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Beaches There are more than 150 beaches along the Murcia, Costa Cálida coastline.

In 2010 15 of these beaches were denoted Blue Flag (http://www.blueflag.org/) indicating that Murcia provided sustainable development of their beaches through strict criteria dealing with water quality, environmental education and information, environmental management and safety.

So you can be assured that not only will you enjoy yourself, you’ll also be safe and healthy.

Here are some of our favourite beaches, along with an indication of which ones are blue flag and a map to help you find them.

Enjoy

Debbie Jenkins www.NativeSpain.com

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Location 1 – Santiago de la Ribera & Lo Pagan

La Puntica (Lo Pagan) – Restaurant, snack bar, showers, toilets, telephones, beach cleaning. Red Cross station, lifeguards and patrolled by the local Police. A grey, sandy blue flag beach, with calm waters which can be very crowded in peak season.

Castillicos, Santiago de la Ribera – Popular (previous blue flag winner) beach in an urban setting. Sandy, with calm bathing.

Location 2 – San Pedro del Pinatar

Villananitos, San Pedro del Pinatar – near the mud baths of San Pedro del Pinatar, with various sporting facilities such as wind surfing, volley ball, kayaking and waterskiing. This is a busy beach with many facilities: snack bars, restaurants, accommodation, toilets, showers, telephones, beach cleaning, supervised parking, water sports equipment rental. Calm water and a sandy beach.

La Llana-Las Salinas – long, sandy, (previously blue flag) beach, with foot showers during the main season. Mild water, with some waves in parts. Las Salinas regional park nearby.


El Mojón – Fine sandy (former blue flag) beach near Las Salinas Regional Park on the Mediterranean side.


Location 3 –Los Alcázares

El Espejo, Los Alcázares – previously a blue flag, sandy beach on the Mar Menor with wind surfing, volley ball and kayaking. Calm waters.

Previous blue flag beaches - Los Narejos, Manzanares, Palmeras, Los Alcázares – blue flag, sandy beaches, calm sea.

Mar de Cristal – blue flag sandy beach, in residential area, can get busy.


Location 4 – La Manga Strip

Marchamalo, La Manga – typical beach of the La Manga stretch, sandy and pleasant with calm waters. Very crowded during peak times.

Banco del Tabal, La Manga – Fine sandy former blue flag beach, situated between Playa de Marchamalo and Playa Pedrucho on the Mediterranean side.

Cala de Pino – an urban blue flag beach, which can get very busy. Golden sands and calm water.

Location 5 – San Javier, Cabo de Palos & Los Nietos

Los Nietos – 4km long grey, sandy beach with showers, lots of restaurants and calm waters. Can get very crowded.

A group of 3 beaches, Cabo de Palos – Cala Medina / Las Melvas / Levante (Blue

Flag) – small beaches, with slightly wavey water, ranging from sand to gravel to rock, great all round beaches. There are restaurant services and some good opportunities for snorkelling.

Islas Menores – Urban beach that doesn’t get too busy, though parking can


be difficult. The beach has good facilities, including the Club Náutico (Sailing Club) located at one end and a pleasant seaside boardwalk.

Playa Honda – Urban beach that doesn’t get too busy, though parking can be difficult. Sometimes called Playa Paraíso.

Location 6 – Calblanque

Calblanque, Playa Larga Beach – a nudist beach with fine sands and no services. Uspoiled beach, not very crowded with calm water. There’s a full article on the Calblanque beaches and nature reserve at www.NativeSpain.com

Location 7 – La Manga Club

La Cala , La Manga Club – private , secluded beach for the La Manga club.

Location 8 – Cartagena

For more on Cartagena beaches take a look here: www.cartagenaturismo.es/ or at www.NativeSpain.com

Cala Cortina – a calm sandy beach with toilets and showers, and a life guard service. It’s a very isolated beach (near

Escombreras), considering how close it is to Cartagena. Look on the www.NativeSpain.com for

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our personal review of this beach, and restaurants nearby, it’s one of our favourites.


Location 9 – El Portus

El Portus – a quiet, sandy beach with showers, difficult to reach.

Location 10 – La Azohia

El Belonte Grande and Salitrona – a pair of short, sandy beaches only accessible by boat or on foot. Very quiet.

Location 11 – Isla Plana

La Calera and San Ginés (blue flag) – gravel and sand beaches with calm water

and reasonable facilities such as showers in places and a few restaurants and shops.

Location 12 – Puerto de Mazarrón

For more beach information around Mazarrón take a look at: www.mazarron.es or www.NativeSpain.com

El Rihuete and Puerto de Mazarrón – sandy beaches, with plenty of local shops and restaurants.

El Castellar, Puerto de Mazarrón – In a semi-urban setting near the town and harbour of Mazarron, El Castellar is a sandy beach with lovely clean, calm waters. Although popular with families it

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does not get quite as crowded as some other beaches in this region.

La Reya – Fine sandy blue flag beach. Isolated with low occupancy and good

facilities. It’s located towards Bolnuevo.

Nares – This blue flag beach gets very crowded in the tourist season. It has golden sands and the water is very calm,

making it ideal for children.

Location 13 – Bolnuevo

El Cabezo de la Pelea and Las Covaticas – sand and gravel beaches which are great for snorkelling. Some of the coves in this area are frequented by nudist bathers.

Bolnuevo – Excellent facilities and a well maintained former blue flag beach. Lovely golden sand and calm waters make this a good beach for families, and it doesn’t get quite as crowded as some of the other beaches.


Location 14 – Calnegre

Baño de las Mujeres and El Ciscar – this pair of short beaches offer great fishing as well as swimming and snorkelling. They can get busy.

Calnegre beach – can get very crowded, golden sand with calm water.

Location 15 – Calabardina

For more beach information near Águilas take a look here: www.aguilas.es or at www.NativeSpain.com

Abejerro and Las Pulgas – sand and gravel beaches, quiet, with no facilities.

Calabardina, Águilas – This beach can get quite crowded in high season. It is

sandy, and the water is a little more choppy than some of the beaches in the region. Diving around this area is great too.

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Location 16 – Águilas

For more beach information in Águilas take a look here: www.aguilas.es or at www.NativeSpain.com

Punta del Fraile – only accessible by foot, with good clear water for snorkelling.

Las Delicias, Águilas – Can get very crowded in high season as it is a in a populated area. This blue flag beach is

sand and pebbles with calm water, which is good for water sports.

Levante, Águilas – Popular blue flag beach, sandy, with calm waters ideal for

children. It can get crowded. La Colonia, Águilas – Popular blue flag beach, sandy, with calm waters ideal for

children. It has a Sea Interpretation centre.

Calarreona, Águilas – Semi-urban beach, that gets very busy in Summer.

Poniente, Águilas – Popular urban beach, sandy, with calm waters ideal for children. Gets very busy. Close to the port

which also has a blue flag.

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Club Náutico de Águilas, Águilas – One of just two ports in Murcia to get a blue flag. The marina has the usual faciliities,

eletricity, fuel and water supplies, lauch ramp, 24 hour security watch, clubhouse with bar, cafeteria and restaurant, solarium sauna and gymnasium. Sailing School. Catamaran, sailing dinghy, windsurfing, rowing, pleasure cruising. Diving trips and courses.

The port is located between Punta Negra and Punta Aguilica, very close to the commercial, leisure and fishing port.


Watersports

Windsurfers will love La Mota beach, a completely natural course for speed, taking advantage of the wind without taking any risks.

Throughout the year, early in the morning the Mar Menor is a mirror, where canoeing is a safe sport for any age.

La Manga – Manga Surf 968 145331 www.mangasurf.com Nautical Sports Clubs San Pedro 968 182678 www.puertosanpedro.com Nautical Sports Clubs San Pedro 968 186969 www.clubnauticolopagan.com Canoeing School 968 187260

Fishing

For local fishing clubs, contacts and legislation, get in touch with the Federación de Pesca y Casting

968 221012 www.fepyc.es We have to mention Armería de Carmen (not only the best gunsmith and scuba gear, but also the best fishing tackle) – Calle Floridablanca, 24 – 968 25 11 52. They

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also have a small branch in Cartagena – Avenida de America, 8 – 968 52 18 57.

Sailing

Murcia offers a good variety of sailing, with the shallow Mar Menor being great for beginners and the Mediterranean itself for the more experienced sailor. Sailing as a sport in Murcia comes under the umbrella of the Federación de Vela de la Región de Murcia: www.fvrm.es

Águilas – Club Náutico de Águilas. Paseo de la Parra, 44 968 411951 www.cnaguilas.com Cartagena – Club Náutico, Puerto Maritima 968 133355 www.rcrct.net La Manga – Manga Surf 968 145331 www.mangasurf.com Mazarrón – Club de Regatas de Mazarrón, Calle Cabezo de Cebada 968 594011 www.serconet.com/usr/chicoyij Santiago de la Ribera – Club de Regatas Santiago de la Ribera, Paseo de Colón 968 570250 Lo Pagán – Club Náutico Lo Pagán

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968 186969 www.clubnauticolopagan.com Los Nietos – Club Náutico Los Nietos 968 133300 www.cnlosnietos.com San Pedro del Pinatar - Club Nautico Villa De San Pedro 968 182678 www.clubnauticovillasanpedro.com

For courses visit our friend (and our teacher), Santi at: www. colomerescuelanautica.es

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Scuba

Murcia is a great place to learn and explore scuba diving. The Mar Menor’s shallow, calm and warm waters are great for beginners and the Meditterranean itself has loads of opportunities once you’ve got your certificate. The Federación de Actividades Subacuáticas de la Región de Murcia – www.fasrm.com – provides a central point of contact for most clubs in the region. Also, have a look at the PADI web site for acredited dive centres in Murcia: www.padi.com.

Around the whole Mar Menor region there are extensive beaches used for diving – el Mojón beach, Torre Derribada, La Llana, Las Salinas, Barraca Quemada and Punto de Algas – all in the Salinas Regional Park. The seabed offers a surprising range of attractive sands and the remains of Roman shipwrecks.

On the Med, all along the south coast there are Scuba clubs.

Águilas – La Almadraba, Calle Ernest Hemingway, 13 (Calabardina) 968 419632 Cabo de Palos – Islas Hormigas Club 968 145530 Cabo de Palos – Planeta Azul – PADI Dive Centre 968 564532 La Azohía – Andrómeda 968 150328 La Azohía – Rivemar (experts in disabled diver access)

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968 150063 www.rivemar.com La Manga – Mundo Activo – PADI Dive Centre 968 337087 La Manga – Deep Impact Diving Center – PADI Dive Centre 968337220 Puerto de Mazarrón – Zoea, Plaza del Mar, 20– PADI Dive Centre 968 154006 Scuba Diving Villa de San Pedro 676 745022 www.buceosanpedro.com Scuba Diving Pinatar 699 121523 www.caspinatar.com Scuba Diving Turkana 617 355636 www.turkana.org

For gear, there are scuba shops around in Puerto Mazarrón and La Manga. However, the best we have found is in Murcia – Armería de Carmen – Calle Floridablanca, 24 – 968 25 11 52. They also have a small branch in Cartagena – Avenida de America, 8 – 968 52 18 57.

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Praise for ‘Going Native in Murcia’

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We are coming back out to Murcia in April and have found your book to be an excellent starting point for the areas and things we need to be looking at. Both my wife and I both found the book very valuable in getting to know Murcia a little better.

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We purchased your book via Amazon before Xmas and have found it a most useful guide to the area.Congratulations again on a brilliant, practical book.

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