Getting There:
Fly to Murcia (San Javier) from the following airports: Manchester, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted, Liverpool, Cardiff, East Midlands, Leeds-Bradford, Birmingham, Southampton, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Prestwick, Shannon, Dublin, Guernsey & Kent. Murcia airport is 10 minutes away. Most other airlines fly into Alicante which is only 45 minutes drive away.
Markets & Festivals:
Los Alcazares holds two weekly street markets, selling various products such as clothing and fresh food. It is an excellent way to meet and interact with the local Spanish community. It also hosts several festivals, including the international celebration of La Huerta. Throughout the last two weeks in August, groups representing market garden areas throughout Spain and other European countries gather to display their folklore, handicrafts and prepare gastronomic feasts from their local produce. Since 2000 the last three days in March has seen Los Alcazares take on a medieval flavour with a large medieval market and numerous events in recollection of the times of peace following the creation of effective defences against invasions of Barbary pirates during the 15th century. The town was afforded municipal autonomy on 13 October 1983. In celebration of this, each October the town puts on a week-long outdoor party featuring live music, shows and spectacular firework displays.
Visitors Comments:
- Just a note to say how much we enjoyed our holiday. The apartment was excellent, a real home from home & we also enjoyed the area, finding plenty to do. Some of your suggestions for eating out were really good, especially the tapas. We are definitely planning on returning at some point (Michelle Nov 05).
- Your apartment was lovely & everything was just perfect for our stay. Patio BRILLIANT. Sandra was a great help to us ferrying us to & from the airport so a big thank you extends to her too. The bars & restaurants were all handy & every one we tried was very good, we shall definitely return again & I will personally recommend your apartment in the future. Our holiday was everything we were hoping it would be (Cheryl Dec 05).
- Charlie & I enjoyed our holiday very much & the apartment was great. Everything was there that we required & I cannot think of anything that could be added to it. We hope to come back there around Spring next year, God Willing (Agnes Nov 05).
Golf:
La Manga Club is just a short drive away housing 3 championship golf courses with a .sport and health centre. There are several more golf courses in the area including Torre Pacheco, VillaMartin, Alta Real, Campoamor, La Finca & La Marquesa.
