Drüber mud!.

In the thick mud coat under scorching sun: To see the most visitors from Spain's Costa Cálida. The spa treatment with the famous mud, has left to be desired aesthetically - this is to rheumatism, gout and acne help.

 

Murcia - Bright white stands out in a bikini by the dark background. Arms, legs, abdomen and even the face of the young woman - nearly everything is black. Costa Cálida, "Hot Coast": Not for nothing has the area its name. The sun is burning mercilessly from the sky, temperatures up to 40 degrees in the summer are not uncommon.

But the Spaniard has not burned. With her friends she is referred to Lo Pagan Mar Menor came to take up residence there with the famous mud einzureiben. The waters, about a hundred kilometers from Alicante and the lively beaches of the Costa Blanca, is especially for sunbathers and families with kids. Even in winter the region is one of the warmest areas of Spain.

A narrow, approximately 20 kilometers long tongue of land separating the Mar Menor - the "little sea", as the Spaniards call it - from the Mediterranean. Its water is calm and no deeper than seven meters. And it is warmer, the temperature is usually five degrees on the current values of the Mediterranean. Many hotels and tourist complexes have been around the Mar Menor located. So far, there are Spaniards who spend their summer vacation.

Are tight seal at the buildings on the peninsula of La Manga, the "sleeves". Who want to be the route with the wheel off. From Cabo de Palos in the south, the route leads past numerous beaches. In Las Encanizadas but concludes: At this point, feeding the Mediterranean, the Mar Menor with fresh water. Plans for a bridge, there were many. For environmental reasons, but so far they have been discarded.

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Mild winter, hot summer: The area around Murcia on the Mediterranean coast is considered to be the warmest region of Spain

Lo Pagan is already in sight - but who is there wants to be back and once for a drive around the Mar Menor. The municipality of San Pedro del Pinatar at the northern end of the lagoon is known for the curative properties of its mud. The sun and the high salinity of the water have ensured that many minerals are deposited in the soil.

The mud and anti-inflammatory effect against rheumatism, gout and arthritis, but also for skin diseases like acne. "The mud layer acts like a blotting paper, and frees the skin of toxins," it says on explanatory signs on the beach promenade.

From head to toe in mud

The paved path leads in Lo Pagan on wooden piers over, into the Mar Menor are hineingebaut. Steps lead down to the water. In small plastic buckets to collect the tourists dark mud from the seabed and is thus a rub. The young Spanish women have obviously fun: From head to toe distribute the silt and rub each other back and face. Then, a stroll along the promenade duty, so the sun can dry the mud. Is the black mass of a gray layer solidifies, it will be off again.

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL-QUIZ

AP, DDP, Antje Blinda