San Javier

The town of San Javier is located 5 mins from Santiago de la Ribera, which is sited on the North shore of Mar Menor, with its fine bars, cafés and glorious seafood restaurants it 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 by the sun at 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.

The San Javier airport is only a 10 minute car journey away from Santiago de la Ribera and about 50 minutes from Alicante airport.