The golden sandy blue flag beaches of Los Alcazares are located on the Mar Menor which is a salt-water lagoon separated from the Mediterranean Sea by a 17km long strip of land called La Manga. The Los Alcazares beach is 7km in length with an attractive promenade walk to the town centre and beyond.
This beautiful part of Spain is quite unknown to many people and probably "Spain's Best Kept Secret" with the beautiful Mar Menor (little sea) a saltwater lagoon divided from the Mediterranean by the Manga strip, a natural breakwater which has progressively enclosed it. Almond trees, palms and windmills add to the beauty of the landscape of this area.
There are wonderful sailing and water skiing facilities on the lagoon, without any waves and very shallow waters, this makes the ideal beach holiday or permanently living area, especially for families with children due to it being so safe. The bay is famous for visitors with rheumatic, arthritic and skin problems, at one part of the beach there is a natural mud bath and so it offers therapeutic results in comparison to the Black Sea.
Los Alcazares offers seven kilometres of coast line with the town center practically situated on the shores of the Mar Manor.The coastline is divided into the following beaches from north to south, and some of these with the blue flag awarded by EU: Las Salinas beach Los Narejos beach Las Palmeras beach Espejo beach Manzanares beach Carrion beach La Concha beach. All these beaches are connected by means of a magnificent promenaded. These are fully equipped with showers, fountains, ways and paths for the handicapped, and also cater for games and sports.
The Mar Menor apart from being the biggest open air health spa in the world, is also considered as one of the best areas for regatta and certain water sports which can be practiced all year round. The Mar Menor is ideal for water sports. There are numerous sport-centres which have facilities to allow top-sportspersons the opportunity to prepare for their tournaments and competitions, in a fantastic environment. It also offers countless possibilities for wind-surfers and every kind of sailor. There is very little movement and hardly any waves. There are several diving, sailing and canoe training schools where one can learn the technique of the sports and lots of opportunity to practice newly acquired skills.