Las Palmeras Beach Los Alcazares Murcia
A small coastal resort situated on the Mar Menor in the Murcia region of Spain, Los Alcazares has a population of approximately 15,000 and a municipal area of twenty square kilometres. Popular with Spanish and International visitors alike, Los Alcazares has long stretches of sandy beach, bathed by the warm, shallow waters of the Mar Menor Sea. Much developed in the last 20 years due to the demand for holiday homes in the sun, the town has become a desirable area for relocation and many Brits and north Europeans have chosen to make it their home. Ideal for water sports due to the safe, shallow waters, windsurfing and kitesurfing are especially popular with afternoon winds providing ideal weather conditions for these sports. Among other sports for which the region is renowned, golf is perhaps the most popular with numerous fine course surrounding the town including the La Serena course, Roda Golf and the Mar Menor Golf Resort. Despite its modern look, Los Alcazares has a long history which goes back to the times of the Moors and beyond when early spas were set up along the coast by the Romans, and may have been used for convalescence during the Punic Wars. The Moors expanded existing spas and developed agriculture in the town’s hinterland, much later rich Murcian’s built holiday homes right on the coast, starting tourism in town which has continued to develop to this day. Los Alcazares Map.