San Pedro del Pinatar
TownSan Pedro del Pinatar is a regional park of salt flats at the northern tip of the Mar Menor, famous for its flamingos and the open-air mud baths used for skin and joint complaints.
Why visit San Pedro del Pinatar
At the northern tip of the Mar Menor, San Pedro del Pinatar is a regional park of salt flats, lagoons and dunes that draws large numbers of birds, including flamingos that feed in the shallow pools. The same salt-rich environment feeds the area’s best-known draw: open-air mud baths, where visitors coat themselves in dark therapeutic mud traditionally used for skin and joint complaints before rinsing off in the sea. Boardwalks and paths make the flats and dunes easy to explore.
Lagoons & dunes
A regional park of salt flats, lagoons and dunes at the northern tip of the Mar Menor.
Birdlife
The shallow pools draw large numbers of birds, including flamingos.
Open-air
Open-air mud baths let visitors coat themselves in dark therapeutic mud.
Skin & joints
The mud is traditionally used for skin and joint complaints, rinsed off in the sea.
Boardwalks
Boardwalks and paths make the flats and dunes easy to explore on foot.
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Practical information
- Getting there: at the northern tip of the Mar Menor in Murcia province; the nearest airports are Murcia–Corvera (RMU) and Alicante (ALC).
- What to do: watch flamingos and birdlife, walk the boardwalks over the salt flats, and try the open-air mud baths.
- Good to know: the mud baths are traditionally used for skin and joint complaints — rinse off in the sea afterwards.
- Best time to visit: late spring to early autumn for the mud baths; spring and autumn are best for birdwatching.
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