Los Alcazares - A Guide to Property for Sale and the Area
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Population: Around 11,500 – rising to 150,000 in high summer
Distance from San Javier airport: 7km
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What's it like?
Bordering a 7-kilometer stretch of the Mar Menor – the largest salt water lagoon in Europe, separated from the Mediterranean Sea by the narrow La Manga isthmus – Los Alcazares is a charming small town famous for its sandy beaches and excellent water sports. Originally known as Al Kazar (the Arabic for ‘palace’), its long history dates back to the times of the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans and Moors. Nowadays an internationally acclaimed holiday destination, it was formerly a fishing and agricultural community. Clear warm waters, a palm-fringed promenade, spectacular scenery, and a relaxed, friendly and informal atmosphere have also combined to make the area a firm favourite for the hundreds of British and northern European expats who own a property here.
Services and amenities
- Good local shops and a weekly market
- Bars, cafés and restaurants to suit all tastes and budgets
- Golf, sailing, waterskiing, scuba diving, fishing, tennis, horse riding, etc., all available locally
- Excellent medical facilities
Don't miss
- The historic cities of Murcia and Cartagena are both nearby, and well worth visiting for their famous monuments, ancient architecture and first-class shopping
- The Mar Menor - and its several islands - is not only a paradise for water sports enthusiasts, but its unique ecosystem also makes it a major attraction for nature lovers
- The Calblanque Regional Park is renowned for its stunning coastal landscapes of cliffs and dunes and, due to the diversity and significance of its flora and fauna, is a conservation area
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