Fri, 10 February 2012
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Where is Murcia? The unspoilt Murcia coast is a welcome alternative on the Mediterranean growing in popularity. Read and get an insight to the lifestyle.Murcia has traditionally been known for producing a great deal of the country's fruits and vegetables. Its plentiful orchards (known as huertas) are in contrast with other parts of the region, which boasts Spain's very own badlands and steppes. Rain is scarce around here, with as many as 300 days out of the year clear and sunny.
Murcia is also home to another natural wonder: the Manga del Mar Menor, a narrow strip of sand separating the Mediterranean proper from what locals call the "minor sea." This area was one of the preferred destinations for the massive development that hit Spain's Mediterranean coast in the 1960s, and whose epitome was - and continues to be - Benidorm in nearby Alicante province.
Susana Urra / El Pais / Expatica
I guess now the Brits will ruin this lovely place also. "English Breakfast 24 hours a day" How revolting.
I guess that with a name like yours, the only reason you are not here is because there is no oil.
Hooray.
Unspoilt? Garden? What kind of rose-tinted glasses are you wearing? The whole area is one sea of concrete!
You may have been at the Manga (Murcia) Lulu, but that is just a small corner made to cover tourists needs; or at Murcia capital, a city as any other city. But Murcia is much more. It is a beautiful place. Its beaches, its casttles, its magic nites full of stars, its history and art, its smells to azahar and alheli, its flee markets, its good food, its open country people.... yes, Murcia is a very worth it place to know. You still can find spots with no tourists, virgin places that still haven't been ruined "by every one or any one". In fact, you find there is still a lot of tradition there. And yes, you find a lot of British people, even in the smallest aldea (town) with no even 1000 population... yes, a british will be there, no just for holidays, but for living. Because Murcia gives you the quality of life of a country place, having so close the good things you may need from a big city. Obviously, the weather, the sea and the good food have a lot to do. Well, and the social security. A lot of Europeans come to retired to Spain because that way they have access to a free health system. But, it is not that easy now days to find a good way of life anywhere in Spain, the job situation is hard, that's why, most of the British that emigrates to Spain are retired people (as I said before).
One thing is true, Murcia is different.
I guess now the Brits will ruin this lovely place also. "English Breakfast 24 hours a day" How revolting.
I guess that with a name like yours, the only reason you are not here is because there is no oil.
Hooray.
Unspoilt? Garden? What kind of rose-tinted glasses are you wearing? The whole area is one sea of concrete!
You may have been at the Manga (Murcia) Lulu, but that is just a small corner made to cover tourists needs; or at Murcia capital, a city as any other city. But Murcia is much more. It is a beautiful place. Its beaches, its casttles, its magic nites full of stars, its history and art, its smells to azahar and alheli, its flee markets, its good food, its open country people.... yes, Murcia is a very worth it place to know. You still can find spots with no tourists, virgin places that still haven't been ruined "by every one or any one". In fact, you find there is still a lot of tradition there. And yes, you find a lot of British people, even in the smallest aldea (town) with no even 1000 population... yes, a british will be there, no just for holidays, but for living. Because Murcia gives you the quality of life of a country place, having so close the good things you may need from a big city. Obviously, the weather, the sea and the good food have a lot to do. Well, and the social security. A lot of Europeans come to retired to Spain because that way they have access to a free health system. But, it is not that easy now days to find a good way of life anywhere in Spain, the job situation is hard, that's why, most of the British that emigrates to Spain are retired people (as I said before).
One thing is true, Murcia is different.
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