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Playa Honda Destination Guide

Discover Playa Honda in Spain

Playa Honda in the region of Murcia is a town located in Spain - some 250 mi or ( 403 km ) South-East of Madrid , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Playa Honda

Local time in Playa Honda is now 09:17 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Madrid " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Algiers, Torrevieja, Torre del Rame, San Gines de la Jara, and Roda. When in this area, you might want to check out Algiers . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Playa Honda ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

2011 - Camping La Manga in La Manga de Mar Menor Spanje

4:14 min by gerardtruus
Views: 1934 Rating: 3.00

Camping La Manga in La Manga de Mar Menor in Spanje Campsite La Manga in La Manga de Mar Menor in Spain Camping La Manga en Espagne ..

2010 0905 Spanish Tricks and German jibes

9:18 min by piratebaysurfers
Views: 736 Rating: 5.00

Spanish, english, french, belgian, danish, german, and a swiss....surfing there best at Mar Menor ..


Murcia Mar Menor Muds.mp4

3:03 min by condadotv
Views: 397 Rating: 5.00

Discover Spain Series with Jill and Terry at www.condadodealhamaservices.com Take a Mud Bath in the Mar Menor SPAIN ..

Diving at Cabo de Palos with Costa Blanca Diving

1:00 min by CostaBlancaDiving
Views: 383 Rating: 5.00

A small taste of what you might see diving with us at Cabo de Palos. For more info: www.costablancadiving.es ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Cape Palos

Cape Palos (Spanish: Cabo de Palos) is a cape in the Spanish municipality of Cartagena, in the region of Murcia. It is part of a small range of volcanic mounts that form a small peninsula. The Mediterranean islands of Grosa and the group known as the Hormigas Islands are part of this range, as well as the islands in the Mar Menor (“Little Sea”). The name "Palos" is derived from the Latin word palus, meaning lagoon, a reference to the Mar Menor.

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Located at 37.64 -0.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Cartagena, Spain, Headlands of Spain

SS Sirio

The SS Sirio was an Italian merchant steamer that sank off the Spanish coast on 4 August 1906, causing the deaths of at least 150 Italian and Spanish emigrants bound for Argentina. The shipwreck gained notoriety because the captain, Giuseppe Piccone, abandoned ship at the first opportunity. The wreck had a profound effect on communities in northern Italy and was remembered in popular songs of the era.

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Located at 37.65 -0.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 1884 ships, Clyde-built ships, History of Cartagena, Spain, Maritime incidents in 1906, Ships abandoned by their captain, Shipwrecks in the Mediterranean

La Manga

La Manga, or La Manga del Mar Menor (meaning "The Sandbar of the Minor Sea") is a seaside spit in the Region of Murcia, Spain. The strip is 22 km long and 100 metres wide (average), separating the Mediterranean Sea from the Mar Menor (Minor Sea) lagoon, from Cabo de Palos to the Punta del Mojón. Historically, it was known by the Romans as Palus and later by the Moors as Al Buhayrat Al Qsarand. In the 17th century its name changed to Mar Chico, meaning "small sea" and later as El Mar Menor.

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Located at 37.73 -0.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Cartagena, Spain, Geography of Spain, Geography of the Region of Murcia

La Unión, Murcia

La Unión is situated in the Region of Murcia in the southeast of Spain. It has an area of 24.6 km². It has a population of 16,180. It has the elevation of 86 m. Its average annual temperature is 17 °C. It has balmy winters. The sun shines 320 days per year. La Unión is situated in one of the sunniest areas in Europe; this kind climate makes possible the many leisure activities, popular fiestas, sports, and cultural activities that are held in the town.

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Located at 37.62 -0.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Municipalities in the Region of Murcia

Los Alcázares

Los Alcázares - pronounced Los Al-Katha-Res is a small, but expanding coastal spa town and former fishing village on the Western side of the Mar Menor in the autonomous community and province of Murcia, southeastern Spain. The Mar Menor (little sea in Spanish) belongs to three other municipalities: San Javier, San Pedro del Pinatar and Cartagena and is Europe's largest salt water lagoon.

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Located at 37.78 -0.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Municipalities in the Region of Murcia