This lovely 2 bedroom 1 bathroom apartment air-conditioned with magnificent sea view over magnificent views of the Mediterranean situated on the canal entrance to the Marina located within the Puerto mar complex which is located at the 14-kilometre milestone on the La Manga strip on the Mar Menor, beside the Estacio bridge and opposite the Puerto Tomás Maestre yacht marina., set in a quiet area of the town but only 10 mins walk from the Thomas Maestre Marina which is much livelier and which has many bars and restaurants.

The marina is very beautiful and offers an excellent range of bars and restaurants offering many type of cuisine with its ‘café lifestyle’, bars and restaurants around the exciting Marina and flanked by restaurants including French, Greek, Mexican and of course Spanish restaurants have contributed to the areas cosmopolitan reputation

Situated on the exclusive area of the world famous La Manga Strip, with the Mediterranean Sea on one side and the Mar Menor Sea on the other side. Abundant in water sports, golf, scenery, shopping and thriving night life of the La Manga Strip with its many bars and restaurants. The complex has a lovely Mickey mouse face shaped shared swimming pool with children's paddling area, and gardens, with plenty of car parking space.

The terrace/balcony gives fantastic views over the Thomas Maestre Marina, is furnished with table and chairs, and is perfect for al fresco dining. With 1 double and 1 twin bedroom the apartment is ideal for families and is also disability friendly with ramps, and a lift to all floors.

The apartment and complex is toddler friendly and cot hire can be arranged. (payable locally)

The area still has a very Spanish feel, unlike some of the other Spanish larger resorts and is in easy reach of several golf courses, including the La Manga club. Cartagena is nearby for history lovers, and local street markets around in Mar Mar Menor and most surrounding towns. The local beaches are all superb and mostly blue flag

From the Marina there is ferry service operating across the Mar Menor from Puerto Thomas Maestre to Santiago de Ribera with its permanent street market on Wednesdays, The ferry operates approximately a two hourly service through the winter and takes 20 minutes. Bicycles are permitted on board for a small extra charge.

In the surrounding area there are many places of interest to visit, the beautiful city of Cartagena has a beautiful harbour to stroll round surrounded by hills each of which bears the ruins of Roman forts. In the city itself there is a recently discovered Roman amphitheatre which is being restored, many architecturally beautiful buildings and of course many shops, restaurants and cafes. .

Cartagena has been a city of immense Naval and Military importance over the years as a result of which there are many castles and forts to visit and usually some warships in the harbour to look at. Similarly the historic city of Murcia is only 30 minutes drive away and well worth a visit.

More locally, Cabo de Palos is a delightful fishing village with some lovely fish restaurants, the local market here is on Sunday and offers a great variety of stalls selling anything from clothes, leather and hand crafted goods to fresh fruit and vegetables. If you like markets there is one every day of the week somewhere in the region.

Los Belones, another market village just ten minutes drive away has many wonderful restaurants whichever national cuisine you prefer, Indian, Chinese, Japanese or Italian. This is true no matter where you choose to visit in this area for restaurants; you could eat a different cuisine every night of the week.

La Manga Del Mar Menor Costa Calida/Murcia

Costa Calida means 'WARM COAST' and is situated to the south of the Costa Blanca, on the east Mediterranean coast, starting with the Province of Murcia and runs south towards Almeria. Costa Calida has breathtaking mountains, fertile agricultural land and miles of beautiful Blue Flag beaches making this a very typically un spoilt part of Spain. The weather on the Costa Calida is the best in Spain .

Winters are warmer and drier than any other part of Spain making the climate not only enjoyable but also beneficial from a health point of view. The average year round temperature is 20°C and there are approximately 320 days of sunshine per year, low humidity and very low rainfall making it a near perfect climate. The Costa Calida offers you the very best of Spain - without the expensive price tag.

The Mar Menor

The Mar Menor (or 'small sea') located on the Costa Calida, is the largest natural saltwater lagoon in Europe and waters sustain temperatures of approximately 17 degrees centigrade average per year. It is a unique spot offering clean water with peaceful, tide- free bathing on pleasant shores, whatever the time of year. The Mar Menor was created a little over 1000 years ago. Originally a safe little bay, offering shelter for even large ships, it became a natural lagoon when sediments from the sea built up on a small underwater mountain range and closed off the inlet with a sandbar. On its Western side is mainland Spain , and on its Eastern side is La Manga de Mar Menor, a strip of land,

The La Manga Strip or Sleeve

The descriptive name of La Manga ("the sleeve") refers to an interesting geographical layout which has become one of the symbols that best identifies the coast of Murcia as a tourist resort: a chain that stretches along approximately 24 km from Cabo de Palos to the Punta del Mojón, and is the natural limit of the salt water lake known as the Mar Menor. Originally, what is now known as La Manga del Mar Menor was a bay open to the Mediterranean; at either end, volcanic reefs gradually held back the sand and sediment that was dragged along by the sea currents to form a sandy column of dunes and rock vegetation and long beaches in contact with two seas: the Mediterranean and the Menor.

La Manga is a narrow piece of land with a width that varies between 30 m and 500m. It is cut off by natural channels that keep the two seas in contact with each other; the so-called golas allow water from the Mediterranean into the lake. As such, the space was untouched until the 60s, when La Manga was discovered as a tourist resort and underwent a transformation which included the urbanisation of the area and the construction of tourist infrastructures.