POLARIS WORLD

South of Alicante, in the beautiful Murcia region of Spain there is emerging an ambitious network of quality resorts built by Polaris World, Spain’s leading developer of luxury properties.

The resorts are paradise for the keen golfer, being centered around golf courses and yet they also have a wealth of other facilities to offer the rest of the family. There are tennis courts, swimming pools, shops, bars, restaurants and spa facilities.  The properties have 24 hour security and broadband internet. Staying in a Polaris World property will enable the golfers to access all the Polaris World golf courses — which will be no less than nine in the Murcia area, making it a golfing capital of Europe. Known as the Nicklaus Golf Trail, Polaris World is constructing a circuit which will boast 9-courses within a radius of 25 km and which they intend to be the best golf experience in Europe.

There are 3 courses already up and running, a fourth opening in the first half of 2008, 2 with work in progress and 3 in the planning stages. The courses each have different characteristics and levels of play and the facilities adhere to the highest standards of quality and design. A shuttle bus connects all the resorts and the Polaris World Beach Club, which means that you don't need your own transport during your stay, unless you wish to venture further afield. The shuttle bus is already running between La Torre, El Valle and Mar Menor Golf Resorts and the service will be extended as more resorts open. 
 
THE MURCIA AREA

The Murcia Region enjoys a wonderful climate, warm mild temperatures (annual average  21° C) low rainfall and blessed with over 300 days of sunshine each year  making it the perfect place to relax in or to explore all year round.

The region is vibrant, full of life and colour, the clear sunny days giving the region a distinctive warm Mediterranean light. The Murcia Region shoreline runs just over 250 km, is known as “the warm coast” and is shared by two seas, the Mar Menor and the Mediterranean. The landscape is scattered with breathtaking cliffs, beautiful secluded beaches of soft white sand, lively seaports and natural coves of crystal-clear waters.

Many of these areas are part of the Region's network of Protected Natural Lands. A well known and recognisable local geographical feature is La Manga, a strip of coastline that encloses and separates the 170 km2 Mar Menor lagoon from the Mediterranean, connected only by channels or gorges. The  extra warm waters of the Mar Menor are reputed to bestow health benefits. Areas of ecological interest are also found at the San Pedro del Pinatar salt flats and the Calblanque Natural Park.

MAR MENOR GOLF RESORT
   
This was the very first of the Polaris World resorts. It has a 9 hole golf course on site and a 5 star Intercontinental Hotel. The development of Mar Menor 2, means that in a few years time there will be a full 18 hole course at the Mar Menor Resort. The Mar Menor Resort is currently made up of quality villas and townhouses and there is a communal pool on site. It also has a tennis court, supermarket, bars and restaurants.

Like the other Polaris World Resorts it has 24 hour secuity and is close to both San Javier (Murcia) airport and Alicante airport. This is  a unique area with the good fortune to have both a saltwater lake and a Mediterranean shore. The Mar Menor is the largest salt water lake in Europe, part of the ‘Costa Calida’ or the ‘Warm Coast’. The Romans valued the area highly and developed a lucrative salt industry, they called it Belich and referred to it as a port of refuge. It was much deeper in those days and could cope with even the largest of vessels. The mud and clay are said to have therapeutic properties.

The average annual temperature here is 17ºC and the average during the summer is above 21ºC. The winters are mild, rarely falling below 10ºC. Rainfall is also low. With over 3000 hours of sunshine a year and the mild climate, the water here can reach 30º in August. The coast of the Mar Menor is flanked by small towns, historically fishing resorts, today attracting the tourist. San Pedro del Pinatar in the north covers 21.7sq.km and home to just over 15.000 inhabitants though this can swell to 60,000 in the summer months. The area offers several other golf courses, municipal parks and the famous resort of La Manga. La Manga has more than 40km of beaches and the unique choice of  two seas with very different water temperatures, the waves of the Meditteranean or the calm and extra warm water of the Mar Menor’ lagoon’. The area is popular for watersports. The possibilities include sailing, diving, windsurfing and jetskiing

LA TORRE

La Torre Golf Resort is set around a large 18 hole Jack Nicklaus Design course and has a mixture of luxury apartments, townhouses and villas. This is the second  of the Polaris World built resorts comprising of 2,634 homes all within a secure closed perimeter

La Torre is approximately a 40 minute drive from Spain's Murcia airport. This beautifully designed landscaped complex offers everything golf enthusiasts and sun seekers desire in  relaxed, peaceful and luxurious surroundings. With it's many villas, townhouses, apartments and penthouses this 1,400,000 sq m La Torre plot has been transformed into a truly wonderful and tranquil setting benefiting from Spain's record 300 days and more of sunshine. On site facilities are first class as is usual with all the Polaris World  built resorts. A superb 5 star hotel  has been erected and the resort will follow the established 'town centre' structure with shops, restaurants and bars overlooking a splendid lake and golf course where long concourses  lined with palm trees and water features follow the golfing fairways.

International quality restaurants and bars, 24 hour security, day care, supermarket with home shopping service and a medical centre are 'par for the course' here at La Torre. There is a clubhouse, pro shop, driving range, golf school and as well as the 18 holes on offer here there are also numerous other courses available nearby at the other Polaris resorts. So plenty on offer for the keen golfer!  However, if golf is not ‘your thing’ there is also tennis, swimming and gym training available. And if the thought of all that activity makes you feel tired why not relax and unwind in the health spa! This is undoubtedly a beautiful resort with Meditteranean  style white-washed properties, wide avenues flanked by the most varied plant life. marvellous facilities and the peace of mind of feeling protected by an efficient security service.

EL VALLE GOLF RESORT

Polaris World El Valle Golf Resort is situated about 20 minutes from San Javier airport, Murcia. This is potentially the most luxurious and exclusive resort on the east coast of Spain, with 369 top quality villas and 319 superb apartments built within a secure closed perimeter and surrounding a first class 18 hole, par 71 golf course designed by Nicklaus Design. The Resort is  now close to completion and the  beautiful & challenging Jack Nicklaus Signature Course is now open for play. It will have many facilities on site, including a 5 star hotel and spa, swimming pools, restaurants and bar. El Valle Golf Resort offers 5* facilities over 1.1 sq km and has a cosy feeling of intimacy and serenity. It features an impressive five-star hotel, the  El Valle Golf Resort Murcia Inter-Continental. This hotel is set to become the region's most opulent hotel facility, with outstanding levels of service and comfort, and featuring a luxury  spa and several fine restaurants. 

El Valle Golf Resort is the third of the Polaris World Resorts in the Murcia area and will be Polaris World's flagship project. The resort is conveniently situated about a 15 minute drive from the  city of Murcia, and within a 10 minute drive of beaches of the Mar Menor, and the airport at San Javier. This superb ´pueblo´ style resort aims to cater for all requirements and will include high-class boutiques, restaurants, bars and sports facilities as well as a business centre. For those seeking a 5 star golfing retreat, El Valle is the perfect place in which to stay. With  it’s magnificent presentation of luxury facilities and installations, it promises to become the resort of choice for a particularly discerning clientele.

HACIENDA RIQUELME GOLF RESORT

Another luxurious resort by Polaris World with the same attention to quality and design. Following on from the success of La Torre Golf Resort,  Hacienda  Riquelme  mainly consists of 3 storey apartments.  As is typical of Polaris World developments the properties surround a first class 18 hole course designed by the renowned golfer Jack Nicklaus. The area will contain all the facilities you would expect from a  Polaris World resort, including supermarket and extensive leisure facilities. The golf club will have a driving range, putting greens and a golf shop.

This Resort is designed with a respect for nature that provides a feeling of well-being. There is a thoughtful layout to its flanked avenues its perfectly incorporated plant life, and its low construction density. It all focuses around a late 19th Century, colonial-style country house that was once the home of the Riquelme  Family, descendants of Guillen Riquelme, a  knight who accompanied King Alfonso X the Learned on his conquest of Murcia. The house has been restored to preserve the country house tradition of the Murcia of old and has been recreated as it existed in those times, with gardens  planted with the area's native plants.......

Map Of Polaris World Resorts In Murcia