If you want to explore further afield, you may be interested in some of the following:

• Golf – there is a wide selection of high-quality golf courses nearby including Roda, Mar Menor and La Serena golf resorts in Los Alcazares itself. The Golf 525 shop, a 5-minute walk from our apartment, will book tee times at 21 local courses and promises “the cheapest green fees”
• There is also Golf Delux – the “biggest artificial grass adventure golf course in continental Europe”!
• Kitesurfing – surf schools along the beach in Los Alcazares through the summer months. The main one is the Spinosa centre, around a 10-minute drive or 40-minute walk.
• Cycling – there are a number of nearby cycle hire shops, whether you want to take a leisurely ride along the beachfront promenade or get some warm weather training in.
• Boat trips to La Manga – day trips are available from Los Alcazares in high season, and from San Javier/Santiago de la Ribera (around 10 minutes away by car) at other times
• A wide range of other beaches up and down the Costa Calida and southern Costa Blanca
• The beautiful cities of Cartagena (20 minutes away) or Murcia (40 minutes)
• Decent range of shops and a ten-screen cinema at the Dos Mares shopping centre (10 minutes)
• Modern shopping centres at Espacio Meditteraneo (25 minutes away, near Cartagena) and La Zenia Boulevard, (a similar distance towards Torrevieja).
• Go Karts Mar Menor (10 minutes, next to Murcia/San Javier airport)
• Terra Natura wildlife and water park (40 minutes), just past Murcia
• Aquapolis water park in Torrevieja (40 minutes)

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