Hi. I am conteplating reting a villa in Lo Pagan, Mar Menor in Spain. I think it is on the Costa Calida. Can anybody provide any information on the area, places to eat etc, places to go. Is it lively or very quiet and most importantly (from my daughters perspective) are there many mosquitoes.
Any information would be good really as it is hard to track anything down.
I don't know very much about the area, but I have visited at night quite a few times.
Lo Pagan is probably most well known for its mud baths. The mud is supposed to help out with all sorts of skin ailments.
It is a predominantly Spanish resort. There are a lot of salsa clubs and many ice cream bars, these places do not get busy until very late at night. In the salsa clubs you can either stand and watch, or be tempted to try out some of the moves by the professional dancers that work in the places. They are employed to make sure everyone has a good time!
There are also plenty of restaurants and bars (sorry, I have only used 3 or 4 restaurants there, so I can't give recommendations), but whether it will be busy or not will depend on what time of year you are coming. August is obviously the busiest month, January and February will be the quietest.
As far as mosquitoes are concerned, I think that would depend on where you will be staying. Your daughter should not suffer if your rental villa is close to the sea, but she might get attacked if you are close to the salt lake.
Lo Pagan is probably most well known for its mud baths. The mud is supposed to help out with all sorts of skin ailments.
It is a predominantly Spanish resort. There are a lot of salsa clubs and many ice cream bars, these places do not get busy until very late at night. In the salsa clubs you can either stand and watch, or be tempted to try out some of the moves by the professional dancers that work in the places. They are employed to make sure everyone has a good time!
There are also plenty of restaurants and bars (sorry, I have only used 3 or 4 restaurants there, so I can't give recommendations), but whether it will be busy or not will depend on what time of year you are coming. August is obviously the busiest month, January and February will be the quietest.
As far as mosquitoes are concerned, I think that would depend on where you will be staying. Your daughter should not suffer if your rental villa is close to the sea, but she might get attacked if you are close to the salt lake.
Thanks Oly daze that gives me a good flavour for the place.
Hi,
I have never been to Lo Pagan so can't help you out regarding the resort, but I have family living in Los Nietos on the Mar Menor... a little further around the coast.
The Mar Menor is great for swimming and generally very safe. It tends to stay shallow a long way out and is calmer and warmer than the Mediterranean.
I drove through Santiago De La Ribera this year and it looked very nice - with a nice beach and some nice Spanish bars on the front and small ones in the back streets.
Nearby is the Dos Mares (two seas) shopping centre - Kind of a mini version of the Trafford Centre or similar and well worth a visit - plenty of shops etc, including a supermarket on the ground floor and loads of fast food and restaurant places on the top floor.
Also, not too far away (driving - not walking) is Los Alcazares - a very nice little town with a great pedestrianised Plaza of top class restaurants and bars.
The area tends to be, in my opinion more authentic Spanish, with less English speakers than other Costas, but for me this is a big +
Regards,
Chris.
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I have never been to Lo Pagan so can't help you out regarding the resort, but I have family living in Los Nietos on the Mar Menor... a little further around the coast.
The Mar Menor is great for swimming and generally very safe. It tends to stay shallow a long way out and is calmer and warmer than the Mediterranean.
I drove through Santiago De La Ribera this year and it looked very nice - with a nice beach and some nice Spanish bars on the front and small ones in the back streets.
Nearby is the Dos Mares (two seas) shopping centre - Kind of a mini version of the Trafford Centre or similar and well worth a visit - plenty of shops etc, including a supermarket on the ground floor and loads of fast food and restaurant places on the top floor.
Also, not too far away (driving - not walking) is Los Alcazares - a very nice little town with a great pedestrianised Plaza of top class restaurants and bars.
The area tends to be, in my opinion more authentic Spanish, with less English speakers than other Costas, but for me this is a big +
Regards,
Chris.
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Chris H
2009-05-11 20:14:46
Thanks Chris, this gives a good flavour of the area.
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