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Mar Menor Beaches
Playa Paraiso beach is at the bottom of the above photo, at the side of the salt beds.
The Mar Menor's salinity provides buoyancy so it is, supposedly, one of the safest places to swim in the world. The mineral-rich waters are said to have therapeutic effects and because of this the area has a significant spa tourism industry. The sludge in the salt pans is also credited with beneficial effects on the health, so there are often dozens of mud people wallowing in it at any one time.
The beach at Playa Paraiso is
very popular, partly because it has road access right onto the beach.On summer weekends it will be packed with Spanish families, who move most of their house onto the beach. The sea is very shallow, with netted off areas to exclude watersports, fishing and jellyfish. The jellyfish are mainly harmless and much reduced in numbers from previous years, apart from the summer of 2006 when they were back with a vengeance.
During the week the beach is quiet. (This is
the view towards Playa Honda.)
(c)2006 C Edwards