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San Pedro del Pinatar - Murcia - Spain

San Pedro del Pinada

Facing the tranquil waters of Mar Menor, San Pedro del Pinatar is one of the main tourist destinations on the Murcia coast. Tradtionally a seafaring and agricultural centre, San Pedro del Pinatar has become one of the principal tourist towns on Murcia's Costa Cálida.

The main attractions of San Pedro are concentrated around the beach and shore. Here you will find Lo Pagán, a lively tourist centre which has all kinds of holiday facilities, such as hotels, bars, restaurants and shops.

Next to the long promenade facing the Mar Menor are extensive beaches such as La Puntica or Villananitos. This watery setting, combined with the facilities at its marina, means you can do a great many sports, such as sailing, scuba diving or windsurfing.

As well as one of the town's architectural symbols, the Quintín mill, the surrounding area contains the Salinas de San Pedro del Pinatar Regional Park, a space where a great many species of migratory birds come to nest. You can also benefit from the therapeutic properties of its mud, especially suitable for treating bone and skin ailments.

San Pedro del Pinatar Salt Works Nature Reserve is a unique Mediterranean coastal spot. Within a relatively small space (700 Ha. -about 1.800 acres-) you can see terrain formations such as salt works, dunes, salt marshes, reed beds, large and wild sand beaches, pine trees growing in the sands and "encañizadas" (traditional fishing system in Mar Menor). It aids the catching of the fish that swim through the small natural channels from Mediterranean Sea to the Mar Menor Sea; the fish are forced to pass through a complex labyrinth of reeds and wooden lattices.
 

san pedro flamingoes

The bird's fauna is especially important. Flamingos are the kings of the area, because of their spectacular nature; they arrive at the Nature Reserve at the end of the summer to hibernate. There are two bird watching areas from which you can observe the flamingo’s and many other birds, such as herons, eaglets, owls, storks, storklets (himantopus , seagulls, charranes (sterna hirundo),  chorlitos patinegros (charadrius alexandrinus) and avocetas (avosetta recurvirostra) among other species.

The existence of salt works in this Nature Reserve is as old as the human being's presence. Fourteen Century documents mention them. The two windmills that remain were used to pump up the salty Mar Menor's water to the salt ponds, they have been replaced by electrical pumps, but the windmills are still part of the landscape.

The Nature Reserve is a very fragile and delicate environmental system, therefore keep in mind to

follow the established tracks and not walk on the dunes or vegetation, do not disturb the birds. Unleashed dogs, bonfires, camping, car parking (outside the established parking sites) and picnic (except in the established picnic area) are not permitted.

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