La Manga
The descriptive name of La Manga (the sleeve) holds an interesting
geographical layout which has become one of the symbols that best
identifies the coast of Murcia as a tourist resort: a chain that
stretches along approximately 24 km from Cabo de Palos to the
Punta del Mojón, and is the natural limit of the salt water
lake known as the Mar Menor. Originally, what is now known as
La Manga del Mar Menor was a bay open to the Mediterranean; at
either end, volcanic reefs gradually held back the sand and sediment
that was dragged along by the sea currents to form a sandy column
of dunes and rock vegetation and long beaches in contact with
two seas: the Mediterranean and the Menor. La Manga is a narrow
piece of land with a width that varies between 200 m and 1 and
a half km. It is cut off by natural channels that keep the two
seas in contact with each other; the so-called ´golas´
allow water from the Mediterranean into the lake. As such, the
space was kept virgin until the 60´s, when La Manga was
´discovered´ as a tourist resort and underwent a transformation
which included the urbanisation of the area and the construction
of tourist infrastructures.
Nowadays, everything in La Manga has been designed to enhance the visitor's
stay. Complete hotel installations, with a network of establishments
with maximum qualification (including a five-star hotel), located
at strategic points, apartment complexes, sailing ports, sailing
schools, recreational centres, supermarkets, shops, bars, discos...
everything you need for a complete holiday. In winter and autumn,
La Manga is kept open, since its population is constant all year
round. Winter is an ideal period for those in search of peace
and quiet, with the necessary services and infrastructures.
Due to it being located between two seas, La Manga is also an ideal
place for water sports. There are sailing and skiing schools that
run periodical courses, as well as windsurfing and catamarans.
The Mediterranean can be enjoyed by those who prefer high waves
for windsurfing and the entire coast also offers a series of areas
that are ideally suited and perfectly isolated for diving, such
as Cabo de Palos and the rocky depths next to Isla Grosa.
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