Active Holidays
Murcia is perfect activities in contact with nature for all abilities. The roads can take you to ascend to high peaks or walk for hours along the coast.
Cycling - Los Alcazares (33km)
The Costa Cálida offers some of the best cycling trails in the country. One of the most coveted routes both starts and finishes in Los Alcázares, providing cyclists with some of Murcia’s most sought out sights.
The route takes you through areas of dramatic coastline before descending into the Portman Hills and then continuing to the Calblanque Regional Park.
The Los Alcázares route is one of the most favoured in the region thanks to the variety of terrain and scenery as well as being suitable for cyclists of all fitness levels.
Hiking - Sierra de la Pedrera (103km)
With its diverse landscapes and scenic trails, it is the perfect destination for hiking. The province of Murcia has an infinite number of hiking routes that go through the spectacular natural landscapes of the province, thanks to the varied orography of its terrain and the combination of sea and mountains.
Although a little further afield, Sierra de la Pedrera in Jumilla, towards the northeast of Murcia, is a historic and geological area full of prehistoric sights. Hikers should look out for schematic rock art paintings dating from between the Stone Age and the Bronze Age as well as a series of petroglyphs, small, rounded holes in the rock thought to be linked to ancient rituals, mapping routes or even astrological sky mapping. The hiking trail through this ancient area leads active travellers through a landscape full of esparto grass and aromatic plants making it the ultimate destination for nature lovers looking to explore remnants of Murcia’s ancient history.
Diving - Isla Grosa (78km)
Alternating between wild and unspoilt rocky areas to miles of calm waters with sandy shores, the Murcia offers something for every diver. The region also has a number of areas under different statutes of protection.
Considered one of the top ten best diving destinations in the world, the protected marine reserve of Isla Grosa presents divers with the opportunity to explore and immerse themselves in a marine world of crystalline waters home to an abundance of magnificent species like groupers and corvina. The Costa Cálida is also a prime location to discover underwater archaeological sites.