by Debbie Jenkins | Activities, Beaches, evergreen, Murcia Region
Scuba diving (or sciving as we call it) on the Costa Cálida is inexpensive, fun and accessible for all. Whether you’re a qualified diver or an enthusiastic snorkeller, the Costa Cálida has some great dive sites. Everything from wrecks, rocks and reefs. You can dive...
by Debbie Jenkins | Activities, Beaches, evergreen, Murcia Region
We’ve been to the port town of Águilas (you pronounce it with the stress on the very first A) a couple of times over the last few years and we’ve always had a wonderful time. Our most recent visits included a spot of diving, some really great food and seeing a...
by Debbie Jenkins | Activities, Murcia Region
The riding and jumping school at Corvera Golf, Murcia had its inauguration on 3rd July 2010, with a jumping contest. It was a great evening with some excellent riders, an Olympic standard rider won the 1.3m high round. Here are some photos taken by Marcus Jenkins of...
by Debbie Jenkins | Activities, Beaches, evergreen, Murcia Region
There are 28 km of beaches in Águilas. This southwestern city near the Murcian coast has an arid and mountainous landscape, extensive beaches with crystalline cliffs and small, little frequented coves. Tranquil beaches with fine sand, huge cliffs and beautiful coves...
by Debbie Jenkins | Activities, Beaches, evergreen, Murcia Region
The majority of tourist attractions around Cartagena have a maritime theme, perhaps the most obvious example being the submarine from 1888, which is installed at the port end of the main pedestrianised shopping area. There is a naval museum, an under water archaeology...
by Debbie Jenkins | Beaches, evergreen, Murcia Region
Not to be confused with the town of Mazarrón, Puerto de Mazarrón is the centre of much of tourism on the south coast and Mediterranean. There are good beaches as you head out of town (North East) and all along the coast towards Águilas – in fact 35km of them (just a...
by Debbie Jenkins | Activities, Murcia Region
I had riding lessons in my late teens, a long time ago now, and decided to start again now I’m in my 40’s a little older. I take lessons at Corvera Club Hipica right near the golf course (Corvera Golf). It’s a brand new riding school, they’re...
by Debbie Jenkins | Beaches, evergreen
If you want a free handbook covering all the blue flag beaches in Murcia and the Costa Cálida, updated June 2010 (and yearly from then on), all you need to do is sign up for the newsletter on the right hand side or Pay With A...
by Debbie Jenkins | Beaches, evergreen, Murcia Region
Costa Cálida is the coast in Murcia (probably the least well known of the costas till recent years).We have the Mediterranean Sea (locally known as the Mar Major) and the Mar Menor (little sea). There are 68 km of beaches give or take a kilometer or two. The Costa...
by Debbie Jenkins | Activities, evergreen
So, after hearing about our boat driving practical and exams, I’ll tell you how we eventually managed to buy a boat. It was much more difficult than we thought it would be. In anticipation of passing our exam first time, which we didn’t, we had already...
