La Manga named Spain's best golf resort sixth year in a row

THE prestigious resort in Murcia, south-east #Spain, was the overwhelming first choice of readers of the UK’s best-selling #golf magazine, receiving nearly 10 per cent more votes than its nearest challenger at the 2017 Today’s Golfer Travel Awards.

The new accolade extends #LaManga Club’s amazing record of having won the coveted title every year since it was introduced, and is further confirmation of the resort’s status as one of Europe’s most popular golf resorts.

Set across an area of 1,400 acres, La Manga Club has been at the forefront of European sports and leisure destinations for more than four decades.

Featuring three 18-hole golf courses, a nine-hole academy course and outstanding practice facilities, La Manga Club has enjoyed a rich golfing history since its inception in 1972, while its array of other outstanding sports and leisure amenities, bars and restaurants has helped establish it as a firm favourite with golfers worldwide.

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No sticky wickets at La Manga

#LAMANGA CLUB has teamed up with #Cricket Ireland and Cricket Scotland for a long-term partnership to create a European Cricket Performance Centre at the Spanish resort – the first of its kind in Europe.

The sports and leisure resort has signed a ten-year deal with the two national organizations to develop an exclusive warm-weather overseas training base in Murcia, south-east #Spain.

Designed to help prepare men's and women's teams for international cricket as well as assisting with the development of players and coaches, the first phase of the jointly-funded project will next year.

In a joint statement, Cricket Ireland and Cricket Scotland said: ‘This is the culmination of a long-term project to develop state-of-the-art training facilities in continental Europe. Rather than having to travel to the UAE or further afield to escape our long winters, our players at all levels now have the chance to train in a cost-effective way on world-class grass and artificial surfaces in a warm-weather southern European setting on a year-round basis.

Cricket Ireland and Cricket Scotland will have exclusive booking options for using the centre as a warm-weather training and playing base for its men's and women's national and provincial senior and youth teams.

Facilities will include six updated first-class grass pitches and two artificial wickets on two existing grounds, plus 18 grass and five artificial net lanes – all with 25-yard run-ups. Fielding, catching, and wicket-keeping areas are also being created.

Chad Harpur, director of sports at La Manga Club, said: ‘This agreement will open up a new market for La Manga Club. The cricket facility will be the best in Europe and is something we are very proud to be part of.’

In 1,400 acres, La Manga Club has a high performance sports centre, a high-altitude training facility, three 18-hole golf courses, 28 tennis courts, and a spa and fitness centre, plus a five-star hotel, four-star serviced apartments, and more than 20 bars and restaurants.

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La Manga Club set for 2016 take-off with Dublin flights

FROM MARCH 27, Aer Lingus will operate four flights a week from Dublin to Murcia-San Javier airport, which is a 20-minute drive away from the multi award-winning #LaMangaClub sports resort. 

In an area three times the size of Monaco, the resort's facilities include: 

• Three 18-hole #golf courses and a nine-hole academy course, 
• A Leadbetter golf academy – the only one of its kind in mainland Spain 
• A 28-court #tennis centre 
• Eight full-size football pitches

Northern Ireland's Michael Hoey was among the thousands of golfers to enjoy a golf holiday at the resort last summer. ‘I played the north and south courses again and they strike a really good balance between providing a challenge and being fair. The climate is perfect, the facilities are top-class and it all makes for a great golfing experience for those who want to get away from the unpredictable British and Irish weather.’

The resort's other facilities include a high performance sports centre, a spa and fitness complex, a five-star hotel, four-star serviced apartments and townhouses, and more than 20 bars and restaurants.

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La Manga Club voted among world's best tennis resorts

LA MANGA CLUB in Murcia, #Spain has enhanced its position as a firm favourite with players across the globe after being named among the world's top 75 tennis resorts in a poll of users of Tennis Resorts Online. 

The survey asked users to rate their favourite tennis resorts and training camps, taking into account more than 20 different aspects of a tennis holiday. #LaMangaClub was voted second best in Europe.

The accolade is a further endorsement of La Manga Club's tennis facilities, with the venue already the official overseas winter training base of Britain’s Lawn Tennis Association, as well as having extended its partnership this year with Tennis Europe for a further two years.

The resort was named as Spain's leading golf complex at the 2015 World Golf Awards for the second year running earlier this month, as well as being voted Best Golf Resort in Spain by UK readers of Today's Golfer magazine.

La Manga has 20 clay courts, four hard courts, and four on artificial grass.

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Dive in Murcia

#SCUBA-DIVING enthusiasts are being invited to get in the swim this summer to discover the many underwater delights in the Murcia region.

The #Murcia coastline in south-east Spain has a wealth of marine life, underwater landscapes, and shipwrecks to explore in some of the country's most acclaimed dive sites, including Cabo de Palos – recognized as one of Europe’s best scuba areas.

Some of the region's best dive sites can be found by the port of Águilas, set amidst majestic cliffs and beautiful Sandy beaches, these sites are well protected from the weather which means there is always a sheltered spot for diving.

The region also has plenty for novice divers, with La Azohia a place for beginners to experience safe diving. It is also a renowned spot for whale watching.

Complementing the dive options are other sports and leisure activities, including watersports on shallow waters of the Mar Menor, Europe's largest salt-water lagoon.

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