SAN JAVIER: SEA, PARTIES AND FESTIVALS
In fits and starts, the town of San Javier has become what it is today: a flourishing municipality with a high level of facilities. And of course it has the pearl of the tourist industry on the Costa Cálida, namely the Mar Menor. Traces of San Javier's often turbulent past can be found in buildings, museums, old windmills and in the local festivals.
After trial and error over the centuries, San Javier is today a textbook example of vitality and forward thinking, which have a huge appeal to tourists. The attractions for visitors and home buyers are extremely varied and numerous. The town boasts a large shopping center in the form of Dos Mares. Golf enthusiasts can go to Roda Golf. Anyone who wants to soak up culture can choose from a series of parties, festivals and museums. Add to this regular spectacular international air shows, an inviting long pedestrian promenade in Santiago de la Ribera and a wide range of water sports in the Mar Menor and the total package of San Javier is hard to resist.
MAR MENOR
The importance of the Mar Menor to San Javier can hardly be overestimated. The inland sea has especially given Santiago de la Ribera an important reason for existence. Just a few kilometers from the parent community, Santiago has rapidly developed into a popular destination for tourists and home buyers from Spain and many other European countries. With four kilometers of beaches along the sheltered and warm waters of the Mar Menor, Santiago is a major tourist resort. A long and inviting pedestrian promenade has certainly contributed to the popularity of the town.
This promenade, the Explanada Barnuevo, is where much of the outdoors takes place. Throughout the year it is buzzing with activities such as exhibitions, markets and concerts. Here along the water is also the central place where the annual carnival and the many local festivals reach a peak.
Thanks to the promenade, bathers who enjoy their holiday in the water or on the beach along the Mar Menor always have a terrace nearby to settle down for a drink, a tapa or a complete meal.
CELEBRATE
San Javier and the associated municipalities have a very full festive calendar every year. It starts on January 5th with a parade of the Three Kings in Santiago de la Ribera. Here the kings arrive from the sea. Afterwards there is a parade with a combination of horses and floats. Santiago is also the location on February 3 for the pilgrimage in honor of the patron saint San Blas. The small villages of Grajuela and Pozo Aledo honor their local patron saints in April and May with parades, dancing and games.
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