Touristic Routes
The salt flats of San Pedro del Pinatar:
The salt flats in San Pedro del Pinatar form the most important wetlands in the entire region. They were declared National Park in 1985.
Every year flocks of flamingos and other migratory birds nest here and use this national space as their connection between Africa and Europe.
Every year flocks of flamingos and other migratory birds nest here and use this national space as their connection between Africa and Europe.
Difficulty: none.
Duration: two hours.
Recommendations: the park is a very fragile and delicate ecosystem, so please make sure you only walk around the specified areas, do not step on the dunes or the vegetation or bother the birds. It is forbidden to take unleashed dogs, make bonfires and camp outside the authorised territories. Using a pair of binoculars you will get a better view of the birds.
Description of the route: there are two itineraries.
The first one goes from the parking next to the road from San Pedro del Pinatar to the port. There you will find a centre that will provide you with maps and information about the flora and fauna you will find in the park. The route marked goes around the lagoon and a fauna reserve until reaching the beach. Further on towards the north, the road goes back into the dunes, passes the onlooking tower and, after going round the pine tree forest, it reaches the road and the parking area again.
The second option allows you to visit the southern part of the salt flats and the "encañizadas" of the Mar Menor. It starts from La Calcetera windmill, which can be reached walking along a path that starts from Quintín windmill and uses the strip of land that separates the salt flats and the lagoon. From La Ezequiela, a little road goes around the salt flats and reaches Punta de Algas beach in La Llana.
The first one goes from the parking next to the road from San Pedro del Pinatar to the port. There you will find a centre that will provide you with maps and information about the flora and fauna you will find in the park. The route marked goes around the lagoon and a fauna reserve until reaching the beach. Further on towards the north, the road goes back into the dunes, passes the onlooking tower and, after going round the pine tree forest, it reaches the road and the parking area again.
The second option allows you to visit the southern part of the salt flats and the "encañizadas" of the Mar Menor. It starts from La Calcetera windmill, which can be reached walking along a path that starts from Quintín windmill and uses the strip of land that separates the salt flats and the lagoon. From La Ezequiela, a little road goes around the salt flats and reaches Punta de Algas beach in La Llana.
Interesting places: The Regional Park of Salinas de San Pedro is a unique Mediterranean coastal landscape where in a small area you can see several morphological formations such as salt flats, salt marshes, reedbeds, beaches, dunes, "encañizadas" (traditional fishing system typical in the Mar Menor used to capture the fish entering the lagoon from the Mediterranean thanks to a complex network of logs and reeds) and pine trees on the sand.
There are many bird species, although the most spectacular ones are flamingos, who arrive in flocks at the end of the summer to spend the winter here. You can also see plovers, herons, barn owls, gulls, harriers and avocets, amongst other species.
Salt flats have been in this area for as long as we can remember.
Documents from the 14th century already mentioned them. The two windmills that are still standing were used for many years to extract the water from the Mar Menor into the storage lagoons. Today they have been replaced by electric pumps, but their silhouette is still an important element of the landscape.
There are many bird species, although the most spectacular ones are flamingos, who arrive in flocks at the end of the summer to spend the winter here. You can also see plovers, herons, barn owls, gulls, harriers and avocets, amongst other species.
Salt flats have been in this area for as long as we can remember.
Documents from the 14th century already mentioned them. The two windmills that are still standing were used for many years to extract the water from the Mar Menor into the storage lagoons. Today they have been replaced by electric pumps, but their silhouette is still an important element of the landscape.
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Mancomunidad Turística del Mar Menor 2009
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Mancomunidad Turística del Mar Menor 2009
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