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LOS ALCAZARES

 

A typical Spanish town with beautiful views of the mar Menor.

 

Tapas bars, snack bars and restaurants galore.

 

Shops, banks, in fact everything to make this a perfect holiday location for all the family.

The beach at Los Alcázares

Sailing, wind surfing, snorkelling and scuba diving. Oh and sun bathing of coarse.

 

Walking, bicycle hire, site seeing, tennis, horse riding and mountain climbing.

 

The list is endless

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Los Alcázares is located next to the shores of the Mar Menor, it offers seven kilometres of coastline from Los Narejos to Punta Brava and dedicates a large part of its economic activity to the industry of services and tourism. All these beaches are connected by means of a magnificent promenade. These are fully equipped with showers, fountains, ways and paths for the handicapped, and also cater for games and sports.

The Mar Menor is a salt-water lagoon of                                               

128km sq with a sea temperature of 5

degrees above the Mediterranean. It is quite

unknown to a lot of people and probably

"Spain's best kept secret". The area enjoys an

average of 320 days sunshine a year. The

mineral-rich water of the Mar Menor is

revered for its health-giving properties and is

listed by the World Health Organisation as one

of the healthiest places on earth. The town

still has thermal baths, which have existed since Roman times. The bay is famous for visitors with rheumatic, arthritic and skin problems, at one part of the beach there is a natural mud bath and so it offers therapeutic results in comparison to the Black Sea.

The Mar Menor apart from being the biggest open air health spa in the world, is also considered as one of the best areas for regatta and certain water sports which can be practiced all year round.
It also offers countless possibilities for wind-surfers and every kind of sailor. There is very little movement and hardly any waves. There are several diving, sailing and canoe training schools where one can learn the technique of the sports and lots of opportunity to practice newly acquired skills.

Los Alcázares name comes from Arabic word ´Al Kazar´, which means ´palace´ or ´house of nobles´, buildings that were constructed by the Arabs for their holidays and relaxation in this place. Furthermore, the Moors discovered the excellent properties of the water of the Mar Menor, which they enjoyed in the ancient Roman baths that were located there and which they reused. With the Christian repopulation, Los Alcázares became truly important as a port for fishing and trade, given its excellent strategic position.

Both Murcia with it’s new water park and Cartagena are within 15 to 20 minutes and are well worth a visit.

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