Where is La Manga Club?
Where is the nearest airport for La Manga Club?
La Manga Club is in the Region of Murcia, (Región de Murcia) in the south-west of Spain. The resort is located within the municipality of Cartagena, close to the City of Cartagena and just a few minutes drive from the Mar Menor. The Mar Menor is Europe’s largest salt water lake, and is separated from the Mediterranean sea by a narrow channel, so although the water is still salty, it is non-tidal, providing superb sailing conditions and safe bathing, with dozens of soft sandy beaches, which slope very gently into the water. The Mediterranean coastline also has dozens of beaches, offering a wide choice of bathing conditions and services, the nearest being within the resort itself, although there are many Mediterranean beaches along the La Manga Strip and at Cabo de Palos nearby.
This stretch of coastline is known as the Costa Cálida, or warm coast, Murcia being the warmest land-based region of Spain throughout the year (as opposed to the islands of the Canaries and the Balearics).
La Manga Club is strategically located, with good motorway links to both the capital of the Region of Murcia and Cartagena, a major port and cruise ship destination,and all of the towns of the Mar Menor area, the nearest small town being Los Belones.
All of these offer offer a full range of supermarkets, plenty of shops, weekly street markets, libraries, Health centres, dentists, hairdressers, banks, schools, restaurants and good sports facilities, as well as cosmopolitan shopping centres in both Murcia and Cartagena and there is plenty of cultural activity on offer.
There is minimal public transport, so hiring a car is highly recommended for anyone considering visiting the resort on holiday. The use of seat belts is obligatory in Spain, and all children under the age of 12 must be secured in cars using child seats and restraints, so make sure to advise car hire companies of child ages if booking a rental car for family use.
It is important to differentiate between the La Manga Club and La Manga del Mar Menor itself. The La Manga Club is located on the mainland, whereas La Manga del Mar Menor is part way down whats known locally as the "La Manga Strip, " although its technically an isthmus, which stretches for a distance of 20 kilometres, enclosing the Mar Menor. "The strip" is a long thin piece of land, crammed full of hotels and apartments, La Manga del Mar Menor being part of the way down, a pedanía ( administrative district) within the San Javier municipality. There is a good 25 minute drive between the two places, so take care when looking at maps and arranging transport to differentiate between the two.
Information on Murcia Today about La Manga Club
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