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La Menara Sat Nav Co-ordinates N
37.22493 W011.80701
Vera Playa is now well served by communication links, which is why it
is being developed. There are 3 airports within travelling distance; Almeria,
Alicante and Murcia (San Javier).
This
is the closest airport and is about 45 minutes drive, by motorway. The
drive is simple, follow the signs for Murcia as you leave the airport
and you will soon reach the N344 motorway. Stay on that till you see the
sign for Vera then follow local directions. It would be possible to
travel to this airport if you do not wish to hire a car. Let us know in
advance and we can organise a pick up for you at a competitive price.
At
present, Monarch are flying into Almeria from Manchester,
and Birmingham. EasyJet fly from Stansted and Gatwick and Ryanair fly into
Almeria from Stansted and Dublin in the summer. Jet 2 flies into Almeria
from May to November, from Leeds.
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Monarch |
http://www.flymonarch.com |
08700 40 50 40
08:00 - 20:00 UK time, every day except Christmas Day and New
Years Day. |
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Easyjet |
http://www.easyjet.co.uk |
0905 821 0905
08:00 to 20:00 Monday to Friday, and 09.00 to 17.00 hrs on
Saturday and Sunday (UK time).
Calls cost 65p per minute; calls from mobiles and other networks
may cost more.
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Ryanair |
http://ryanair.com |
0871 246 0000
9:00 to 17:45
Monday to Friday,
Saturday and Sunday closed (UK Time)
10p per minute. |
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Jet2 |
http://www.jet2.com |
0871 226 1 737
08:00 until 21:00 Monday to Friday, 09:00 until 17:00
Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays, (UK Time).
10p per min |
Set your trip
meter to zero
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Leave the airport following
the signpost for Almeria, Murcia, E15, N344
Take the right fork to leave
the airport. |
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At the first roundabout,
straight ahead signposted Murcia on E15 (motorway) |
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At the roundabout, take
right slip road onto motorway to Murcia, following the blue sign
towards E15, A7 Please note, motorways in this part of Spain
are only 2 lane in most places. The slip-roads are shorter than
we are accustomed to and it is sometimes necessary to really
slow down or stop at the end, the Spanish drivers do not
necessarily move over to let joining motorists in. |
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Turn off the motorway at
exit 520, signposted Los Gallardos. At the end of the slip-road
take the 2nd exit, signposted Los Gallardos, N340a |
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Turn Right, signposted
Turre and Garrucha, opposite the CAMPSA garage
Carry straight along this road,
do not turn into Garrucha village. |
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arrive at the Las
Bouganvillas Roundabout. Go straight across, signposted
Villaricos. Go over the bridge across the dried river bed and at
the next (Puerto Rey) roundabout, go straight across again.
Carry on for 2.2 km, going straight across at 3 roundabouts.
The third round about is just
after the Consum Supermarket.
At the next roundabout turn
right by hoarding
onto Avenida Ciudad de Castallon The road is sign-posted Official Naturist
Area. (Zona Naturista)
La Menara community is the
second car park gate on the right, it is white with black
borders.
This is where we will
normally arrange to meet you |
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If you reach the Hotel Vera
Playa Club you have missed your turning!!!!! |
Murcia Airport
Take note, if you are using Sat Nav and the maps are not really up to
date, you will be taken a long way round, as the AP7 is not on many Sat
Navs
Murcia (San Javier) Airport is
actually closer to Cartagena. It is slightly nearer to Vera Playa than
Alicante, now that the new toll road is open (the AP7) the drive only
takes about 1 1/4 hours, but the tolls are about 12 Euros each way. If
you really want a scenic drive (it is beautiful, but more than an hour
slower), use the coastal road that takes you through the heart of
Cartagena.
Murcia Airport is small and has
reasonable facilities. Flights are available here from many carriers and
many UK Airports. The easiest way to check is to use a search engine
that covers all the operators, I like Skyscanner.
Directions from
Murcia Airport
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NB Spanish Motorway junction numbers are not sequential but
refer to km numbers .There are km markers on all roads
IF
CAR HIRE “ON” AIRPORT |
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Leave airport by the only exit. |
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At roundabout, straight on. |
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IF CAR HIRE “OFF” AIRPORT |
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Take road back towards airport. |
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At roundabout turn right. |
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At next roundabout, straight on (under motorway). At next
roundabout turn left onto Motorway AP7 towards Cartagena |
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At Junction 800 (beware it is a multiple junction) take AP7
towards Vera and Almeria. |
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Continue for 101 km. |
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At Junction 901, come off motorway, through toll booth, straight
on (under main road), turn left towards Los Lobos (A332). |
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Almost immediately take right turn towards Palomares.(AL 8105) |
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In La Muleria follow road round to the right towards Cuevas. (AL
8105) |
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At next main junction take left turn towards Villaricos. (AL
8106) |
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At T Junction turn right (signposted Consum Supermarket) (AL
7107) |
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At next roundabout (by Repsol garage, straight on. (AL 7107) |
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Over a small rise, pass the junction for Hotel Vera Playa, turn
left at first roundabout, onto Avenida Ciudad
de Castellon. La Menara is the second urbanisation
on the right, the gate is white with black borders. |
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(IF MEETING AT ‘EL BALCONCITO’ turn down Hotel Street, bar is
one of the first on right (before roundabout). |
Directions to
Murcia Airport
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NB Spanish Motorway junction numbers are not sequential but
refer to km numbers .There are km markers on all roads |
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From La Menara turn left out of car park, turn right at
roundabout (AL7107) |
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Pass 6 km sign, just over dry river bridge turn left towards La
Muleria (AL 8106) |
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At T junction at end , turn right towards La Muleria (AL 8105)
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In La Muleria, turn left towards Murcia. |
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At T junction at end (main road) turn left (A 332) towards
Almeria. |
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After 200 metres turn right down sliproad to Motorway (AP7) |
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After toll booth take right lane towards
Murcia and Cartagena. |
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(NB Airport signs refer to Murcia Airport
not Alicante) |
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At Junction 784 take slip road off
motorway. |
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At roundabout, turn right. |
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IF CAR HIRE “ON” AIRPORT |
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At next roundabout, straight on, enter
Airport. |
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Car hire return is second car park entrance
on left
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IF CAR HIRE “OFF” AIRPORT |
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At next roundabout, turn left. |
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After about 1km -car hire premises on left. |
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Take courtesy bus to airport. |
Alicante Airport
This is the airport that serves the
Costa Blanca, it is big and busy. For a summary of all operators, try
using
www.skyscanner.com, this website gives an overview of all operators
from all airports.
A word of advice - if you have
a late arrival or an early departure, consider staying overnight at Hostal
La Posada in Torrellano. It is a couple of minutes from the airport,
extremely comfortable and welcoming, only 50 euro a night including
breakfast (freshly squeezed orange, fresh coffee, tostadas) and you can
make your drive in daylight hours when you are fresh. And the food is
superb, try the ox tail (rabo de toro)
http://www.hostallaposada.com/
Directions from Alicante Airport
Set your
trip meter to zero
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Leave
Alicante Airport following the signs to Murcia |
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You will
join the A7 motorway heading south (The road from the airport
ends on the South bound carriageway of the motorway) |
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Pick up
the signs for Almeria, the Motorway forks here, the other fork
goes to Murcia, you follow the signs to Almeria. |
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Take the
right lane to again follow signs for Almeria, (Ancantarilla and
Granada) the motorway forks again, the other direction is
Murcia. |
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Continue
on the motorway, (ignore the turn off to Granada), at 197.5 km
take the exit No 534 to Vera. |
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At the end
of the slip road turn Right |
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Go
straight across the roundabout (N340a) heading towards Vera
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Past the
Hotel Asgari (neon lights with dancing girls) |
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Turn
Left (3327) to Garrucha |
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At the
Intermarche Round About Turn Left, joining dual carriageway past
Intermarche. Go straight ahead at roundabouts. |
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Just
after Mercadona Supermarket turn Left, signposted Puerto Rey
After turning left go straight across the new roundabout.
At the T junction turn right. |
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At end
of road, at the roundabout by the Esquina Centre Commercial,
turn Left, (Note, there is a small ‘traffic calming’ roundabout
near the end of the road, by the Bahia Fenicia sales office,
this is NOT the one where you turn left) |
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Carry on
for 2.2 km, going straight across at 3 roundabouts.
The third
round about is just after the Consum Supermarket.
At the
next roundabout turn right by
hoarding onto
Avenida Ciudad de Castellon. The road is sign-posted
Official Naturist Area. (Zona Naturista)
La Menara
community is the second car park gate on the right, it is white
with black borders. This is where we will normally arrange to
meet you.
If you
reach the Hotel Vera Playa Club you have missed your
turning!!!!! |
Ferry Crossings
Brittany Ferries operate from Plymouth to Santander,
the crossing takes 18 hours and the drive from Santander to Vera takes about 8 hours. If
you wanted a long winter let, it is worthwhile. Contact us for information
and visit the Brittany Ferries Website www.brittanyferries.co.uk
P&O sail from Portsmouth to Bilbao.
Car Hire
Car Hire couldn't be simpler and is relatively inexpensive. We have had
excellent service from Carjet, which seems to act as a central booking
agency for several Spanish companies. The cars are new, in excellent condition,
insured fully comprehensive with no excess and no bail bond, and easy
to book over the internet. Look out for special offers as often a more
expensive class is being promoted and you might get luxury driving at
bargain basement prices. Air conditioning is a big advantage in the summer,
and with Petrol at about half British prices the reduced fuel consumption
shouldn't bother you too much (except your green conscience). Hiring an
air conditioned Ford Ka in spring cost us �71. A Ford Focus cost about
�110.
Travel in the resort
Going out for a meal and a drink? Taxis are available locally, there
is a list of taxi firms in the apartments. Or alternatively go for a drink
to the Chiringuito on your way out and the waiter will order you a taxi.
Similarly, restaurants in Garruccha or Mojacar or elsewhere will book
your taxis, don't worry about language problems.
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