With world-class facilities across the spectrum, La Manga Club deserves its reputation as Europe's premier sports and leisure destination and Spain's flagship venue is offering a winning combination to schools looking for the perfect sporting break in 2014.

The award-winning Murcian resort has made a name for itself catering for the needs of the world's sporting elite, with the likes of Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Harlequins all having taken advantage of its five-star facilities this year.

European footballing giants Barcelona became the latest star name to visit La Manga Club earlier this month and, with everything from football, cricket, rugby, netball and tennis to golf, athletics, lacrosse, swimming, cycling and mountain biking, plus an average 300 days' sunshine a year, the resort promises a sports tour like no other.

In addition to more traditional sports, the nearby Mar Menor lagoon is perfect for watersports including canoeing, sailing, kayaking and rowing, and after a day of exercise, guests can ease any aches and pains away in La Manga Club's luxury spa before an evening of rest and relaxation in the resort's choice of 20 restaurants and bars.

Organising a trip couldn't be simpler, with the resort's dedicated in-house sports groups department available to look after every aspect of organising and running your team's visit, ensuring seamless organisation from start to finish.

Mark Stear, head of cricket at Emanuel School in Clapham, south-west London, said: "We've travelled to La Manga Club several times to use the high class facilities for pre-season training. 

"The grounds, facilities and accommodation are very good and we have benefited hugely from using them. Leisure facilities, including the indoor pool, are five-star; the tennis facilities are excellent and well worth a visit."

La Manga Club's school sports packages provide the perfect complement to the wide range of junior sporting camps that the venue runs throughout the year.

Youngsters can enhance their skills at first-class academies for sports including golf - the resort will open the only Leadbetter Golf Academy on mainland Spain next month - tennis, cricket, rugby and football, as well as the fun-packed range of activities in the junior club.

In addition, La Manga Club also annually hosts an array of junior sports camps featuring some of sports of biggest names, with Real Madrid, ex-world number one golfer Lee Westwood and former Wales rugby union captain Michael Owen all having staged successful academies in recent years.

La Manga Club boasts unrivalled facilities as a sports and leisure destination including three 18-hole championship golf courses, a 28-court tennis centre and a 2,000sqm spa and fitness centre. As well as offering the choice of a five-star hotel, four-star serviced apartments and townhouses and more than 20 bars and restaurants.

For more information about school sports breaks at La Manga Club, contact Chad Harpur on +34 968 33 1234, email chad.harpur@lamangaclub.com.
For further details about the resort and to book, phone +34 968 17 5577, email reservas@lamangaclub.com or visit www.lamangaclub.com.

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La Manga Club - www.lamangaclub.com - is an unrivalled sports and leisure paradise which sits between the low hills that separate the Mediterranean from the Mar Menor Sea, just 20 minutes from Murcia airport and an hour from Alicante.  

Set out over an area of some 560 hectares (approx. 1,400 acres), it enjoys a mild year-round Mediterranean climate and offers visitors a prestigious five-star hotel, luxury vacation apartments and extensive sports facilities, including three championship golf courses, a 28-court tennis centre and eight grass sports pitches. The resort is also home to innumerable leisure facilities, such as the 2,000m2 Spa La Manga Club with its 13 luxurious treatment rooms, comprehensive fitness centre and 25m indoor swimming pool; meeting, banqueting and incentive facilities, and more than 20 restaurants and bars. 

As well as hosting both Davis and Fed Cup tennis matches, La Manga Club has signed a long-term deal to be the overseas training resort of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) until 2016. It has also staged the Spanish Open golf championship and regularly attracts professional and international football teams to the first-class year-round training facilities which are also used by rugby and cricket sides.

As a result of more than 40 years of continued investment, innovation and commitment to excellence, La Manga Club is widely recognised as Spain's flagship resort and as one of the finest sports and lifestyle destinations in the world. Evidence of this is provided by its numerous awards and accolades.

La Manga Club was the proud recipient of a 2013 Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel website, for the facilities and service on offer at its five-star Hotel Principe Felipe. The resort has long been a staunch supporter of women's golf, being the official overseas resort partner of the English Women's Golf Association for three years as well as hosting the Ladies European Tour (LET) Qualifying School from 2009-12. La Manga Club is also the venue for the Ladies Murcia Open, an LET Access Series event, and regularly hosts top women's amateur events and teams.