Marinas in Costa Calida

The Spanish coast of Costa Cálida (meaning Warm Coast) is the approximately 170 kilometre stretch of Mediterranean coastline of the Spanish province of Murcia. This region has hot mean annual temperatures, hence its name Warm Coast and a relative low degree of rainfall (precipitation averaging less than 34 cm annually).
The Costa Cálida extends from El Mojón in the north near the province of Alicante, to near the municipality of Águilas in the south bordering on the region of Almería province.

The northern end of this coastline includes the Mar Menor ("Little Sea"), a coastal saltwater lagoon which at around 170 square kilometers is Europe's largest. The Mar Menor is separated from the Mediterranean by a 22km-long spit of land called La Manga, where most of the tourism development for the region has been constructed some being based around Marinas.

Cartagena and Mazarrón are two other important coastal towns in the region. Cartagena has a long and rich history going back some 3,000 years, Hannibal (of the elephant fame) used the city as his Iberian capital. It was also an important city during Roman times and the remains of many Roman buildings have been found throughout the city, including a fantastic Roman theatre. Cartagena is also one of the most important ports and naval bases in Spain. Puerto de Mazarron and Mazarron are popular summer time destinations and Puerto de Mazarron has great nightlife, it also has a fine fishing port with regular fish auctions. In Mazarron town you will find the ruins of Velez Castle.

Travel throughout he region is good by road, rail or air.