Spanish sites
We are off to Spain in April for 6 weeks and are looking at various ACSI camp sites. We are thinking about staying at Camping Sierra Espuna at El Berro and Camping Lo Monte, Pilar de la Horadada. Has anyone stopped at either of these sites? If so, we
would welcome feedback/advice. We have 2 small dogs so looking for somewhere with good dog walking nearby.
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We stayed at Lo Monte at the end of October last year, good site nicely placed for easy access to beaches and shops, plenty of restaurants/cafes around and its in a flat area so easy walking, the hills are behind you. We've not stayed at El Berro but' chasncath'
who are in Spain at the moment and post regularly in the stories section go there and have done a postcard from El Berro, have a look and you might get some answers from their post.0 -
Can't comment on the sites mentioned. No need to plan/book in Spain in April over winterers have gone and summer folk not there. I try to look at the site web page if that is where I really want to go. Anyway, with wide availablity of wifi you can do this on your holiday (we don't like planning ahead too much, a couple of days is about our limit!!). Last autumn we were in Spain and an ACSI site looked ok, it's web page looked ok but when we got there it was surrounded by polytunnels - not nice - so one night only. Another had so much shade netting that the site was dark, not necessary in autumn! Found another ACSI site for the next 10 days - very nice.
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We stayed at Lo Monte last May, for about 3 weeks. Nice site, clean and well run, with very helpful English speaking staff. About 400 yards to a few bars and supermarket, although there is a bar and small supermarket on site. About 1000 yards to the sea,
but plenty of land around the site for dog walkingWe found the site very quiet, seemed to hit the period after the northern Europeans had gone home and the Spanish had not yet arrived for the summer. Outdoor and Indoor pool, Indoor mainly used by the local keep fit club
I could give more information about the area if required
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Camping Sierra Espuna at El Berro is one of our favourites, great location, lovely people, 2 decent restaurants, 2 mini-supermercados, and 2 bakers all in a very small village. Some great walks right on the doorstep, if quite hilly, and if you have a car
and don't fancy some of the longer walk-ins, you can drive a few miles and park up for some of the other walks.The access road from Alhama de Murcia is a bit twisty and narrow in places and if you take the second turn off to El Berro the final mile as you enter the village is a sharp right hand turn up a hill, so take care if towing. You need to watch out for the
Camping sign directing you to this turn otherwise you'll get stuck in the village centre. Some take the first signed turn off which is hillier, narrow and twistier but manageable and avoids that sharp turn and takes you direct to the site entrance.The site sells a good walker's map of the Sierra Espuna and there's a guide book to local walks in Spanish and English.
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Camping Sierra Espuna at El Berro is one of our favourites, great location, lovely people, 2 decent restaurants, 2 mini-supermercados, and 2 bakers all in a very small village. Some great walks right on the doorstep, if quite hilly, and if you have a car
and don't fancy some of the longer walk-ins, you can drive a few miles and park up for some of the other walks.The access road from Alhama de Murcia is a bit twisty and narrow in places and if you take the second turn off to El Berro the final mile as you enter the village is a sharp right hand turn up a hill, so take care if towing. You need to watch out for the
Camping sign directing you to this turn otherwise you'll get stuck in the village centre. Some take the first signed turn off which is hillier, narrow and twistier but manageable and avoids that sharp turn and takes you direct to the site entrance.The site sells a good walker's map of the Sierra Espuna and there's a guide book to local walks in Spanish and English.
We've been going there for years - only just left 3 weeks ago! How come we've never met? Or have we?
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Lo Monte - Torre de la Horadada
Lo Pagan
About 5 miles, by road, to the south of you, is the Mar Menor. An inland sea that is almost separated from the Med by the La Manga, massively developed strip of land. The nearest point on the Mar Menor to you is Lo Pagan. Starting from the wind driven pump,
in Lo Pagan, you can either walk along the promenade to the south, for about 2 miles or if it very hot (lovely breeze) there is a very long promenade that goes out towards La Manga, but is not connected to it, As you walk along the promenade the Mar Menor
is on your right and to your left are salt lakes. You can watch (or join in) with people who come and smear mud from the salt lakes either all over their bodies or just on joints. They parade around until the mud is dried and then scrub it off. The mud is
supposed to ease joint pain and it does make the skin very soft. All this is at no costCartagena
About an hours drive south of you is the historic town ofCartegena. Well worth a visit with a harbour that gets cruise ships in
Dave’s Coaches
An excellent British owned and run Coach company that does trips all over the region. They pick up from the Lo Monte hotel, which is about 15 minutes walk from the site. Only problem is that the days can be long if you have dogs left at home
http://www.coachtripsonline.com/index.php/day-trips
Markets
There are lots of markets in the region. Best local market (largest) is probably Pilar de la Horadada, at about 16:00hrs on a Friday, it is about 2 miles away on the opposite side of the N332 road. Mil Palmeras is about a miles safe walk to the North of
the site. Very pretty village with some nice eateries and a small market on a Tuesday evening, in the summer timehttp://www.torreviejaforums.com/torrevieja-street-markets
La Zenia
If you like shopping the La Zenia boulevard is about 5 miles north of you. Walkways between shops are open-air and it is a pleasant stroll of an evening, often with music and entertainment
https://www.yourspain.net/la-zenia-boulevard-orihuela-costa/
Eating Out
There are a few bars about 400 yards away next to the Dialprix supermarket. About 1000 yards will take you down to the sea front and just back from the front there is a town square with several restaurants in it. Our favourite is Lilly’s which does a lovely
SchnitzelYou should be able to do all the above without ever paying a cent to park your car (except perhaps if you want to park in the centre of Cartagena). It is a lovely area and I hope that this helps you to enjoy it. If you want more info perhaps you would indicate
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We have stayed for 3 months each winter at Lo Monte for the past few years. It is jam packed full usually until mid March and then I think there is a lull until the high season when it is full of Spaniards who can be very noisy. Its a fabulous location if you like cycling as there are traffic free cycle routes everywhere. Just avoid national Spanish holidays if you like peace and quiet...
To add to Olden's recommended places to go, there is an excellent Chinese restaurant within walking distance next to The Greenwich Bar. They do a 3 course meal for €5.95 including wine.....0 -
And a really good Galician meat restaurant near to the Aldi in Pillar de la Horadada. A real treat for meat lovers. Regards, Roy
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