La manga

The fairly descriptive name of La Manga hides a curious orographic event, one of the outstanding features of the murcian coast: a strip of land of approximately 24 kms in length, extending between Cabo de Palos and the Punta del Mojón creating a natural divide between the mediterraneanthe salt water lagoon which we call Mar Menor.

Originally what is now called La Manga del mar menor was an open bay. At obth of its extremes volcanic rocks slowly started to trap sediments and sand from the currents until a sandy bar was finally formed, with dunes and wild vegetation, and extensive beaches, bathed by two seas: the Mediterranean and the Menor.

La manga is a narrow stretch of land, from 200 metres to 1.5kms wide. It is crossed by natural channels which keep both seas linked, these so called golas allow water from the Mediterranean into the lagoon. The area remained completely unspoiled until the sixties, when La Manga was finally discovered as a touristic resort.

It then experienced a transformation, with the construction of numerous apartment blocks, hotels, infrastructure, ports, sailing schools and leisure facilities.


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