COSTA CALIDA THE MAR MENOR: is a broad, salt-water lagoon of 170 square kilometres, almost entirely closed off by a natural breakwater made up of sandy deposits. Due to the fact that it is really a dammed up sea, of limited depth and very salty waters, the lagoon has always been home to a very unusual fauna, which proves especially delicious on the dinner table. LA MANGA: del Mar Menor is a wonderful place located 30 Km. North of Cartagena (Southeast Mediterranean coast of Spain), in the Autonomous Community of Murcia. The most important tourist centre in the region, stretches between the Mediterranean and the Mar Menor, the warmest and calmest sea in Europe. It consists of a narrow, sandy slice of land with 22km of double beaches between 100 and 800m in width. The clean air, the healthy Mar Menor water (very salty, therefore good for rheumatic diseases and skin problems), the fine autumn and winter, and the sunsets in Mar Menor, are conditions hard to find in other parts of Europe. From early March to mid November the good weather is almost guaranteed and, even during the "winter" months, you will find many days with good and sunny weather. MAZARRON: the town consists of two important centres, where the majority of the population lives. The landscape is quite rugged, the town being surrounded by ranges of mountains of medium altitude. In the centre of the area there is a coastal plain which opens on to Mediterranean, forming the so-called Golf of Mazarrón, bordered by the capes Tiñoso and Cope, with expansive beaches of fine sand, small bays and cliffs. MURCIA: the region of Murcia is bordered by the dry, semi-desert plain of Almeria, whose northern countryside contains such towns and villages as Lorca, Totana and Alhama. Murcia has always been said to feel a close bond with the irrigated farmland, the huerta, which has affected the character of its people, the city's art, its Easter festivities and the culture of the community in general.