This district is 34 km down to the south-east of Murcia city, 40 km up to the north of Cartagena, and only 12 km away from sandy beaches.

History and Culture: In Balsicas you can find places of historical and cultural interest, such as the Ermita de Torrijos, the Caseron de Ros and La Maraña. Palaeo-anthropological remains were found in this area, formed by cranial and maxillary fragments which belong to the archaeological site Sima de las Palomas.

Communications: Balsicas is very close to San Javier Airport (15 Km.) and Alicante Airport (70 Km.). Furthermore, it is near the town of San Javier, the Mar Menor and San Pedro del Pinatar.

Gastronomy: It is very traditional to eat ‘melón con jamón’ and ‘migas con tropezones’. The cordiales and delicias are among the best bakeries –very common in families at Christmas- and the flores – made to commemorate festivities such as the Holy Communions-.

Festivals: On the 7th October Balsicas commemorates the Patron saint’s day in honor of Nuestra Señora del Rosario. On the 28th of December (Fools joke day) is celebrated, one of the oldest festivities in the area, with the exhibition of rebuznos, dances and traditional singings called Pujados and gastronomic tastings. The Holy Week processions are also very famous.

Environment: In the natural spot of Balsicas you can enjoy from an unusual ecosystem formed by pine forests and a water course, where the waters flow into the Mar Menor. In its fertile plain, there is an elevation named Cabezo Gordo, where it stands out the Cueva del Agua with tunnels that cross the entire mountain.

BEACHES OF BALSICAS:

Playa del Alamillo: The beach of the Alamillo enjoys a characteristic landscape because of its proximity to the mountain range. The length of this pebble-beach is 600 meter and the water is constantly calm and warm. It offers multitude of services for the relief of the guests with ideal communications, parking, toilets, daily cleaning and with safeguards on duty…

Playa Negra: Plentiful of palms embellish the Black Beach landscape. Water like crystal and endless of services around this semi-populated beach of Balsicas.

Playa del Mojón: A natural fine sandbeach next to a small rock known as Cabezo del Mojón at southend. Blue flags constantly hoisted at the beach of Mojón. This is a sign here in Spain of its outstanding water condition and the number of services that offers to its visitors.

Playa de la Raja: The beach of Raja has all the appeal similar to a small Mediterranean beach with clean water and nice pebble-beach character. Its spans over 350 meter and are 10 meters wide.