# Sunday at Calblanque: beaches without buildings and caldero in Cabo de Palos

A morning on the unspoilt beaches of Calblanque, among fossil dunes and salt pans, and caldero beside the Cabo de Palos lighthouse. Less than an hour from Murcia.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/region-of-murcia/cartagena-and-calblanque/itineraries/beaches-without-buildings-and-caldero · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 09:00 · Salida: 1 h by car (from Murcia via the Cartagena motorway and the La Manga one to the park exit, about 55 min)
- 10:00 · Beaches of Calblanque Regional Park (Calblanque, Larga and Negrete · bring water, food and shade · in July and August, bus from Los Belones)
  - 30 min by car, 8,8 km
- 14:00 · El Mosqui Restaurant (Caldero (rice cooked in fish stock) with alioli · open every day at midday · booking) · El Mosqui Restaurant, €€€
- 16:30 · Vuelta (In Murcia around 17:30)

Calblanque is what is left of the Murcian coast before the concrete: kilometres of golden sand between fossil dunes, salt pans and dry mountain ranges, without a single building, less than an hour from Murcia. This Sunday is simple: a beach morning, caldero beside the Cabo de Palos lighthouse and home mid-afternoon. The only thing to prepare is how to get in, because it depends on the date.

## The day, hour by hour

9:00 · Set off. From Murcia, take the motorway towards Cartagena and the La Manga one to the Calblanque exit; Cartagena town council gives exit 800 of the A-7 and the MU-312 expressway. About 55 minutes. The last kilometres are dirt tracks in the park.

10:00 · The beaches. Outside summer you drive into the park's car parks. At weekends and long weekends in spring and autumn, cars are admitted until about 291 spaces are full: arrive early. In July, August and the last days of June, from 8:00 to 20:30 no cars enter the beach area; leave the car at Los Belones or in the park-and-ride car park and take the bus, which is paid. Calblanque beach has about 300 m of fine sand, walkways and lifeguards in summer; on either side, Larga and Negrete. There are no bars or shade: bring water, food, a parasol and a bag for your rubbish.

14:00 · Lunch at El Mosqui. On the road to the Cabo de Palos lighthouse, a short drive via Los Belones. Open every day from 13:00 to 16:00. Order the caldero, the local rice cooked in fish stock, with its alioli. Book on 968 56 45 63: in season, Cabo de Palos fills up.

16:30 · Head home. If you have time to spare, walk up to the lighthouse before leaving. In Murcia, around half past five.

## With children and with a dog

It works with children: fine sand, calm water on days without wind and nothing to do but play. It is not accessible for pushchairs or wheelchairs. With a dog, no: throughout the park they must be on a lead, and from 1 April to 30 September they may not enter the beaches or dunes.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
From Murcia, about 55 minutes. From Alicante, an hour and twenty minutes on the A-7. From Albacete, a little over two hours.

## Consejos

### Check the park's calendar
Each spring the regional government publishes in the BORM the dates on which access is regulated.

### Arrive before ten
At weekends in May and June the car quota fills up.

### Take your rubbish with you
There are no services or spare bins on the beach.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Can you drive to Calblanque?
Yes, except in July, August and the last days of June between 8:00 and 20:30, and with a quota of about 291 spaces on some weekends in spring and autumn.

### Where do I catch the bus to Calblanque?
At Los Belones, with a stop at the park-and-ride car park. The ticket is paid.

### Are there beach bars?
No. Bring everything you need.

### Is El Mosqui open on Sundays?
Yes, at midday and in the evening.