Holiday information, facts, photos and video about Pinar de Campoverde
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Inhabitants
3000
Level above sea
160 meters
Nearest airport
Murcia San Javier
Distance to airport
56 km
Distance to beach
15 km
Max. temperature
40 C
Min. temperature
10 C
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Pinar de CampoverdePinar de Campoverde is a village set on a wooded hillside, 8 kms inland with views to the Mediterranean. There are many northern European residents living here.
The town is situated 20 minutes drive from Murcia (San Javier) Airport and less than 1 hour from Alicante.
Car HireA hire car is recommended for this resort.
Natural EnvironmentTo the south west of the village is the famous Rio Seca Natural Park where you can walk along the (usually dry!) bed of the river. There is a spectacular gorge carved by the waters over millennia through the yellow sandstone.
Shopping & RecreationThe centre of Campoverde has several bars, restaurants, a supermarket and a bank. There is a small street market on Sunday mornings.
Leisure & recreationThere is a new 20,000m2 sports area with several tennis courts, basketball, football and a large public swimming pool.
Beaches15 minutes drive from Pinar de Campoverde takes you to several beaches; with 4kms of sandy beaches stretching from El Mojon to Mil Palmeras, including a small, pretty cove at Torre de la Horadada where there is also a marina.
CuisineInternational cuisine is available in the village.
Further afield you can enjoy the varied gastronomy of the region, which is heavily based around rice and seafood.
ClimatePinar de Campoverde enjoys a typical Mediterranean climate, very hot in summer and protection by surrounding mountains against the cold north winds in winter. The area averages nearly 3,000 hours of sunshine each year and the average temperature easily exceeds 20 degrees.
In 1986 the World Health Organisation recommended the climate of the area as one of the most equitable in the world - neither too hot in the summer nor too cold in the winter. On average it can boast 325 sunny days each year making it an ideal all year round destination
Map of Pinar de Campoverde