Property for sale Murcia Spain

Lying just south of La Manga and the Mar Menor is a rare stretch of unspoilt Mediterranean coastline known to owners of property for sale Murcia Spain as Calblanque. Now officially named as a Natural Park the area is protected from the development which has been built on the neighbouring coastline.

Calblanque is an area of exceptional beauty and tranquillity. Owners of property for sale Murcia Spain enjoy the fine golden, sandy beaches and clear, sparkling waters. It stretches along 13km of the coast and consists of beaches, peaceful coves, ancient sand dunes, stunning rock formations, beautiful walking trails and pine forests for owners of property for sale Murcia Spain to enjoy.

The other peaceful beaches loved by owners of property for sale Murcia Spain are Playa Larga and Playa de las Cañas. The clear blue Mediterranean waters attract scuba divers from all over the world and it is an ideal location for this more modern pursuit. There are many peaceful coves to explore and due to the remoteness of the area owners of property for sale Murcia Spain may even find themselves alone in one of these coves sitting and dreaming of Robinson Crusoe marooned on a desert island.

Calblanque has a wide variety of wildlife and owners of property for sale Murcia Spain may get to see an endangered species which survives in the area - the sea turtle (tortuga mora). Other rare species spotted by owners of property for sale Murcia Spain include the eagle owl (Bonelli's eagle).

On the outskirts of the park owners of property for sale Murcia Spain may be lucky to find the remains of old mines, once producers of silver, copper and tin, a reminder or the area's past history.

Most of all Calblanque is worth visiting by owners of property for sale Murcia Spain for it's peace and tranquillity. Quiet even in the summer months, it offers visiting owners of property for sale Murcia Spain a chance to see what Spain's coastline used to look like before the tourist invasion of the 60's and 70's. Visiting owners of property for sale Murcia Spain should take a moment to think about and thank the local population who fought hard to save the area, which was earmarked for development, and succeeded in having it preserved as a Natural Park in 1987. Long may the tranquility continue for owners of property for sale Murcia Spain.

Overlooked by its ancient 13th century castle the historical town of Lorca is, as owners of property for sale Murcia Spain know, an important commercial centre for the region. Located to the south-west of the city of Murcia, Lorca is ideally situated on the A-7 (E-15) motorway and has good road and rail communications with the major cities of Spain, both to the north (Alicante and Valencia) and to the south (Almeria and Granada).

Often called ‘The City of a Hundred Coats of Arms’ by owners of property for sale Murcia Spain, Lorca was a dangerous frontier town during the long struggle between the Moors who held Granada and the Christians of Castille.