Shopping,
you will find charming local shops at Zoco (KM 5) and Plaza Bohemia (KM 4). There is also a “Hippie market” in Plaza Bohemia during the summer evenings.
For more shopping alternatives, make a day trip to Cartagena (old town, El Corte Inglés department store, Espacio Mediterráneo shopping centre, Torrevieja (city centre, La Zenia Boulevard shopping centre) or Murcia (city centre, Nueva Condomina shopping centre, La Noria outlet).
Weekly markets,
there is two all year weekly markets in La Manga. One just outside Puerto Tomas Master on Saturdays, and one by Eurospar in Cabo de Palos, on Sundays. Fresh vegetables and fruits, clothes and toys for a cheap price. From 9 to 14 o ́clock all year around.