Costa Calida
Translated, Costa Calida means the “hot coast”. The Costa Calida follows the coastline of the Province of Murcia with San Pedro in the north and Vera in the south. The area boasts the naval port of Cartegena and an airport at San Javier (Murcia). Murcia is known as the capital of Baroque as no other Spanish city can equal the number of monuments built in this style. The numerous churches and civil buildings are replete with facades of curvilinear and exuberant decoration. One of Murcia’s principal attractions is the awe inspiring Cathedral, built in 1394.
The town is enobled by palaces and stately houses almost all of which are situated in the area around the lively and bubbling streets of La Traperia and La Plateria, the main streets of the old quarter. Murcia boasts the best shopping of the region and a visit is recommended. Mar Menor a privileged spot on the Spanish Mediterranean coast, is an indentation in the coastline where the water enters, forming a huge bay, separated from the Mediterranean itself by a long and narrow sandy barrier…… the La Manga Strip.
