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San Javier is one of four municipalities whose identity is inextricably intertwined with that of Europe's largest inland saltwater lake, the Mar Menor.

73 kilometres of interior waterfronts and over 40 kilometres of beaches are enclosed by a 21-kilometre long sandspit, La Manga del Mar Menor creating unique bathing conditions with warm, shallow water.

Although the municipality is just 175 years old, it has an interesting history, the safety of these sheltered waters attracted mankind for thousands of years. The Phoenicians took advantage of its safe harbour and trading opportunities 2600 years ago. leaving behind the Bajo de la Campana shipwreck, and today tourists arrive via San Javier airport from across Europe to enjoy the leisure pursuits on offer.

Tourism is one of the municipality's principal activities, creating employment in the services sector, with hotels, bars and restaurants, property management, rentals and sales professionals all servicing the tourism and leisure sectors.

Warm thermal winds and shallow waters create ideal conditions for watersports, and San Javier offers excellent opportunities for both beginners and improvers who enjoy sailing, windsurfing, kitesurfing and diving from the many specialist centres within San Javier.

Agriculture is also an important element of the local economy and in the outlying pedanías, a wide range of both greenhouse and salad crops are cultivated.

An established ex-pat community has grown up within San Javier, in areas such as Roda, taking advantage of the warm climate and busy cultural offering, which includes the San Javier Jazz Festival, the Carnival in Santiago de la Ribera and the many events run by social support groups and charities within the ex-pat community. The inauguration of two new high-tech hospitals in both The Mar Menor Los Arcos Hospital in San Javier and the Santa Lucia Hospital in Cartagena are an added attraction, ensuring quality healthcare for residents.

San Javier also has a rich cultural tradition with the annual Romería of San Blas in February, the marine Romería of the Virgen del Carmen in July and boasts one of the largest nativity Beléns in Spain during the Christmas celebrations, when even the Three Kings arrive in San Javier by boat.

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27th July Santi Campillo, Buddy Whittington, Pierre Boussaguet Quartet; San Javier Jazz Festival SATURDAY JULY 27TH “SAN JAVIER LOVES MICHEL LEGRAND” WITH PIERRE BOUSSAGUET QUARTET & NATALIE DESSAY BUDDY WHITTINGTON & SANTIAGO CAMPILLO HOMAGE TO TEXAS BLUES LEGENDS; GUESTS: MAURI SANCHIS & ÑACO GOÑI..

26th July Maceo Parker and the Niels Lan Doky Trio San Javier Jazz Festival FRIDAY 26TH JULY NIELS LAN DOKY TRIO MACEO PARKER Tickets 25 euros. Click here to buy tickets online. Start time 21.30 Niels Lan Doky Trio Michael Contat defines Niels Lan Doky as “one of the most..

July 25th Chick Corea and the Spanish Heart Band at San Javier Jazz Festival THURSDAY JULY 25TH CHICK COREA AND THE SPANISH HEART BAND Tickets 35 euros. Click here to buy tickets online. Start time: 21.30 One of the most féted musicians, inside and outside the world of jazz, winner of over twenty Grammy awards..

24th July Free concert; Zoot Suiters at La Manga del Mar Menor WEDNESDAY JULY 24TH ZOOT SUITERS – AT THE “TOMÁS MAESTRE” PORT, LA MANGA Free concert Start time 22:00 Zoot Suiters The spectacular swing band from Murcia, Zoot Suiters, composed of seven great musicians..

July 23rd Free concert Santiago de la Ribera; Victor Aneiros Band, Mike Wheeler, Antonio Serrano TUESDAY JULY 23RD VÍCTOR ANEIROS BAND + MIKE WHEELER, ALEX ZAYAS & ANTONIO SERRANO - AT BARNUEVO EXPLANADE, SANTIAGO DE LA RIBERA Free concert The return of the great guitarist and Galician singer Víctor..

July 21st Ron Carter Foursight Quartet at San Javier Jazz Festival SUNDAY JULY 21ST RON CARTER FOURSIGHT QUARTET Tickets 15 euros. Click here to buy tickets online Ron Carter Living legend, symbol of the best classical tradition within jazz and one of the best bassists of this musical style, in history..

July 20th Karen Souza and Steve Gadd Band at San Javier Jazz Festival SATURDAY JULY 20TH KAREN SOUZA STEVE GADD BAND Tickets 25 euros. Click here to buy tickets online NB: This concert begins at 21:00 Karen Souza Argentinean singer Karen Souza is one of the freshest and most original artists..

July 19th Marcus Miller, Roberta Gambarini at the San Javier Jazz Festival FRIDAY JULY 19TH ROBERTA GAMBARINI & FABRIZIO BOSSO HOMAGE CONCERT TO ROY HARGROVE MARCUS MILLER Tickets 25 euros. Click here to buy tickets Roberta Gambarini and Fabrizio Bosso In 2006, at the IX edition of Jazz San..

14th July Bill Evans and The Spy Killers, Jazzmeia horn at San Javier Jazz Festival SUNDAY JULY 14TH JAZZMEIA HORN BILL EVANS & THE SPY KILLERS Tickets 15 euros. Click here to buy tickets NB: This concert starts at 21.00 Jazzmeia Horn Legendary vocalist Jon Hendricks has said of her, &..

July 13th Thierry Lang and Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles: San Javier Jazz SATURDAY JULY 13TH THIERRY LANG & DAVID LINX PROJECT FEATURING: SYLVAIN BEUF CORY HENRY & THE FUNK APOSTLES Tickets 20 euros. Click here to buy tickets Start time 21.20 Thierry Lang and the David Linx..

13th July free boat trip on the Mar Menor (Spanish commentary) A guided trip of the Mar Menor by boat As a promotional exercise to encourage visitors from other areas to come and explore the fabulous Mar Menor, the tourist offices of San Javier are offering a free Travesía en Barco por el Mar Menor, a boat..

July 12th Kennedy Administration and Antonio Lizana Sextet; San Javier Jazz Click here to see the full programme of concerts in the San Javier Jazz Festival 2019, together with venue details, season passes and maps: SAN JAVIER JAZZ 2019 FRIDAY JULY 12TH ANTONIO LIZANA SEXTET WITH LA MARI DE CHAMBAO KENNEDY..

July 6th San Javier Jazz; BVR Flamenco Big band and Tony DeSare Click here to see the full programme of concerts in the San Javier Jazz Festival 2019, together with venue details, season passes and maps: SAN JAVIER JAZZ 2019 SATURDAY JULY 6TH BVR FLAMENCO BIG BAND GUESTS: DAVID DE JACOBA, KAREN LUGO & RICARDO..

Saturday 6th July Aidemarcha San Javier: run 5km or walk 3km for the Mar menor charity Aidemar A huge event raising money for this Mar-Menor based charity The 10th Aidemarcha night run/walk on Saturday 6th July 2019 will feature thousands of runners taking part in an event which is held to raise funds for Aidemar, the association for the integration..

Friday July 5th Andrea Motis and Toni Zenet; San Javier Jazz Festival Click here to see the full programme of concerts in the San Javier Jazz Festival 2019, together with venue details, season passes and maps: SAN JAVIER JAZZ 2019 FRIDAY JULY 5TH ANDREA MOTIS ZENET Tickets 15 euros Start time: 21.30..

Saturday June 29th San Javier Jazz: Free concert Anna Luna One of the most important jazz vocalists in Spain, known particularly for her renditions of popular Brazilian music Click here to see the full programme of concerts in the San Javier Jazz Festival 2019, together with venue details, season passes and..

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