Ideal location for golf:
Three prime golf courses of Campoamor (tel. +34 965 320 506), Villamartin (+34 966 765 127) and Las Ramblas (+34 965 322 011) Torre Pacheco Golf Club has a 9-hole course and is suitable for beginners. are within a few kilometres with more courses not so far away at Quesada, Algorfa, La Manga and Torre Pacheco. Campoamor has a terrace bar and restaurant that are worth visiting even if you do not play golf.
Information regarding other courses in the region is available from the Tourist Office: Tel. (0034) 968 171 361.
Local attractions :
Torrevieja 10 km to the north, Torrevieja is good for shopping with Carrefour hypermarket and the new (for 2005) Habaneros shopping complex on the N332 and a good variety of shops in the bustling centre as well as a busy indoor market for fresh fish, meat and vegetables of excellent quality and value. There is plenty of life along the beach and promenade.
Local attractions - other :
Guardamar has a lovely traffic free promenade and beach. A good walk through the sand dunes park takes you to the marina where you can visit the marina cafe (closed Mondays) and watch a little of the world go quietly by. Alicante is worth a visit for the marina and its variety of restaurants and bars, El Barrio with its street tapas bars and El Corte Ingles, Spain's elegant department store in all main towns.
Other Activities:
water park, scuba-diving, hot-air ballooning, Mar Menor Cruises, helicopter flights, spa/fitness centres, ten-pin, jet ski hire, fairground, nature.