Location

The villa is located in Campoverde which is a residential village situated 8km inland at the southern edge of the Costa Blanca on the border with the Costa Calida. The village is 20 minutes drive from San Javier airport (Murcia) and 45 minutes drive from Alicante airport. A car is necessary.

Campoverde is in an area of protected pine woodland and is surrounded by orange and lemon groves. Within Campoverde there are numerous and varied restaurants, bars and shops including a bakery, newsagents, chemist, bank and supermarket, many of which are within a short walk of the villa.

A 5 minute drive away is the town of Pilar de la Horadada, which offers greater shopping potential and nearby San Pedro has a street market every Monday.

Adjoining Campoverde is the spectacular Rio Seco nature reserve, which offers good walks along the dry river bed and through the gorges carved out by centuries of erosion. Near Rio Seco is a sports area with tennis courts, basketball, football and a large public swimming pool.

There are many excellent blue flag beaches along the coast that are untouched by mass tourism, with the nearest being less than 15 minute drive from the villa. Within 20 minutes of the villa is the famous Mar Menor, which is Europe’s largest salt water lagoon.

The shallow waters of the lagoon are only connected to the open sea by a narrow inlet which means that in summer the water temperature reaches 30 degrees C, making it a perfect natural swimming pool and ideal for many watersports such as sailing, canoeing, windsurfing and kite boarding. The mineral rich waters also have a saline content of 50% and are scientifically recognised as being therapeutic in the treatment of rheumatism, arthritis and many other ailments. The mud is also believed by many to contain natural healing properties, particularly for skin complaints and many visitors and locals can be found having a mudbath to treat their ailments.

San Pedro del Pinatar is one of the main tourist destinations along this stretch of coast and the beach area of Lo Pagan offers many sea front bars and restaurants. The town has a marina that provides fishing, scuba diving and sailing opportunities. San Pedro also boasts the Salt Works Nature Reserve, which is a unique Mediterranean coastal area. This is a great area for walking and bird watching as flamingos and other migratory birds nest here every year and use the reserve as a stopping place in their migrations between Europe and Africa.

For the golfing enthusiast many golf courses can be found in the area, with Villa Martin, Las Ramblas and Campomor all being within 20 min drive of Campoverde. The renowned La Manga PGA course is also only a 40 minute drive away.

Other nearby sporting opportunities include horse riding, go carting and fishing and there is an aqua park at Torrevieja less than 40 minute drive from the villa.