The projected development of the Cabo de Cope, "one of the last remaining virgin tracts of the Spanish Mediterranean," will go ahead in spite of legal obstacles, European Union opposition, ecological common sense and old-fashioned good taste. The conservative-dominated Murcian government has not only announced that it will press on with the development, but has even informed the Spanish Tribunal Constitucional, Supreme Court, that it will not abide by any sentence against it. The farts. Read more, or visit Murcia (quickly, before the shites concrete it over altogether).

Posted by : John Ross on Monday, April 02, 2007 - 01:03 PM 1427 reads

Once a Moorish taifa, minor kingdom, the region of Murcia is nowadays one of the more backward corners of Spain (although this may not be easy to believe looking at the high-rise hotels on La Manga, the spit of land that separates the Mar Menor from the Mediterranean), and this is precisely its main attraction. For, apart from La Manga and the adjacent purpose-built resort of La Manga Club, it is a neglected region, and has not suffered the ravages of Mediterranean tourism development that have spoilt so many other places in Spain. I have overhauled the Spain and Portugal for Visitors section on Murcia so thoroughly that it is virtually new, covering Murcia region, hotels in the region, Murcia in Internet, significant places in Murcia like Cartagena, Lorca or the city of Murcia itself, smaller places like Mazarrón or wine-growing areas like Jumilla, and, of course, Murcia's Costa Cálida, including the Mar Menor and the upmarket resort La Manga Club. Visit Murcia, or read on for a short extract.

Posted by : John Ross on Monday, February 07, 2005 - 11:00 PM 2034 reads