Location: Los Alcazares in Spain
Nearest Airport:
Murcia ( San Javier) at 4
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Nearest Ferry:
Cartagena at 20
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Nearest Train:
Torre Pacheco at 9
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Nearest Motorway:
AP7 Exit 786 at 1
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 1
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Car: recommended
Murcia boasts the beautiful 250km coastline of the Costa Calida and not just one but two seas, the Mediterranean and the Mar Menor. With over 320 days of sunshine a year it lives up to its name of the warm coast and makes an ideal holiday destination any time of the year. The Mar Menor is an immense salt water lagoon 170sq km separated from the Mediterranean by La Manga, the waters are beautifully warm and the high salt and iodine content is reputed to have therapeutic qualities. When exploring inland , orchards and citrus groves stretch towards mountainous countryside. Towering limestone formations rise from pine forests in the Parque Nateral de Sierra Espuna.The regions rich history lies waiting to be discovered in the art , architecture and archaeological treasures of castles, fortresses and ancient muslim villages.The city of Murcia was founded in 825 AD & no visit would be complete without a look at the imposing Catedral de Santa Maria with beautiful Renaissance features.