The town of Santiago de la Ribera, which is sited o­n the North shore of Mar Menor, with its fine bars, cafés and glorious seafood restaurants is a delight to visit. Like most of the Spanish towns near to beaches, Santiago de la Ribera has its share of first class restaurants and is ideally situated to ensure everything is fresh.

The sandy beach stretches for 4 miles following the promenade around the non tidal shallow waters of Mar Menor and is the largest salt water lagoon in Europe. The waters of this "lagoon" have an average depth of 3.5 metres with a maximum of 6.5 metres. It is a magnificent natural swimming pool with temperatures which are maintained but the sun of approximately 30°C in the Summer months. This makes it an ideal place for all types of water sports.

Los Alcazares is well worth a visit and is a 10 min car journey away. This area provides numerous bars and restaurants and has a beautiful beach with bars located o­n it. A large watersports centre operates off the beach and provides, canoeing, jet ski-ing, sailing and much more.

Torrevieja is within a 20 minute drive and is surrounded by salt lakes which are home to a variety of wildlife including pink flamingos which are protected within the La Mata nature reserve. The town has a large marina, fun fair, promenande which is bustling from early evening with street artists and stalls, a harbour walk and abundant bars, shops and restaurants. Going north Alicante is worth a look as are the many beaches and bays all along the Costa Blanca and of course Benidorm is o­nly an hour away with it's vast selection of attractions including the Terra Mitica theme park, Mundomar sea life attraction and Aqualandia water park
The San Javier airport is o­nly a 10 minute car journey away from the house and about 50 minutes from Alicante airport.

Airport pickups can be arranged if you are not intending to hire a car at the airport