Property for sale Murcia Spain

During the early 1970's many owners of property for sale Murcia Spain attended the Spanish Open Golf Championships at La Manga, the first step in the consolidation of the La Manga Club as one of the premier sport and leisure complexes in Southern Europe.

Leisure and pleasure seekers from all over the world, as well as owners of property for sale Murcia Spain, are drawn to La Manga with its wonderful climate, to enjoy a unique experience at this at this truly great resort.

Many owners of property for sale Murcia Spain visit Los Alcazares situated on the shores of the Mar Menor, a huge salt lagoon formed by the strip of land known as La Manga.

Los Alcazares is a hugely popular resort with owners of property for sale Murcia Spain and the Spanish and is very busy during the summer months.

Owners of property for sale Murcia Spain know that, although the Romans had formerly built Spas in the area to make use of the healing waters, the Arabs improved and consolidated these Spas and the area became important as a resting place, for relaxation and the enjoyment of life. Many owners of property for sale Murcia Spain know that the Arabs also brought their complex irrigation systems, developed in the middle-east and north Africa, enabling formerly arid land to be planted and used. Thus agriculture became very important for Los Alcazares, as owners of property for sale Murcia Spain know it still is today. The Arabs also brought with them their unique fishing methods, particularly useful in the tranquil, shallow waters of the Mar Menor - some of these fishing methods (including one called "la encañizada") can still be seen by owners of property for sale Murcia Spain in use today.

After the Arabs were expelled during the 13th century, Los Alcazares became somewhat depopulated although it continued to be a fishing town. Few owners of property for sale Murcia Spain know that during the 16th and 17th centuries Los Alcazares was no more than a tower with a fortified enclosure, and was used as a watering area for the cattle which grazed on the grasslands around the town. After the construction of a hermitage in 1898 Los Alcazares began to become known as a tourist resort for the people of Murcia and owners of property for sale Murcia Spain and it became something of a 'camping site' as many tents, awnings and temporary cabins were constructed along the seafront. Owners of property for sale Murcia Spain know that these were for the purpose of a peculiar custom which became known as 'novenario' and involved the taking of at least 9 baths in the waters from the time of the festival of the Virgen del Carmen (July 16th) throughout the remainder of July and August. This custom continued until around the middle of the 20th century.

The Los Alcazares known to owners of property for sale Murcia Spain today is a busy tourist resort with a good selection of shops, bars and restaurants, and some fine beaches. It is a popular spot with owners of property for sale Murcia Spain for water sports and the Mar Menor is a haven for all types of such sports including windsurfing, sailing, jet-skiing, scuba diving, snorkelling and swimming.