From the north reflects the water of the Mar Menor, surrounded by natural parks and some small coast towns without pretension. An exception is the futuristic La Manga del Mar Menor.
The Mar Menor is separated from the Mediterranean sea by a small stroke of land and a lagoon of 22 kilometres long, La Manga del Mar Menor.
The beaches make, with its clean water and sandy sea bottom, this place to one of the most appreciated tourist complexes of the Mediterranean sea. A paradise between 2 seas, perfect for every possible water sport which you can practice in one of the different water sport clubs with their schools in this area.

In La Manga the guest can choose between 2 seas: at the one side there are the warm calm waters of the Mar Menor, and at the other side the water of the Mediterranean sea.
The touristic offer is completed with golf courses, the yacht marina “Tomás Maestre” with more then 1000 berths, magnificent hotels, recreation centres, all possible restaurants and a very animated summer night life in the area around the “Plaza ” and “El Zoco”. Travelling further to the end of the stroke of La Manga, passing the bridge of Tomás Maestre, you reach the area “Veneziola”,
an area of channels and canals, that make the connexion between the inner sea and the outer sea.
From here you can see the reed fields, where both waters meet, and a little bit further, the salt lakes, that form a unique landscape along the Mediterranean sea.
The Mar Menor has 5 islands: Barón, Redondela, Sujeto, Ciervo and Perdiguera. The last named island has become an important touristic place for tourists who are looking to bath, tasty sardines and an unforgettable “Caldero” (typical rice dish).
There are several points on the shore where you can take a boat to this island.The route across the Mar Menor, coming from the north where the Costa Cálida begins, you’ll find El Mojón, a former fishing town with a magnificent Mediterranean sand beach, between large reed fields.Lots of Spanish people come here to spend their summer holidays or, every once and a while, a weekend.
The most of them come from the inland to La Manga to enjoy the climate, the rest and the nature such as the Mar Menor

The southeast side of the Murcia area comes out at the shore
of the Mar Menor, according to the Olympic swimmer and Hollywood star Esther Williams,
“The biggest swimming pool in the World”.
A swimming pool with a surface of 170 square kilometres and from a low depth, smooth winds and lukewarm water, surrounded by a modern infrastructure of hotels and sport fields that make this resort on of the most privileged areas of Europe to practice all kinds of water sports.
This “small sea” was once chosen by the Arab Kings as their summer residence.
Nowadays the Mar Menor gives a place to anyone looking for rest and sociability, for a warm and pleasant holiday in
every time of the year. The maximum depth of the Mar Menor is just seven metres. Because of this scanty depth the temperature of the water heats faster and in summer the water is, more or less, 5° warmer than the Mediterranean sea.
The route across the Mar Menor, coming from the north where the Costa Cálida begins, you’ll find El Mojón, a former fishing town with a magnificent Mediterranean sand beach, between large reed fields.
Near El Mojón you’ll find the Parque Regional de las Salinas y Arenales de San Pedro del Pinatar,
the most important piece of land of the Murcia area, where every year big swarms of flamingos rest during their journey to the north, coming from the African continent
Lo Pogán, a place at two kilometres of San Pedro del Pinatar, has the best mud baths of whole Europe
for all kinds of skin treatments and some forms of rheumatism.
It is recommended to combine these mud baths with salt water baths, because the water of the Mar Menor has an important therapeutical value, thanks to the high concentration of minerals, salts and iodine.
Los Alcázares is located in the centre of the Mar Menor area, chosen by Arab Kings for their summer palaces.
This whole area is known for its bath houses, build from wood and painted in different colours, with long plank-bridges until the sea, and sheds who, not even that long ago, served as dressing rooms.