Our apartment is perfectly-located for all the essential ingredients of a beach holiday. Everything is within a 15-minute walk on flat terrain, and it is a short taxi ride from either the new Murcia airport or Alicante, so a car is not needed.
Within a 5-minute walk are Lidl, Consum, Aldi and Mercadona supermarkets and a pedestrianised parade of cafes, restaurants, bars and local shops. The restaurant selection is high quality but well-priced and includes Chinese, Indian, Italian, Bistro-style, Mexican, American, traditional Spanish and English foods (there is one fish and chip shop and a pasty shop)! There is a wide choice for vegetarians. The Spanish tapas are wonderful.
Within a 10-15 minute walk, at the end of the parade, is an amazing stretch of beach with fine golden sand and the shallow, calm sea water of the Mar Menor lagoon. This is reputed to be up to 5C warmer than the Mediterranean Sea. It is safe for toddlers and its shallow depth means it is home to a wide range of water sports in the summer months.
The beach stretches for miles and is flanked by a 4-mile long beachfront promenade. There are small beach bars/cafes and children’s playgrounds at regular intervals. If you walk south along the promenade for a mile or so, you will come to the Spanish part of Los Alcazares.
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