A Spanish region that features regularly on TV reality shows has bounced back from Covid with tourism now stronger than ever. The Costa Calida region of Murcia is a favourite location for shows such as A Place In The Sun, New Life In The Sun and various lifestyle programmes with many UK fans tuning in during lockdown for a sunshine fix while travel was outlawed.
Costa Cálida is in the southeast of Spain, on the coast of the Mediterranean with Valencia’s Costa Blanca to the north and the popular beaches of Almeria to the south. Combining relaxed Murcia City with its magnificent cathedral and multitude of tapas bars, with the Roman and Carthaginian sites in Cartagena, and the unspoilt beauty of the Parque Natural de Sierra Espuña, amongst many other highlights, it is ready for the influx of visitors old and new.
Now, following the lifting of travel restrictions to Spain, UK visitors are flocking to the area to sample the laidback lifestyle. Local tourism officials are even offering to continue cover some insurance policy costs until July 1 - the pledge introduced during the pandemic.
