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Things to do
This area has something for nature lovers, shoppers, sports
enthusiasts, children and golfers.
On this page, you will find a list of many of the activities available
to visitors to the area.
Activities
- Choice of top quality Golf courses
- Boating
- Cycling
- Horse riding
- Mountaineering
- Shore fishing
- Snorkelling
- 3 European blue flag beaches
- Windsurfing, water-skiing and jet-skiing, and banana-boat rides
- Water Park at Vera Aquapark;
- Scuba Diving centre in Villaricos
- Micro Flight Sightseeing
- Skiing in Sierra Nevada
- Mini-golf
- Go-karting;
- Sports centers & gyms
Attractions
There are many fiestas celebrated each year e.g. the Moors and Christians
fiesta reenacting the peaceful handover from Moors to the Christians
in the 13th century.
There are colorful street parades (some of which pass alongside Marina
de la Torres) involving participants, dressed in hand-made, elaborate
costumes, beating on timbales, blowing pipes or firing old-fashioned
guns in the air.
There is a wide choice of attractions to choose from including the following;
- Mini Hollywood theme park where scenes from movies such as ‘Indiana Jones’ ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ ‘Doctor Zhivago’ and several films starring Clint Eastwood were shot.
- Alhambra Palace, one of ‘the 7 wonders of the world’,
in Granada
Old Mojacar village, a compact, picturesque hilltop settlement with steep gradients, narrow cobbled streets and bright white Moorish-style houses. - Cave tours at Sorbas caves and cave paintings at Cuevas de Almanzora
The protected zone of Laguna del Rio Aguas frequented by many migrating water birds: flamingos, herons, ducks, etc. - The three Natural Parks in Almería;
- Punta Entinas-Sabinar,
- Sierra de María (Los Velez)
- and Cabo de Gata (Nijar) a costal natural park
- The Historic town of Turre
- Bull fights in Vera
- Local markets
- 4 X 4 Discovery trips along the scenic, winding roads (where many car manufacturers test their new models).
Eating out
Mojacar Playa beach resort has a wide choice of restaurants along its
promenade with a large number of good European and Spanish restaurants
serving plenty of fresh seafood and a variety of local dishes including
tapas. For those with international tastes there are also French, Chinese,
Cantonese, Indian and Mexican restaurants.
A short distance away in Mojacar village you’ll find a number
of restaurants, most of which serve authentic Spanish dishes, seafood
and tapas. And there are plenty of opportunities to dine ‘al fresco’.
Nightlife
Mojocar Playa has many bars and cafes along the promenade plus a limited
number of discotheques while in Mojacar village you will find authentic
Spanish bars.
Shopping
Mojacar Playa beach resort has a wide array of shops where you can chose
from souvenirs, beachwear, shoes, ceramics and quality hand crafts.
There are also a several mini-markets.
In the Parque Comercial shopping complex in the middle of Mojacar Playa
you will find, coffee shops, a supermarket, pharmacy, boutiques and
banks.
Mojacar village: offers a variety of small shops selling leather goods,
shoes, ceramics and jewellery.
Markets in villages nearby include; Garrucha, Vera and Aguilas.
