Murcia Region

 A Region to Discover...

The Murcia region is an unspoilt area in the south east of Spain with 250km of beaches along the shores of 2 seas: the Mediterranean and the Mar Menor. A paradise where you can relax and enjoy yourself.

A more detailed Guest Book with information on what to do in area's outside the resort is provided on arrival and a Hand Book electronically sent to you when booked. However, here are a few places & activities nearby: 

- Murcia City Centre :15-20 minute drive

- La Torre Golf Resort: 5-10 minute drive

- Los Alcázares (beach) : 20 minute drive

- Mar Menor (beach): 25 minute drive

- Centro Comercial Atalayas Shopping Centre: 30 minute drive

- Aqua Nature Waterpark : 30 minute drive


Idealistic Climate

The Costa Calida, Spain’s warm coast, is certainly deserving of it’s name. With over 320 days per year of sunshine there are more sunny days in the Murcia region than any where else in Spain with average temperatures of 21 degrees cent.

Mar Menor

ust 15 minutes from the resort, the Mar Menor is a huge (135 sq km) salt-water lagoon, separated from the Mediterranean by the 24 km long La Manga strip. The Mar Menor's salinity provides buoyancy so it is, supposedly, one of the safest places to swim in the world, it is also renowned for it’s high water temperatures which are retained well in to the autumn months. The mineral-rich waters are said to have therapeutic effects and because of this, the area has a significant spa tourism industry. Take in the beautiful views of the Mar Menor from the extensive level promenades that run along side the beaches from San Pedro del Pintar to Santiago del la Ribera and are perfect for cycling or a relaxing walk (with pushchairs or wheel chairs) and stop off at one of the many beach side cafes or bars.

Beaches & Watersports

Soft sandy beaches with numerous children’s play areas on the sand,
coupled with the calm waters of the Mar Menor make it ideal both for children and for the extensive water sports that are on offer here. These include Jet skiing, wind surfing, sailing, fishing, snorkelling, and scuba diving.

Bike Hire

Regarding bikes, we don't have them at the villa, however,below is a link for a bike hire site, they are situated on the Mar menor golf resort and will deliver to your villa: http://murciabikehire.com/

Murcia City Centre


The beautiful Roman port of Cartagena, the Milennial Port of the Mediterranean, known 2000 years ago as Carthagonova and Murcia City with it’s historic cathedral (1388) are both just a short drive away and well worth a visit.

Escape Room & My City Hunt

There are a few ‘Escape Rooms’ in Murcia City Centre which are deemed popular and what we would recommend. An ‘Escape Room’ is a fun, unique activity for everyone to enjoy together where people are locked in, in order to play a game requiring them to solve a series of puzzles within a certain amount of time to accomplish a goal.

There is also ‘My City Hunt’ which is a treasure hunt style Escape room, which sends you around Murcia City centre linking to different clues to complete the task! There are also English-speaking options so no need to worry about the translation.

The most popular are:

Escape Play: Azarbe del Papel, 16, 30007 Murcia, Spain

Escape Play Escape Room Murcia:  C. de la Seda, 4, 30009 Murcia, Spain.

Mystery Motel: C. Huerto Manu, 5, 3, bajo D, 30009 Murcia, Spain

Enigmatic Room Escape Murcia: C. Vinader, 8, 30004 Murcia, Spain

My City Hunt: Book tickets online and links to your smartphone- https://www.mycityhunt.com/how-it-works

Shopping


The cities of Murcia & Cartegena both boast excellent shopping facilities. At San Javier just 20 minutes drive away is Dos Mares shopping mall, which includes 10 pin bowling, a cinema and an extensive food hall.Towards Murcia, 20 minutes in the other direction is Nueva Condomina. This recently opened shopping mall with some 200 shops, including many UK high street chains that you will be familiar with. This complex also provides a huge range of restaurants, 10 pin bowling and 6 screen cinema.

Water & Animal Park

The New Water park (Terra Aqua Murcia) and Animal park (Terra Natura Murcia) provide a wonderful family day out, with something for all ages just 15 minutes from the resort - in fact on the way to Nueva Condiminia and the new football stadium see below.
Check out their website www.terranatura.com .

Football

Football fans...look up Real Murcia. They have a new purpose built stadium just to the north of the city next door to Nueva Condominia, so why not combine your shopping day with a football game.

Nature

Enjoy exploring this area known as the garden of Spain with it’s outstanding natural beauty. There are many national parks and an abundance of wildlife and birds to be discovered. Take a look at El Valle Adventure Club page on Facebook!