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Arriving in Dénia

The villa here is the best we have stayed at, it has a great garden and pool and is very comfortable. Will do us nicely for 2 weeks. It is a bit further out from Denia than we had hoped (11 miles) but has fabulous sea and mountain views. It is on a large developmentContinue reading “Arriving in Dénia”

Los Alcázares

We are staying at the Senator Mar Menor and they have given us an apartment for the same price as a room because they had missed the notes we put on the booking form about our 2 labradors – we are not officially allowed to have more than one dog over 15kg in the hotel,Continue reading “Los Alcázares”

Mar Menor

We left our villa in Mojacar this morning and got on the road to the Mar Menor. The Mar Menor is a salty lagoon in the south-east of the province of Murcia. The lagoon is separated from the Mediterranean by La Manga, a sandbar 22 km in length and ranging in width from 100m toContinue reading “Mar Menor”

Cabo de Gata

Today we decided to put on our tourist hats and visit the Cabo de Gata. Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park in the south-eastern corner of Spain, is Andalucia’s largest coastal protected area, a wild and isolated landscape with some of Europe’s most original geological features. It is the only region in Europe with a trueContinue reading “Cabo de Gata”

Vera Pueblo

Vera is a small walled renaissance town full of pretty squares and old buildings. It is about 10km from Mojacar in the province of Almeria. The town was originally called Baria and was located closer to the sea near Villaricos, when the Arab occupation took over they moved the town to the hill of EspirituContinue reading “Vera Pueblo”

Vera Playa and San Juan de los Terroros

St Juan de los Terroros is a holiday town/village full of urbanisations. There are plenty of cafes and bars around and it looks as if some people do live here all of the year round. The bars seem to be quite busy, it is 4pm and everyone seems to be having a holiday drink. IContinue reading “Vera Playa and San Juan de los Terroros”

Águilas to Calarbardina

We thought this place was lovely. Quite similar in looks to Mazarron but ever so slightly more polished. This is the most southerly port of the Costa Calida, Murcia. It is way off-season but the place is still buzzing, a working town. This town stands on a coastal area of 35 km, under the surveillanceContinue reading “Águilas to Calarbardina”

Gulf de Mazarrón

We travelled north today up into Murcia and the Costa Calida to visit the Gulf de Mazarron. We started out in La Azohia, which is a tiny and quite sleepy fishing village. A few people were fishing from the small pier and despite the dull weather it was quite quaint. Very quiet in winter thoughContinue reading “Gulf de Mazarrón”

Mojácar Pueblo

We went for a walk around La Parata this morning, the area of Mojacar in which we are staying. There are lots of nice villas around and some have great views but it is just a little quiet. Judging by the noticeboard, all in English, it feels like the area is being run by aContinue reading “Mojácar Pueblo”

Mojácar Playa

We have come down to Mojacar Playa to give the dogs their evening walk. We have already got used to walking when it is cooler but actually at this time of year it is not too hot for them anywhere so far. They haven’t struggled with the heat but they do like to be wetContinue reading “Mojácar Playa”