Mazarrón is a municipality in the Spanish province of Murcia.
Covering an area of 318 square kilometres the area also includes the town of Mazarrón which is set inland.
On the coast is the popular beach area known as Puerto de Mazarrón and it is this popular tourist area which we focus on in this tourist guide.
The video below shows lovely images of Mazarrón:
Where is Mazarrón?
The Puerto Mazarrón is a busy resort and port located in the municipality of Mazarrón on the Costa Calida in Southern Spain.
While the city of Mazarrón is located further inland. The closest airport is Murcia Airport which is a forty-minute drive away while Alicante and Almeria airports are an hour and forty-five minutes away.
Puerto de Mazarrón dates back to the Carthaginian era of history and has a population of thirty-five thousand inhabitants and has a very good tourist infrastructure with hotel rooms, villas and apartments to rent as well as restaurants bars and nightclubs.
The Puerto de Mazarrón is sheltered by the foothills of the Sierra de la Almenera and is blessed with a Mediterranean climate with more than three hundred days of annual sunshine and mild winters.
Beaches
Puerto de Mazarrón has an impressive thirty-five kilometre stretch of coastline with pristine beaches and coves and is also a haven for scuba divers. Puerto de Mazarrón beaches include the Playa Cabezo de Pelea, Playa de las Capas, Playa de Ballenato, Playa de Percheles, Playa de las Minas, Playa Parazuelos and the Puntas de Calnegre.
The Costa Calida which translates as the hot coast has a fabulous range of beaches along the coastline stretching to the north towards Cartagena and to the south all the way to Aguilas which is the last resort before the Costa Almeria begins.
Golf
The nearest golf course is located ten kilometres inland in Camposol, the Sensol Golf Course which is an eighteen hole course with the Sensol Resort Hotel just two hundred and fifty yards away.
The top ten restaurants to dine out in the Puerto de Mazarrón includes 7th Heaven, Cerveceria Beldamar, La Bretanita, New Royal, Pizzeria, Restaurante Amapola, Restaurante la Proa, Restaurante Marina, Solsticio and Viggos Restaurant.
British themed pubs and bars to spend an evening at in the Puerto de Mazarrón includes the Blue Moon Bar and Tel’s Bar 2.
One of the most popular tourist trips from the Puerto Mazarrón is visiting Terra Natura in Murcia because of the water park and zoo or the Parque Aquatico in Vera on the Costa Almeria. Many tourists also like to spend a day at the neighbouring resort of Bolnuevo which is just a few kilometres away.
The Puerto de Mazarrón is a family friendly resort and isn’t for lonely singles or groups who want to come to the resort to party.
Accommodation – List of Mazarrón Hotels
Puerto Mazarrón has a few hotels in which you can book a room for a night from as little as €36 a night and recommended highly by visitors to the resort includes the Hotel Playa Grande, Hotel Albaron and the Hotel Bahia. Budget accommodation can be booked from €30 a night at the Playasol, Pension La Venta, Pension Los Cisnes and the Casa Valentina.
At the entrance to every Mazarrón hotel will be a plaque showing the hotel rating according to the Spanish tourist board. This is in the form of stars with a one star Mazarrón hotel being the most basic hotel standard in Mazarrón to a five star Mazarrón hotel being of the highest possible standard.
One star hotels in Mazarrón are of a very basic standard. This will be the cheapest hotel accommodation in Mazarrón. Expect a