La Tercia lies in the historic region of Murcia, about half way between Murcia city and the coast of the Mar Menor & La Manga, 15 miles from San Javier Airport on the coast. Regular bus and rail services are available all year round.

* Fly to Murcia, San Javier (20min from house) or Alicante (45min from house) both of which are amply served by inexpensive flights with several airlines.

* From the UK, try:

~ www.jet2.com - Belfast, Blackpool, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle.

~ www.easyjet.com - Belfast, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Glasgow, Liverpool, Luton, Newcastle, Stansted

~ www.thomsonfly.com - Coventry, East Midlands, Luton, Manchester.

~ www.ryanair.com - East Midlands, Glasgow, Liverpool, Luton, Stansted.

~ www.bmibaby.com - Birmingham, Cardiff, Durham, East Midlands, Heathrow, Manchester.

~ www.monarch-airlines.com - Birmingham, Gatwick, Luton, Manchester.

~ www.flybe.com - Birmingham, Exeter, Norwich, Southampton