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Do you love sports? Do you love to relax? Do you love family? Do you love the job? Whatever you love in life – La Manga Club is the place for you! In terms of area, there are 560 hectares, which corresponds to 5,600,000 m2. This gem is located in the Murcia region, just a 10-minute drive from the historic port city of Cartagena.
Nominated for Spain’s best hotel/resort and golf facility
La Manga Club is centrally located in terms of distance to the nearest airport. Here it is a short distance to both the two airports Corvera (RMU) and Alicante (ALC). The construction of this resort started already in 1972.
Thanks to over 50 years of continuous investment in this area, and with that in mind right from the start to be a Resort beyond the ordinary, we can happily state that La Manga Club is still at least as popular.
This is shown, among other things, through the many awards this resort has received. La Manga Club is year after year nominated (also wins) as best golf course and best hotel/resort in Spain and Europe.
Several smaller residential areas with their own distinctive style
La Manga Club is built up in different phases and has many different residential areas. All areas are characterized by their special atmosphere and service. Almost like small villages inside the resort, they form different “communities”.
All these areas have their own President who represents the area and who helps to handle administrative tasks for the residents.
There are over 2,300 properties at La Manga Club and there is still new construction in the area. The club is suitable for all ages and there is full activity here all year round.
There is a nice mix of permanent residents and vacationers. Here you will find everything from smaller apartments and villas to large and very luxurious properties.
Facts about La Manga Club
- 30 min. by car from Murcia airport (Corvera). Read more about the airport here.
- 60 min. by car from Alicante airport (ALC). About Alicante airport, read here.
- An area suitable for everyone – young and old
- Many restaurants and bars inside the resort itself. Read more about the La Manga Club restaurants here.
- Grand Hyatt hotel inside the area. Read about the 5 star Grand Hyatt hotel here.
- Ona Las Lomas Village. Read about it here.
- SPA. Read more about the SPA facilities here.
- Fitness center. Read more about The Racquets Club here.
- Plenty of activities, many aimed at sports – especially golf and tennis. You can get the overview here.
- Fantastic for cycling, running, triathlon
- Three 18-hole golf courses inside the resort. Read more about the La Manga Club golf courses here.
- Many golf courses within a radius of 60 minutes by car. Murcia Tourist Office informs about golf courses in the region here.
- 28 tennis courts on various surfaces. Read more about the tennis facilities at The Racquets Club La Manga Club here.
- 7 Padel tennis courts. Read more about The Racquets Club La Manga Club padel courts here.
- The resort is located in the Murcia region. Read more about the region here.
- You can read about La Manga Club’s history from 1972 here
- Water sports activities, such as diving, Jet Ski, sailing, etc. you can read about here.
- Weddings and social events, read more about it here.
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Fun facts;
- Gary Player was LMC’s first director of golf. He was also LMC’s golf ambassador in the period 1973-77
- Manolo Santana (4 times Grand Slam winner) was LMC’s first tennis director
- Scenes from the Dracula film with Christopher Lee in the lead role, were recorded at LMC (Miradores)
- Sergio Garcia’s father, Victor Garcia, learned to play golf at LMC and here he met his future wife, and Sergio’s mother, Consuelo, who worked in the golf shop
- Arnold Palmer has had the river at the 18th hole on the south course named after him after a spectacular hit into the water in 1975 that won him the tournament: “Great Lake Palmer”
- Severiano Ballesteros was LMC’s professional ambassador from 1980 to 1985 with LMC’s logo on the golf bag
- Luke Donald learned to play golf at LMC
- There are more than 3,000 palm trees at LMC that were imported from Florida in the 1970s to be used, among other things. on the golf courses by the designer Robert D. Putman from California
- Football clubs that have trained and lived at LMC is a long list that includes e.g. Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Liverpool FC, all Scandinavian top clubs, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Galatasaray, Ajax, RSC Anderlecht, Lokomotiv Moscow, Rubin Kazan, FC Zenit, New York Red Bulls, various national teams
- The Pitch & Putt Par-47 course was designed by Severiano Ballesteros in 1980
- German Otto Bucher entered the Guinness Book of World Records at La Manga Club on June 13, 1985, because he managed a hole in one on the “South Course’s” 110-meter 12th hole at the age of 99.