December 14 Free ENGLISH LANGUAGE guided tour in San Pedro del Pinatar, Life in the World of Salt

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Wildlife and salt production in the spectacular landscape of the Regional Park of San Pedro

The Regional Park of Las Salinas y Arenales de San Pedro del Pinatar is a wetland area which includes salt flats, dunes and beaches between the Mar Menor and the Mediterranean, and is not only a visitor attraction but also an area of environmental importance due to the wildlife, particularly the birdlife (including flamingos).

Throughout the year it’s a thoroughly enjoyable place to visit for anyone who enjoys walking, cycling, birdwatching or just being outdoors. Most of the park consists of the salt flats themselves, which are divided into different flat pond areas by small earth ridges or stone walls, while a part is private property still used to produce salt on an industrial scale.

This guided walk in the Regional Park, CONDUCTED ENTIRELY IN ENGLISH, follows a path which crosses the saltwater pools until reaching the Coterillo pine grove, beginning at 11.00 at the entrance of the Regional Park in front of the Las Salinas Visitors Centre (click for map).

It's an easy walk over a distance of just 2 kilometres, but with frequent stops along the way to see the local flora and fauna it is expected to last around 2 hours. Walkers are recommended to bring comfortable clothes and footwear, sunscreen, cap, snack food, water and binoculars to observe the birdlife in the area.

Please avoid brightly coloured clothes, so as not to alarm the birdlife!

The event is free of charge and in Spanish: prior registration is required here.

Further information is available from the tourist office of San Pedro del Pinatar (Avenida de las Salinas, 55, telephone 968 182301 / 682 187677, email inscripciones@sanpedrodelpinatar.es).

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Avenida de las Salinas (Edificio CIT), 55 30740 SAN PEDRO DEL PINATAR

Tel: 968 182 301

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Oficina de Turismo, San Pedro del Pinatar

San Pedro del Pinatar Tourist Office The municipality of San Pedro del Pinatar has one principal tourist information office which is open throughout the year, and then other tourist information points which open during the peak summer months. Due to its location on the fringes of the Mar Menor and the Mediterranean coastline, San Pedro del Pinatar has a period of intense summer tourism activity during the peak summer months, although is popular with retirees of all nationalities out of peak season.

Much of the tourism activity is directed into these peak months, although the Salinas natural park and health tourism hotels in San Pedro del Pinatar make this a popular destination throughout the year.

For more general information about the San Pedro del Pinatar municipality and its beaches, go to the dedicated San Pedro del Pinatar section, Click San Pedro del Pinatar

Tourist Information Offices, San Pedro del Pinatar.

San Pedro del Pinatar Tourist Office Oficina de Turismo, tourist Information office.