Climate and Temperatures:
The World Health Organisation classifies this part of Spain as the healthiest in Europe with approx 300 days of sun and 2800 hours of sunshine which equates to around 9 hours a day of beautiful blue skies, warm days and fire red sunsets. The sun setting over the lake gives just the right backdrop for your ´sundowners´.
Holiday Guide:
We have included in the villa a comprehensive guide of the whole area with places to visit. This includes all the neighbouring towns and resorts together with a list of all local golf clubs, and places of interest. Also all the local markets and fiestas. These fiestas are well worth looking out for. The Spanish have a real joy for life which is bourne out by their colourful and impressive fiestas. In January there is the Carnival to look forward to. At Easter the whole area is a must from the Medieval Fair in Los Alcazares to the pageant of the Easter parades in Cartagena and in most of the surrounding towns. The rest of the year has the festival of the Moors and the Christians and each towns own fiesta.
Restaurants & Bars:
Los Alcazares has some of the best restaurants around. From La Encarnación, on the sea front where time seems to have stopped. It is a spa hotel built in 1904 with the most beautiful walled courtyard full of plants and flowers and shaded in the heat of the day. In the summer they have live music to dance the night away with the sea two paces away. The food matches the ambiance. Ramon´s on the High Street is famous for its tapas and its seafood. The menu of the day is great. Roblemar also has magnificent fish. We also have Italian, Chinese, Indian, Mexican in fact Los Alcazares has food to tempt anyone.
Golf:
This is a private Dave Thomas 9 hole par 36 golf course which is played twice. You must have a maximum handicap of 28 for men and 36 for ladies. HANDICAP certificates are obligatory, as are proper dress and footwear. The course is reasonably flat but buggies are available. The lakes and large sand traps make it challenging. The course is kept in excellent condition. They are adding another 9 holes. Green fees are from 50€ for 18 holes low season, 70€ high or a weekly ticket are 130€ / low 160€/ high for one person or 210€/ 265€ a for a family ticket. This is for up to 4 family members - husband and wife and children under 15. If one of you has a season ticket i.e. a weekly ticket you can get a 50% reduction on the green fee for up to 3 ´guests´. Buggies are 40€. Enjoy your golf!