Glitz and glamour are on the menu in equal measure at Spain's five-star La Manga Club over the next month with the resort having revealed a range of new dining and entertainment offerings to help guests enjoy the long summer evenings.

Former X Factor finalist Ruth Lorenzo is among the many highlights to have been unveiled on the entertainment programme as visitors have the chance to unwind and party the night away at Europe's premier sports and leisure destination.

Lorenzo, a personal favourite of Simon Cowell's in the 2008 X Factor and who represented Spain in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, is among the artists who will be performing at the 1st La Manga Club Summer Gala Dinner on Thursday August 7 in aid of the children's charity Alda Foundation.

Tickets for the exclusive event cost €65 per person which includes moonlit gala dinner (and wine) around the swimming pool of the resort's luxury hotel, live music, a charity raffle and auction by PY Gerbeau, non-executive chairman of La Manga Club, and appearances from some of the complex's celebrity ambassadors.

And back by popular demand this year is the resort's White Night evenings, where guests have the chance to experience the spirit of Ibiza with moonlit beach dinner parties at the resort's own Mediterranean cove with live cooking stations, cocktails, and chill-out DJ sets.

The next Ibiza-themed evening will take place on Friday, August 15 and costs €90 for adults (€30 for children under 12) including a buffet dinner, wine and soft drinks and live music.

La Manga Club boasts unrivalled facilities as a sport and leisure venue including three 18-hole championship golf courses and a new Leadbetter Golf Academy – the only such facility in mainland Spain, a 28-court tennis centre and a 2,000sqm spa and fitness centre. In addition, there are a wide range of sporting academies for all ages this summer.

Visitors can stay in a choice of the resort's four-star Las Lomas self-catering apartments or five-star Principe Felipe Hotel with a seven-night bed-and-breakfast stay for a family of four available from €1,953 (approx £1,620) including access to the Spa La Manga Club's saunas, steam rooms, indoor pool and gym.

In total, La Manga Club offers more than 20 bars and restaurants and its own Mediterranean cove beach.

For more information or to book call 00 34 968 17 5000 ext 8700, email reservas@lamangaclub.com or go to 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.