most beautiful province of spain
Murcia: coast, culture, and easy days
Murcia is Spain’s sunny southeast: a region where the calm Mar Menor meets the Mediterranean. Think long beaches, clear light, Roman harbours and Baroque squares.
Everything close, relaxed and easy to reach.
From Los Alcázares you can walk the promenade, swim in warm, shallow waters and still be a short drive from the region’s great cities. Murcia city offers a majestic cathedral, leafy plazas and lively tapas streets. Cartagena brings a deep bay, a superb Roman Theatre and elegant modernist façades. Inland, orchards and vineyards shape the landscape, with quiet towns and weekend markets.
Use this page to plan your days: beaches, golf, nature reserves, viewpoints and simple places to eat well outside. Below you’ll find short highlights to explore.
Start with the ones you’re curious about and follow the sun.
1,511,251 inhabitants (2020)
Capital: Murcia
The Roman theatre of Cartagena, the Calblanque nature reserve and Murcia with its casino.
A municipality and a coastal spa town
a former fishing village on the western side of the Mar Menor.
The Mar Menor (little sea) is Europe’s largest saltwater lagoon.
300 days of sun. 22 courses. One perfect base.
With over 300 sunny days a year and an average temperature of 19 °C, the Region of Murcia is made for golf.
Choose from 22 well-kept courses, links by the sea, parkland inland, and play almost any day you want.
Cartagena
A deep natural harbour with 2,000 years of history.
Visit the Roman Theatre, stroll the waterfront and modernist streets, then take the lift to Castillo de la Concepción for wide bay views.
Museums are excellent (Naval, ARQVA), tapas is easy around Calle Mayor.