. It is the smallest in the Valley with around 600 inhabitants.
Ojós' history is deeply marked by the expulsion of the Moriscos in 1618. The population, formed exclusively Moorish, was converted to Christianity at the beginning of the 16th century, and their parish quietly assigned later to the Vicarage of Totana.
It is a living museum of water, having many aspects which are related to water – weir, flour mill, traditional canals, waterwheels and a reservoir.
Ojós possesses numerous caves where the shepherds took refuge with their livestock, and the Cueva de los Telares (cave of the lions) is the highlight.