La Manga of the Mar Menor
The descriptive name of La Manga an interesting geographical layout which has come to be one of the symbols that best identifies the coast of Murcia as a tourist resort: an extended along approximately 24 km from Cabo de Palos and Punta cord the Cairn, which puts limits on natural saltwater lagoon called Mar Menor.
Originally, what is now known as La Manga was an open bay of the Mediterranean; at its ends, pitfalls of volcanic rocks were gradually acting as brakes sand and sediments carried by ocean currents, to form a sandy column of dunes and wild vegetation and extensive beaches lapped by two seas, the Mediterranean and the Menor. La Manga is a narrow strip of land whose width varies between 200 m and 1 km and a half. It is cut by natural channels that keep the contact between the two seas; the calls gullets allow entry into the Mediterranean water in the lagoon.
As such space, she remained a virgin until the decade of the sixties, when the "discovery" of La Manga as a tourist enclave, undergoing a transformation with the urbanization of the area and the construction of tourist infrastructure occurs.
Today everything that houses La Manga is designed to make the visitor stay more enjoyable. A complete hotel endowments with a network of establishments with the highest rating (five-star hotel, among others), located at strategic points, residential apartment complexes, marinas, sailing schools, recreational centers, supermarkets, shops, bars , discos ... everything you need for those looking for a full holiday. In times of winter and autumn, La Manga continues to operate because its population is constant all year round. Winter is ideal for those seeking peace and quiet, infrastructure and facilities.
In turn it being located between two seas, La Manga is also an ideal place to practice sports related to sailing. Sailing and skiing schools with regular courses, windsurfing and catamarans. In the Mediterranean enjoyed by those who prefer high waves to slide with windsurfers; In addition, the whole coastline offers a range of optimal and perfectly isolated for scuba diving areas such as Cabo de Palos and the rocky depths next to Isla Grosa.
Two nice hotels in the zone hotel in Aguilas Juan Montiel Puerto and Hotel Traiña in the Mar Menor.
In addition, those who come to this area can enjoy all the benefits of the marine resort of Mar Menor, following the concept of the ski resorts, it offers a set of nautical infrastructure, sports and tourism, hotels and training institutions entertainment grouped in one place: the entire Shore area of the Mar Menor and La Manga. The exceptional climatic conditions of the area -315 days of sunshine a year and annually average temperature of 18 ° C are optimal for the continuous practice of water sports.