Situated on the busy N-332 coastal road a small north of the famed Mar Menor (Lesser Sea) you will find the charming Costa Calida town of San Pedro del Pinatar (Saint Peter of the Pinewoods), an fascinating and delightful town which is a beloved destination for visitors of all nationalities. It has a habitancy of about 21,000 habitancy (2006 census).
San Pedro del Pinatar has a decent option of bars, shops and restaurants and a beloved weekly street market which is held every Monday - a great place to stock up on gifts and fresh locally grown produce. San Pedro del Pinatar also has a extraordinary marina which is ever beloved with water-sports enthusiasts, enjoying such activities as scuba diving, windsurfing, sailing, snorkeling and jet skiing.
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For those who prefer a game of something more sedate like golf, San Pedro del Pinatar is a desirable location, as it is legitimately surrounded by golf courses - the three courses of the Orihuela Costa are just a 15 small drive away, also near by are the Costa Calida courses of La Manga, Roda, La Torre Golf Resort and the Mar Menor Golf Resort.
Formerly called 'El Pinatar,' the history of San Pedro del Pinatar, goes back to the start of the seventeenth century when a hermitage was constructed in honour of the apostle Saint Peter, as St Peter was a fisherman and the town was mostly inhabited by fishermen, the town's habitancy aptly decided to rename it after the Saint. From much earlier than this there are remains of aged Roman villas nearby the town, perhaps the Romans would have used these their conquest of Cartagena in the Punic Wars.
Throughout the past centuries San Pedro del Pinatar like many of its Costa Calida neighbours has relied mostly on fishing, agriculture and salt for its economic well-being - the water of the Mar Menor having the highest salt content of in any place else in Europe. The Salinas now make up the Parque Regional de Salinas y Arenales de San Pedro, a protected Natural Park and a considerable area for migrating birds.
Places of interest in the town contain the Museo de la Cofradía, the Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum, the Casa del Reloj, the Wetlands Centre, the Punta de Algos and the Fish Market.
San Pedro del Pinatar along with much of the Costa Calida has become a beloved area for the purchase of holiday homes in modern years, not only by international buyers (British, Germans and Scandinavians) but also by the Spanish particularly the rich habitancy of Murcia who love this part of the coast and head there in the hot summer months when the city heat becomes unbearable. San Pedro like many other nearby resorts is becoming more and more industrialized but it is hoped that it will not change the unique character of this lovely small former Spanish seaside town.
San Pedro del Pinatar lies on the Costa Calida four kilometres north of San Javier (Murcia) airport and can be reached from the N-332 coast road and from the Ap-7 motorway junction 774. It is nearby 49 kilometres from the provincial capital Murcia.
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