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Description
of Area
The
town of Santiago de la Ribera, which is sited on the North shore
of Mar Menor, with its fine bars, cafés and glorious
seafood restaurants is a delight to visit. Like most of the
Spanish towns near to beaches, Santiago de la Ribera has its
share of first class restaurants and is ideally situated to
ensure everything is fresh.
The
sandy beach stretches for 4 miles following the promenade around
the non tidal shallow waters of Mar Menor and is the largest
salt water lagoon in Europe. The waters of this "lagoon"
have an average depth of 3.5 metres with a maximum of 6.5 metres.
It is a magnificent natural swimming pool with temperatures
which are maintained but the sun of approximately 30°C in
the Summer months. This makes it an ideal place for all types
of water sports.
Los
Alcazares is well worth a visit and is a 10 min car journey
away. This area provides numerous bars and restaurants and has
a beautiful beach with bars located on it. A large watersports
centre operates off the beach and provides, canoeing, jet ski-ing,
sailing and much more.
Torrevieja is within a 20 minute drive and is surrounded by
salt lakes which are home to a variety of wildlife including
pink flamingos which are protected within the La Mata nature
reserve. The town has a large marina, fun fair, promenande which
is bustling from early evening with street artists and stalls,
a harbour walk and abundant bars, shops and restaurants. Going
north Alicante is worth a look as are the many beaches and bays
all along the Costa Blanca and of course Benidorm is only an
hour away with it's vast selection of attractions including
the Terra Mitica theme park, Mundomar sea life attraction and
Aqualandia water park
The San Javier airport is only a 10 minute car journey away
from the house and about 50 minutes from Alicante airport.
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