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Not far from the capital of the Murcia Region, Fortuna is famous for the abundance of its hot springs. Water, scarce in this area, flows freely in Fortuna, giving rise to a number of fountains such as la Higuera, la Cueva Negra or los Baños, thermal springs that were already popular in Roman times and which have today converted Fortuna into an important spa town.

Gibraltar is an amazing co-mingling of past, present and future, and the list of things that a visit to Gibraltar should take in reality are as long as your arm, but there are some things that you just cannot miss.

Cabo de Palos is the most southerly place on the Mar Menor. It is a large village with a quaint marina which has moorings for about 100 small boats, and some excellent restaurants which are renowned for serving a great selection of fresh fish.

The medieval town of Aledo has a population census of about 1,000 inhabitants, and can be found within the region of Bajo Guadalentín. This municipality is located at the foot of the southern slope of Sierra Espuña, at a height of more than 650 meters.

The province of Alicante is located in eastern Spain in the Autonomous Community of Valencia. Situated on the Mediterranean coast, in the region known as Costa Blanca, the province is bordered by Valencia to the north, Murcia in the south west and the Mediterranean Sea to the east.

Mar Menor and La MangaThe Mar Menor is an extensive coastal lagoon measuring some 170 square kilometres. Consisting of warm salt waters. this lagoon was originally a bay that opened out to the Mediterranean, but is now separated from t...