Costa Cálida

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The Mar Menor lagoon on the Costa Cálida

Costa Calida ( Spanish for 'Warm Coast') referred tourism geographically the about 250 km long coast of the province or region Murcia from San Pedro del Pinatar on the border of the Autonomous Community of Valencia until after Aguilas on the border with Andalusia . In some older map series, the stretch of coast up to Cabo de la Gata is also included. Murcia itself is considered to be the warmest province in Spain. The average annual temperature is 16 to 19 ° C. The Costa Cálida is also sometimes referred to as the Gulf of Murcia or Costa (de) Murcia . It is less developed than the Costa Blanca to the north, although the local tourism is concentrated in the existing tourist destinations in July and August.

The largest city on the Costa Cálida is Cartagena .

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