San Javier.
San Javier, on the shores of the Mar Menor in Murcia, Spain, is known for its beautiful beaches, warm waters, and lively atmosphere. A hub for water sports and outdoor activities, it also hosts the famous San Javier International Jazz Festival. With excellent amenities, local markets, and a vibrant seafront, San Javier is perfect for holidays, retirement, or year-round living in a sunny Mediterranean setting.
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Restaurants and Bars
San Javier, a charming town on the Costa Cálida, is known for its lively dining scene, offering a variety of restaurants and bars that cater to diverse tastes. Restaurante El Rincón is a local favorite, celebrated for its traditional Spanish cuisine, including delicious tapas, paellas, and fresh seafood. With a cozy atmosphere and friendly service, it’s an ideal spot for family gatherings and special occasions.
For a more casual dining experience, Bar La Cueva serves up a selection of tasty snacks and beverages, making it a popular hangout for both locals and tourists. Its relaxed vibe is perfect for unwinding after a day exploring the town.
Café Bar Chino offers a unique blend of Mediterranean and Asian cuisine, showcasing creative dishes that delight the palate.
As night falls, San Javier’s vibrant bar scene comes alive. Bar El Tapeo is known for its lively atmosphere and extensive drink menu, featuring local wines and cocktails. With a mix of delightful eateries and bustling bars, San Javier ensures a memorable culinary experience for all visitors looking to savor the local flavours and enjoy the vibrant nightlife.
What We Do.
The area of The Costa Cálida is a great location for family holidays. The Mediterranean Sea and The Mar Menor are some of the best areas in Spain for water sports, here you can canoe, sail, kite surf, wind surf, fish or just relax in the sun.
If you want a bit more fun then you can visit one of the go kart centres in the region or maybe a fishing trip out into the Mediterranean sea or venture into scuba diving from Cabo de Palos.
Costa Cálida has horse riding school where you can take a ride along the beach, 22 golf courses, hiking in the mountains, bike rides along the coast or over the hills, tennis centres, padel centres, trampolining and hot air ballooning.
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Los Alcázares Velapi - 3610
This modern, spacious two-bedroom penthouse apartment is situated in the brand new Velapi Residential apartments, centrally positioned between the towns of Los Alcazares, Roda and Los Narejos.
The main living space is open plan and includes a modern kitchen, lounge and dining room. The main bedroom boasts a king-size bed and a large en-suite bathroom with a walk in shower. The second bedroom offers a king-size bed. There is also an additional bathroom with a shower. The apartment features a spacious private roof terrace with Jacuzzi, a kitchen area, chill-out sofas, a dining table, loungers and chairs with a sunshade.
Los Alcázares Velapi - 0510
This stylishly decorated, spacious three-bedroom apartment is situated in the brand new Velapi Residential apartments, centrally positioned between the towns of Los Alcázares, Roda and Los Narejos
The main living space is open plan with a modern kitchen, a stylish dining room, which opens out into the beautiful living room area. The main bedroom boasts a super king-size bed with a large en-suite bathroom with a walk in shower. There are sliding patio doors which open up on to the terrace area with unobstructed views of Los Alcázares. The second and third bedrooms both have two single beds each, along with an additional bathroom equipped with a shower.
Los Alcázares Velapi - 0810
This modern, spacious two-bedroom penthouse apartment is situated in the brand new Velapi Residential apartments, centrally positioned between the towns of Los Alcázares, Roda and Los Narejos.
The main living space is open plan and includes a modern kitchen, lounge and dining room. The main bedroom boasts a super king-size bed and a large en-suite bathroom with a walk in shower. The second bedroom offers two single beds. There is also an additional bathroom with a shower. The apartment features a spacious private roof terrace with a kitchen area, chill-out sofas, a dining table, loungers and chairs with a sunshade.
Casa Croft 4609 - Los Alcázares
This townhouse was refurbished in 2022 with a new open-plan lounge and kitchen, new bathrooms, bedrooms, games room and pool. The rooms are located over 3 floors with the lounge and kitchen on the main floor, games room downstairs and the 3 bedrooms on the first floor, sleeping 6 people in total.
The private pool at the front of the house has its own jacuzzi and can be heated in winter months for an additional fee, the basement games room is a great place for the family to enjoy with TV, pool table and dart board. The home has outside space to sit and enjoy a meal or just to relax with a drink. The main bedroom on the first floor also has a balcony and the house also has a small patio area at the rear of the property.
El Mirador de La Ribera - 7408
New, contemporary 2 bedroom y 2 bathroom apartment on the ground floor with views of the pool and garden area. The apartment has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. The lounge/dining area leads out onto a large patio located in front of the pool. The property has high quality appliances including a full kitchen with oven, hob, dishwasher and washing machine. Included in the price is WiFi Internet, flat screen TV with English and Spanish channels, air conditioning and heating. The beaches of the Mar Menor sea are just a 100m walk away where you can enjoy the sandy beach and warm waters of the Mar Menor.
El Mirador de La Ribera - 0109
New, contemporary 2 bedroom and 2 bathroom apartment on the 1st floor with views of the pool and garden area. The lounge/dining area leads out onto a large patio with views of the pool. The property has high quality appliances including a full kitchen with oven, hob, dishwasher and washing machine. Included in the price is WiFi Internet, flat screen TV, air conditioning and heating.
The beaches of the Mar Menor sea are just a 100m walk away where you can enjoy the sandy beach and warm waters of the Mar Menor. Santiago de la Ribera was a long promenade and a small high street with shops, bars and restaurants.
Locations
Cabo de Palos can be found on the most southerly part of the Mar Menor just before getting to La Manga. It is a large village with a small marina which houses moorings for boats and there is a selection of restaurants which are renowned for serving a very good selection of fresh fish.
La Manga Club is a purpose built golf and sports complex which first opened to the public in 1972. Since it opened, it has grown considerably in size offering a secure and private retreat in which to enjoy your holiday. It is located close to a handful of traditional Spanish villages such as Mar de Cristal, Playa Honda and Cabo de Palos.
La Manga del Mar Menor is a beautiful area which houses the Mar Menor (small sea). This is a very large salt water lagoon as the La Manga strip creates a separation between this and the Mediterranean sea. Lining one side of the Mar Menor are small villages which stretch from San Javier in the north to Cabo de Palos in the south.
La Zenia is located on the Costa Blanca just south of Torrevieja, this area is also know as Orihuela Costa. La Zenia’s beach is a great place for the family, set in a cove and sandy beach and shallow waters. The area is full of restaurants and bars for every taste from an Indian meal to a local fish dish.
Los Alcázares is a typical Spanish beach town that is split into two areas: the old town in the south and the new town in the north. The town hall of Los Alcázares is one of the most active in the area and there always seems to be something going on like a fiesta, event or activity.
Los Nietos is a small village located on the Mar Menor. It is mostly undeveloped for tourism and the local fishermen still go out early in the morning to this day to catch fish to supply to local restaurants and markets. Although it remains largely unspoilt, there are still a few very nice restaurants and bars.
Mar de Cristal Resort is located on the shores of the Mar Menor on the entrance into La Manga strip and Cabo de Palos. The Resort has a long beach, a marina as well as a selection of bars and restaurants. There is also a tennis and padel club in the heart of the resort.
Los Urrutias is a small town located on the shore of the Mar Menor. The town has great all year round restaurants and in the summer months you will find fiestas with live music and a weekly market. The town of Los Alcázares is not far away where you have many bars and restaurants.
Orihuela Costa is the coastal area of Orihuela and is a huge area just south of Torrevieja which has several suburb areas including Cabo Roig, Campoamor, La Zenia, Playa Flamenca, Punta Prima, and Villamartin. In Orihuela Costa you will also discover 4 award winning Golf courses.
Pilar de la Horadada is a town in the Province of Alicante, this area covers the coastal resorts from Mil Palmeras in the north to El Mojon in the south. The total coast line is on the Mediterranean sea and has many blue flag beaches, parking and water sports.
Playa Honda is a village which is located close to the bottom of the Mar Menor. It is mostly flat making a great spot for walkers and cyclists. There is a long promenade on which you can walk along and take in the wonderful views across the water to La Manga strip.
Playa Paraiso is situated in the southern area of the Mar Menor. It benefits from the warm shallow waters of the Mar Menor (little sea) and is a great spot for beach holiday for families. The golden sand lines the sea and is great for walking on, you can walk for miles and stop at the various little huts serving cold drinks and snacks.
Puerto de Mazarrón is part of Mazarrón, the area is famous for its eroded rock formations, that have been carved and sculpted by wind and water. The beaches are great for all the family and for the naturists as well as the two beaches that are setup to accept dogs.
Roda Golf Resort is just one mile away from Mar Menor, a unique natural setting with calm, shallow waters, Roda Golf Resort sits in a region blessed with more than 157 miles of Mediterranean beaches and almost 300 days of sunshine a year, all with an average temperature of 21 degrees.
Roldan is a small Spanish village but has two great Golf Resorts just outside the village. La Torre Golf Resort and La Terrazas Golf Resort are two communities by Polaris World and both have 18 hole golf courses designed from Jack Nicklaus. La Torre is the larger resort with supermarket, bars, restaurants and other activities.
Santa Rosalia Lake and Life Resort is situated between Torre Pacheco and Los Alcazares on the Costa Calida in Murcia, known for its beautiful beaches and the two seas, The Mar Menor and the Mediterranean. This unique resort is a fantastic location for a holiday, surrounded by 4000 trees and plants and home to the famous beach and lake known as La Reserva.
El Carmoli is a small village located on the side of a mountain that was formed over 7 million years ago by a volcano. It is part of Los Urrutias and Punto Bravo. The village has a great all year round restaurant and in the summer months has a chill out bar with live music.
Sucina is a small Spanish town but has a couple of large golf complexes just outside of the town. Hacienda Riquelme Golf Resort is the largest with an 18 hole Jack Nicklaus Design championship golf course, driving range, tennis and padel courts. Other activities include petanque, outside gym equipment, sports court and children's play areas.
Santiago de la Ribera is a coastal town located on the Murcian coast on the Mar Menor. It has a wide variety of bars, restaurants, cafes, ice cream parlours and pubs and has a great promenade that begins next to the General Air Academy and It ends after the City of Air. The Academia Genera del Aire is a great tourist attraction that holds open days several times a year for all interested visitors.
San Pedro del Pinatar is located on the Mar Menor in the region of Murcia and the main tourist area is Lo Pagan. The most famous attraction of San Pedro del Pinatar are the mud baths where people come to cover themselves in the mineral rich, therapeutic, clay-like mud before rinsing themselves clean in the warm waters of the Mar Menor.