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WE INTERVIEW...
Pepe Leal
RECENT ARRIVALS
Bernard y Dominique Delfosse
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF FALCONRY
An amazing falconry experience
WHAT’S NEW AT LAS COLINAS
Sail across the Mediterranean aboard a catamaran
KIDS’ CLUB
Endless fun for kids at Las Colinas
WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY
Las Colinas, much more than a golf club
GOOD CAUSES AT LAS COLINAS
Support for underprivileged groups from Las Colinas
INTRODUCTORY GUIDE TO GOLF
Expert tips on how to start playing golf
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT
LAS COLINAS...
Media appearances
TRIP OUT TO...
Murcia, the city of eternal spring
DON’T MISS...
Cultural events in the local area
EVENTS AT LAS COLINAS...
Events held at Las Colinas over recent
months
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WE INTERVIEW...
Pepe Leal
The extension and decoration
of the UNiK restaurant at the
Clubhouse at Las Colinas Golf
& Country Club was carried
out by the well-known interior
designer, Pepe Leal. As one of
the rising stars in the world of
interior design and decoration,
the spaces designed by Pepe
Leal are full of character,
thanks to his distinctive blend
of styles and eras.
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“We’ve created a
welcoming, timeless
and elegant space,
where the cuisine is
the star of the show”
Pepe Leal entered the world of interior design almost by chance, after studying History of Art and
between a range of projects, including a style book for Paris Hilton’s new stores (worldwide), organising
‘Master of Interiors’ and gain insight into his vision of this project.
You were the interior designer
selected by Las Colinas Golf &
Country Club to decorate the UNiK
restaurant. What was the creative
concept behind the design?
We were asked to decorate a
restaurant that had already been
built so we had to work within
certain limitations or, better said,
to depart from… Some materials
were already in place, lighting,
etc. So one of our challenges was
to design a project that adapted to
the existing framework. We opted
for a Club-style restaurant, in other
words, elegant, sophisticated but
also understated and simple, where
the cuisine was clearly the star of
the show. We wanted to give it a
warm feel as there was already lots
so we added wood to the walls and
wooden furniture. The result is a
welcoming, timeless and elegant
restaurant. The same concept was
applied to all the other areas in the
Clubhouse, even the toilets.
The interior design of the Clubhouse
was completed in 2010. Now, 5 years
later, you have been commissioned to
extend the UNiK restaurant. Have
you opted to continue along the same
lines as the original decoration or
decided to create a contrast?
The new extension is quite a
contrast because it includes the
porch area of the existing restaurant
and we did not want to lose this
outdoor feel. We wanted to create
a fresh, welcoming, green space,
with an exotic and elegant touch,
which contrasted and blended with
the existing restaurant. We sought
to create a transitional space; a
midpoint between the understated,
urban restaurant and the open
countryside around the Clubhouse.
We believe there’s a connection
between the two different designs
in the end result.
your work?
the result is that the restaurant is
always full, which is what it is all
about.
How would you describe your
professional experience at Las
Colinas Golf & Country Club?
professional client. Las Colinas
knows what it wants, knows how
to transmit this and adopts a very
practical approach. The company
trusts you, and that’s incredibly
important for me as a professional
and, that means, all we have to do
is reach an understanding about
how to meet the needs, budgets
and deadlines on both sides. A real
pleasure!
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WE INTERVIEW...
Apart from collaborating with
the resort, have you tried out Las
Colinas as a guest?
golf courses that take such pains
with the smallest details. Attention
to detail can be seen in the superb
customer service through to the
careful landscaping of the resort.
What do you think about the
facilities and leisure options?
my studio has been responsible for
designing part of the facilities so
beautiful resort, where everything
is really well looked after and
nothing is left to chance and
where you feel that everything and
everyone is making an effort to do
their best and that always shows.
And the homes you have designed?
comparison to other golf courses
in the area, especially because
it is such a beautiful spot where
landscaping and the symbiosis
“Las Colinas is an
excellent choice
to seek a second
home, here you can
enjoy nature and the
beach surrounded
by stunning
countryside, which is
so difficult to find in
today’s world”.
between nature and housing is
exquisitely balanced. The homes
are excellent option for a second
home as you can enjoy nature and
the beach surrounded by stunning
countryside, as well as peace and
today’s world. Ten out of ten!
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RECENT ARRIVALS
Bernard and
Dominique
Delfosse
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“We come to Las Colinas whenever
we can to recharge our batteries”
What type of home have you bought at Las
Colinas Golf and Country Club?
We’ve bought a detached villa - a Mirlo villa.
How long have you had your home at Las
Colinas? Why did you choose it instead of
other options?
We’ve had the house since November 2014.
Las Colinas is very good in general but the
reason for choosing this place was love at
you know it before?
No, we didn’t know the place. We found out
about Las Colinas through some friends
and, the truth is, we’re delighted to have
discovered it.
once a month.
Have you thought about living at Las Colinas
permanently?
No, because we’re very busy in Belgium and
our friends and family are there. But we
come to Las Colinas to recharge our batteries
whenever we can!
Bernard and Dominique
Delfosse have found their
own particular oasis to
relax in and enjoy at Las
Colinas Golf & Country
Club. The couple, who
live in Ligny (Belgium),
confess to being delighted
with their new villa at Las
Colinas, which they fell in
love with “at first sight”.
And at Las Colinas they
can also do their favourite
sports: tennis and golf.
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RECENT ARRIVALS
What made you choose the Mirlo villa
over the others?
The surroundings are very quiet
and welcoming, and the villa is all
on ground level. But perhaps the
best thing is that we have wonderful
views of the golf course.
The architects who designed your
home – Woods Bagot – really intended
to blend the villa in with the
natural surroundings. What do you
think of the relationship between the
house and its surroundings?
The villa is very light, the way it
blends in with nature is incredible
excellent.
A little bird told us that you love
sport and good food. How do the
this?
The Clubhouse is wonderful and
the menu at the restaurant comes
up to all our expectations. What’s
more, the tennis courts and the
golf course have great facilities for
The thing is that at Las Colinas
we’re always looked after and that’s
not so common today!
We’d like to emphasize how friendly
all the team at Las Colinas are.
They’re very welcoming and helpful.
They’re always ready and willing to
help us with the slightest problem.
We believe that you enjoy spending
time with the family too. Have you
been able to do anything together?
Yes. But, although we’ve walked
around the estate, we still haven’t
had time to discover it all. The
landscape is very beautiful!
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INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL OF FALCONRY
Dirk van Noordenne and Jennifer
van de Wouw are a couple who love
travelling, skiing and enjoying small
pleasures of life like good cuisine
and fine wine. They live in the village
of Vlijmen near the city of Den
Bosch in the Netherlands and visit
their home at Las Colinas several
times a year, together with their sixyear-old
son, Frederik, where they
can enjoy some of their favourite
hobbies such as playing golf and
tennis. On their first visit to Las
Colinas, the family also enjoyed an
exciting falconry experience. In this
edition of AWA they tell us about the
thrill of flying a bird of prey freely in
natural surroundings.
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“It’s impressive and spectacular to see how these
magnificent birds move in the last second before
landing on your arm”
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INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL OF FALCONRY
No, we didn’t know the area. Our
real estate agent told us about Las
Colinas Golf & Country Club. We
were impressed by the quality and
exclusiveness of the resort.
at the International School of
Falconry Las Colinas. Most people
or at the zoo, but when we heard
that at Las Colinas we could see
them and also interact with them
them ourselves, we wanted to try it
out. We were so impressed we keep
coming back. In fact, our six-yearold
son Frederik likes it so much
that whenever we come to Las
Colinas, he wants to see the birds.
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They introduced us to all the
birds at the International School
of Falconry; then the instructors
explained their different features
and told us about their natural
habitat. Next, we went on a walk
where we could see the birds in
directly back to us and land on our
arm. Finally we had the chance to
meet Margarita, the large owl at
the School.
to your arm. It’s also amazing to be
able to hold a bird like Margarita
and see her huge wingspan!
It’s impressive and spectacular how
last second before landing on your
arm. It’s also incredible how their
prey with their wings.
Apart from visits to the zoo, no, we
hadn’t had any experience of this
type before coming to Las Colinas.
Now we have regular contact.
Frederik had an encounter with
the small owls accompanied by
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Our falconry
experience
takes place in
Mediterranean
woodland,
where
participants
can learn the
secrets of this
age old art.
Marianne, the instructor at the
School who speaks Dutch. Before
visiting the birds Frederik usually
prepares questions to ask the
instructors such as “how do the
birds drink?” or “what makes them
Positively. As soon as you leave the
International School of Falconry
facilities you’re in the middle of a
pine forest. The birds look at home
there.
We’ll keep coming back so long as
our son continues to ask us. When
my wife turned forty, we invited our
family and close friends from the
Netherlands to Las Colinas to enjoy
the good things the resort has to
offer. One of these good things was
the falconry experience. Everyone
loved it. We warmly recommend
combining golf and a visit to the
International School of Falconry
Las Colinas.
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WHAT’S NEW
AT LAS COLINAS
Las Colinas Golf & Country Club
is adding new experiences to the
range of activities it offers.
One of the latest additions to this
“world apart” is sailing across
some of the most beautiful marine
reserves in the Mediterranean and
Mar Menor on board a catamaran.
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See the Mediterranean from
a catamaran
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WHAT’S NEW
AT LAS COLINAS
With your family, your partner or
friends…
Enjoy the Mediterranean sun and
the sea breeze, and activities you
can only do on the sea. Las Colinas
has organized different types of trips
for you. They can be one or two-day
trips on a sailing boat, returning to
the port of San Pedro del Pinatar
every evening.
are directed by skippers with
extensive experience, who will also
supervise the activities you do.
Sailing
The activity lasts around eight
hours and starts from the port of
San Pedro del Pinatar, calling at
with its bird sanctuary, or at the
Mar Menor. You can snorkel or do
Isla Grosa
Located in the municipality of
San Javier, 2.5 km from the
coast of the Manga del Mar
Menor, Isla Grosa is famous
for its wealth of birdlife.
Colonies of sea birds fly over
its cliffs, such as Audouin’s
gulls, storm petrels or species
of cormorants. In the steepest
terrain to the south east of the
island lies Las Galerotas cove,
where a 90- metre cliff is the
place where young gulls learn
to fly: the fledglings take off
and if they don’t manage to
fly their mothers catch them in
mid air just a few metres from
rocks below.
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efore returning to port. Part of the experience is eating
on board the catamaran.
Fishing
This activity also has experienced skippers to help you
(open-sea or coastal) and will also show you the best
prefer, you can cook it on the boat and enjoy it on the
trip! The trip includes food on board the catamaran and
going to do.
A weekend of sailing
This is perfect for sea-lovers: a weekend sailing on the
Mediterranean Sea and the Mar Menor. You spend two
San Pedro del Pinatar in the evenings.
Information and Reservations
Tel.: +34 965 324 004 / +34 645 888 073
charter@lascolinasgolf.es
www.lascolinasgolf.es
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KIDS’ CLUB
Las Colinas Golf & Country
Club never forgets the
children. Every summer it
designs a full programme
of outdoor sports and
leisure activities for them,
especially conceived for
children between 5 and 13
years of age. Apart from
having fun, the Kids’ Club
programme is designed
for the children to learn,
make friends and have an
unforgettable summer at
Las Colinas.
Endless fun for kids at Las Colinas
Tennis and padel classes
Las Colinas Golf & Country Club
has a padel tennis court and three
regular tennis court. Two are clay
where the children can do both
sports in unparalleled conditions,
Children’s golf academy
What better place is there than
Las Colinas for the children to
start playing golf? Las Colinas
Golf & Country Club has one of
the best courses in Europe and
every facility for learning the best
techniques. Moreover, the director
of the Academy, Robert Mitchell,
is one of the PGA’s most renowned
professionals, with long experience
in teaching golf.
Outdoor activities
Apart from tennis, padel and golf
classes, the children can also take
part in workshops and games
outside, in close contact with
nature. The activities are great fun
and are intended for the children to
interact with each other and also
improve their English, as they are
at all times supervised by bilingual
monitors and coordinators.
More information on:
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WHAT OUR
CUSTOMERS SAY
Las Colinas,
much more
than a golf
course
The golf course has
achieved an excellent level
of satisfaction overall.
Most players express their
intention to return and
recommend Las Colinas
Golf & Country Club to their
friends.
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Las Colinas Golf & Country
Club continues to build on its
success as one of the best tourist
resorts in Europe. Further to the
international recognition it has
garnered –including the award
for Best Golf Resort in the World
Hotel & Property Awards 2014–
the course has been selected
to host the second stage of the
European Tour Qualifying School
(PQ2) until 2017. According to
the 2014 ranking for the British
magazine Golf World, the course
is in 72nd position in the top 100
courses in Continental Europe,
above other well-established and
prestigious courses. This ranking
is drawn up by a well-known panel
of experts comprising specialist
golf journalists and writers, course
designers, players and tourist
operators, who evaluate the
course and amenities at each club.
On more than one occasion, the
managing director of Las Colinas
Golf & Country Club, Cristóbal
Guerrero, has said publically how
proud he is about the recognition
gained and about the speed with
which Las Colinas has managed to
position itself as one of the leading
golf and leisure destinations in
Europe.
As well as the favourable opinions
from the experts, residents and
visitors to the resort show a high
level of satisfaction with the course
an overall rating of 4.6 out of 5.
Apart from the golf course, Las
Colinas boasts a comprehensive
Las Colinas Golf &
Country Club has
been selected to
host the second
stage of the
European Tour
Qualifying School
(PQ2) until 2017
sports and leisure offering for the
whole family, which includes the
school of falconry where visitors
can enjoy a unique experience
in Spain, a private beach club,
designer restaurants and tennis
and paddle tennis courts.
Moreover, visitors can stay at
exclusive accommodation at Las
Colinas Residences, a selection
of fully-equipped apartments and
villas, with large terraces and
gardens.
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GOOD CAUSES
AT LAS COLINAS
Las Colinas sponsors the
Fundraising Magic Festival
2015 ‘Grandes Ilusiones’ for
the sixth year running.
As in previous years, top international and Spanish
magicians and illusionists performed at the festival,
which has become one of the cultural highlights of
the year in Murcia.
All the funds raised (43,100 euros) went to improving
the living conditions of 96 people with intellectual
disability, as part of an initiative promoted by
The performers in the 2015 show included: Arkadio,
El Gran Dimitri, Jeff Toussaint, Jordan Gomez,
Karim, Los Taps, Mago Rafa, Mago Vituco, Miguel
Ángel Gea, Miguelillo and Pedro Volta, Juan Carlos
Jiménez ‘El Niño’, Josele Megía, Mario Carrión and
Manolo Sarriá. The collaboration and commitment
shown by this great line-up have helped make this
project possible.
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Las Colinas collaborated in
the 15th Fundraising Paddle
Tennis Tournament for
Companies
The event, held in November 2014, raised €
49,614.32 to support the ‘#PadelPorArancha
project’, to help improve the life of Arancha, a 9
year-old girl from Alicante suffering from West
syndrome who needed a complicated operation.
Thanks to the funds raised she was able to undergo
diagnosis and assessment. Moreover, Las Colinas
Golf & Country Club also supported FEAPS
Madrid’s early intervention initiative for children
under 6 with intellectual disability from families
with limited resources in the Madrid region. More
than 180 players from 36 companies from a range
of sectors took part in the tournament.
Las Colinas strengthens its
commitment to integrating
people with different abilities
Thanks to the Montoro Alemán Chair for the
Social and Labour Market Inclusion of People
with Different Abilities, created in 2012 by the
Universidad Católica de San Antonio de Murcia
(UCAM) and the Gmp Foundation, a training
course has been set up aimed at young people
between the ages of 18 and 30 with intellectual
disability to help integrate this group in the labour
market. Las Colinas Golf & Country Club has
collaborated with this initiative by giving one of
the students on the course the opportunity to gain
work experience at the resort.
Support for families from San
Miguel de Salinas with limited
resources
This is one of the many actions that Las Colinas
Golf & Country Club implements to improve the
lives of families on low resources with a child
with intellectual disability and, on this occasion,
through donations. This particular initiative was
supported by the Gmp Foundation and the Town
Hall of San Miguel de Salinas, Alicante.
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GOOD CAUSES
AT LAS COLINAS
Spreading laughter with the
Fundación Tutelar Kyrios
Las Colinas Golf & Country Club collaborated with
the Fundación Tutelar Kyrios at the comedy gala
‘Gala de humor’, staged at Galileo Galilei in Madrid
in May 2015. At this fun event, performers such as
Mago More, Dani Delacámara and Jerónimo made
the delighted audience laugh time and time again.
funds, at which Las Colinas offered the prize of a
stay for four persons at the resort.
association that aims to create safe environments
to improve the quality of life and promote the
socialisation of people with limited intellectual
events for this purpose.
Artists from the ‘Peter
Pan Visual Arts Workshop’
design Las Colinas’s
Christmas Card
The Peter Pan Visual Arts Workshop, comprising
people with Down syndrome, designed the 2014
Christmas Card for Las Colinas Golf & Country
Club. The artists conveyed their personal vision
of Las Colinas, displaying their talent and
creativity in this special Christmas initiative.
The Peter Pan Visual Arts Workshop was set
up nearly 30 years ago in premises provided by
the Vincentians at the Basilica of Our Lady of
Miracles and founded by Cristina Franco Gay,
a Fine Art graduate.
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INTRODUCTORY
GUIDE TO GOLF
An expert guide to
starting to play golf
Despite its youth, Las
Colinas Golf & Country Club
has been selected on four
occasions, from 2010 to
2014, as the headquarters
of the second stage (PQ2)
of the European Tour
Qualifying School and it
has been chosen to host
the event again up to
2017. It will host the most
promising players on the
international golf scene who
will compete to reach the
Final of the European Tour
Qualifying School, the last
step before achieving one of
the main objectives of any
professional golfer: getting a
European Tour card.
The course at Las Colinas
is maintained to a very high
level and the academy is
one of the best places to
start learning how to play
golf, under the professional
guidance of our PGA
instructor, Robert Mitchell.
Robert has drawn up some
introductory guidelines to
the game especially for
this edition of the AWA
magazine.
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Equipment
Choosing equipment can
be a daunting task with so
much choice on offer but it
really doesn’t have to be. A number
of equipment manufacturers offer
beginner “half sets” which are
perfect for a new golfer and is really
all that is needed. It is also possible
to rent the latest TaylorMade golf
equipment when you play at Las
Colinas and it is complimentary
during your coaching sessions.
The Las Colinas Golf Shop also
stocks the latest TaylorMade golf
equipment and our expert staff will
make sure that the equipment is
suited to your needs
Instruction
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Golf has often been
to learn but with the right
instruction at the beginning, it
really doesn´t have to be. The Golf
Academy at Las Colinas Golf &
Country Club offers a full range
of learning programmes which
include both private and group
sessions so that you can learn in
the environment that suits your
learning style
Practice
A real key to learning to
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play good golf is to practice
in between your coaching
sessions. The Las Colinas practice
areas are perfect for all levels of
golfers to develop their skills both
on our natural grass driving range
with pyramids of TaylorMade golf
balls and our beautifully manicured
putting green and short game area.
Make sure that you make time to
practice the short shots as these
really are important for the aspiring
golfer learning to lower their scores.
Golf Course
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It is vitally important that
you learn to play golf and
not just hit the golf ball. All
beginners that pass through the Las
Colinas Golf Academy will spend
a considerable amount of time on
the golf course learning to put the
skills that they have learnt on the
practice area under the supervision
of their professional.
License
You need a licence in
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order to play golf in Spain.
Players must demonstrate
a certain level of ability and an
understanding of the rules and
etiquette of the game in order
to qualify for a licence. You can
apply for a licence directly to the
appropriate golf federation or
through the golf course. Our team
at the Golf Academy helps pupils
with this process so that they can
enjoy one of the top 100 courses in
Europe as soon as possible.
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WHAT THEY SAY
ABOUT LAS COLINAS...
“A fairy tale for golfers”
Article published in the Czech review Casopis Golf
This article must be one of the most complete reports on Las Colinas Golf & Country Club
that has appeared in the press. The magazine mainly focuses on golf and, in the four-page
article, the journalist reiterates how fascinating the golf course is and even calls it a “real
fairy tale for lovers of this sport”. It also emphasizes the other services and amenities at Las
Colinas, and the high quality of the villas in the Enebro community. It explains that clients
have the possibility of building personalized homes on the plots they may choose to buy.
As it says in the article: “je skutečnou perlou” (a real pearl).
Article published in the prestigious Russian review Voyage Magazine
The report refers to the “surprise” of finding a development of the quality of Las Colinas in
Mediterranean Spain. Apart from enjoying the golf course, the journalist also recommends
strolling around the estate and taking in the wonderful natural aromas of the woods,
especially the distinctive scent of pine trees, which for the magazine is undoubtedly “a
session of aromatherapy with all its benefits”.
“Las Colinas Golf & Country Club, an extraordinary course”
Article in the Norwegian magazine Reis
Journalist Ann-Sophie Stene paid a visit to Las Colinas Golf & Country Club and the
outcome was a magnificent article in which she gives a detailed description of the entire
complex, emphasizing the unusual features of the course. The journalist also briefly
explains the history of the course and underlines the advantages and privileges for
owners of villas in the central island, which is surrounded by the golf course.
“A world apart”
Article published in the British newspaper Sunday Express
This is undoubtedly one of the most important reports for Las Colinas Golf & Country
Club, not only because it was written by the renowned journalist Andrea Watson, but also
because of its content. In this article, the journalist tells of her experience at Las Colinas
and describes the villas and the golf course. She also emphasizes how the development
of the complex is unlike anything else around it.
“Las Colinas, a magic place”
Article in the British review Golf Monthly
Las Colinas Golf & Country Club is increasingly mentioned in the international press. But
no matter how much they publish, the truth is that sometimes just a few words are more
than enough. There really isn’t much more to add when the journalist announces in the
headline of the article that what he discovered at Las Colinas was simply magic.
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TRIP OUT TO...
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Murcia,
the city
of eternal
spring
One of the main attractions of Murcia is that you can
visit it by walking round; interacting with the local
people who are very friendly towards tourists and
discovering some of the sights, such as its beautiful
(14th -19th century). Located in the old
quarter, in the Plaza Cardenal Belluga or Plaza
de la Catedral, the Cathedral has an impressive
Baroque façade, where sculpture and architecture
and the Bishop’s palace, another of the most striking
monuments in the city, stands opposite.
Murcia is a small city on
the east coast of Spain that
offers an array of cultural
activities and things to do
all year round. But above
all it’s a city that is known
for its vibrant, lively social
life. Thanks to the warm
temperatures it enjoys
throughout the year, its
streets and terraces
are always packed with
people having a good time,
enjoying a cold beer and
tapas in the city of eternal
spring.
Murcia Cathedral
is one of the main squares
in the city and, given its strategic importance as the
centre of religious power, it becomes the focal point
for numerous celebrations such as the Corpus Christi
procession; the festivals of the Virgin de la Fuensanta,
the city’s patron saint; and is part of the route of the
famous Murcia Holy Week processions.
of Platería and Trapería, where artisans set up
their workshops in the Middle Ages. Today this
area is full of traditional shops, boutiques and cafés.
The (19th century) in Trapería Street
special historic and artistic interest in 1993. Don’t
miss its Morisco-style entrance, ballroom, library,
billiard room and Pompeian courtyard. Take a
out about the architectural features of each room
and discover some interesting anecdotes. Then end
restauranterealcasino.com), where you can enjoy the
best cuisine from Murcia, accompanied by excellent
local wines.
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TRIP OUT TO...
The hospitality of the people of Murcia. The open
and friendly nature of the people of Murcia has been
captured in the famous relief ‘the Matron of Murcia’,
on the façade of the Almudí Palace. It is the work
of Hernando de Torquemada, carried out in 1575,
where the figure of a virgin, who symbolises the city,
is depicted breastfeeding an infant that is not her own
and who represents tourists visiting Murcia, while her
own child waits patiently at her feet for his turn, an act
that represents the hospitality of the people of Murcia.
A cultural feast
Murcia has several interesting museums such as
the Francisco Salzillo museum, dedicated to the
sculptor where you can see his famous Holy Week
Baroque nativity scene. The museums of Santa
Clara la Real, Fine Art and Archaeology, the
latter containing one of the most comprehensive
collections from Iberia, together with the Sacred
Art Museum at the Cathedral and the Ramón
Gaya Museum, where you can admire the work
of this 20th century artist who was awarded the
Premio Velázquez de las Artes, also merit a visit.
The tapas kingdom
Murcia’s exceptional climate invites you to go out
and enjoy the lively atmosphere in the city streets.
Going out for tapas, which is almost a religion
in Murcia, in the Plazas de San Juan, Santa
Catalina and San Pedro, Las Flores or Romea
is warmly recommended. It’s a cheap and fun
way of sampling some of the most popular tapas
in the area such as matrimonios (salted anchovies
always accompanied by a cool beer. Other typical
dishes from Murcia include pastel de carne (meat
bars across the city.
Guided tours
Las Colinas Golf & Country Club has
selected to work with Guías Turísticas
Murcia, a company run by qualified tourist
guides, which offers its customers cultural
visits and guided tours all over the Region
of Murcia.
Choose where you would like to go, what
you would like to do and how long the tour
lasts. The guides adapt to the interests and
needs of each group.
Enjoy a different experience during your
stay at Las Colinas Residences with a special
5% discount on the tours.
Contact our reservations department at
reservations@lascolinasresidences.com
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How to get there
From Campoamor, take the AP- 7 motorway towards
Cartagena and come off at exit 782 towards Balsicas
Murcia, via the Mar Menor motorway. Continue to
the A 30 and join the motorway travelling towards
Murcia, until you get to the city.
Interesting
Activities and shows in Murcia:
http://www.teatroromea.es
http://www.teatrocircomurcia.es
http://www.auditoriomurcia.org
More info
http://www.murciaturistica.es
Tourist information phone: +34 968 277 702
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A world apart
DON’T MISS IT…
In Alicante
In Elche
In Murcia
The Bonfires of San Juan
(from 20th to 24th June). At this
fiesta, which has been declared a
Fiesta of International Tourist Interest,
hundreds of enormous figures, which
compete in beauty and originality, are
set up in different neighbourhoods.
They are later burnt before the eyes
of thousands of spectators, on the
magical Night of San Juan. During
the fiestas, people meet at “racós”
and “barracas”, where they eat,
drink and dance.
Misteri o Festa d’Elx
(from 10th to 15th August). If
you like religious music, medieval
theatre and the most genuine
cultural spectacles, you can’t miss
“La Festa”, as this medieval work
is also known. UNESCO recognized
it as a Masterpiece of the Oral and
Intangible Heritage of Humanity. It is
performed every year in the Basilica
of Santa María de Elche to celebrate
the festival of the Virgin of the
Assumption.
The Burial of the Sardine
This is an original celebration held
on the Saturday after Easter Sunday.
Acrobats, Brazilian samba groups,
passacaglia and troupes escort some
twenty floats, from which people
throw toys to the spectators. The
fiesta ends in the early morning,
when the sardine is burnt amongst
the revelry.
Snorkelling on the Island of
Tabarca
This is a little island near Santa Pola,
with only 65 inhabitants. It has a
marine reserve with an amazing
underwater landscape. If you would
like to visit the island, you can choose
between several points of departure
(Alicante, Benidorm, Elche, Torrevieja,
etc.).
More info:
http://www.alicanteturismo.com
Visit Elche’s Palm Grove
With more than 200,000 trees, this
date-palm grove is the largest in
Europe. In the year 2000, UNESCO
declared it a World Heritage Site.
More info:
http://www.visitelche.com
Murcia Tres Culturas Festival
Murcia’s most emblematic streets
and squares welcome this great
celebration of understanding and
tolerance in May and artists from
all over the world meet up there.
A wealth of culture in the form of
music, dance, theatre, exhibitions,
conferences…
More info:
http://www.murciaturistica.com
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From here at Las Colinas Golf & Country Club, we would like to
propose some places and events to put on your agenda. We hope
that you won’t miss anything, that you’ll discover new ways of
spending your free time and that you’ll become familiar with local
traditions and fiestas, along with some of the most picturesque
places near Campoamor.
Elche
Alicante
Orihuela
Murcia
Torrevieja
Campoamor
San Javier
Cartagena
In San Javier
In Cartagena
In Orihuela
International Jazz Festival
This is considered to be one of the
best jazz festivals in Spain thanks to
its excellent programme. It is held
in July with a month of concerts
and the participation of the most
outstanding jazz players. Visitors can
sit outside on the summer nights
listening to jazz from an open-air
stage near the sea.
Easter Processions
These are undoubtedly one of
the city’s greatest treasures. The
processions are held at night or in
the early morning and are lived so
intensely by the people of Cartagena
that visitors are drawn into the spirit
and devotion. The most striking
thing about these processions is the
perfect order and absolute silence
surrounding them, a legacy of the
city’s military past.
Medieval market
(first weekend in February). For three
days, Orihuela is home to one of the
largest medieval markets in Spain and
the town is taken back to a period
of armour, knights and princesses
and is reminded that, in the 15th
century, it was once considered the
most important city in the Kingdom
of Castile and that it was from there
that the Catholic Monarchs set out to
reconquer Granada.
Santiago de la Ribera
Promenade
Two kilometres of pedestrian
promenade which has recently been
remodelled and is flanked by ageold
palm trees. As you stroll along,
you can admire summer homes from
the end of the 19th century and the
beginning of the 20th century. There
are also plenty of terraces and kiosks,
open nearly all the year round, where
you can enjoy a meal or an aperitif by
the sea.
More info:
http://turismosanjavier.es
La Mar de Músicas Festival
This is held every July to open up
this seafaring city to music, art,
photography, film and literature, with
a guest country invited every year. It
is mainly staged at the Parque Torres
Auditorium, a vantage point by the
Mediterranean with views of the port
and the impressive archaeological
remains of the Roman Theatre.
More info:
http://www.cartagenaturismo.es
The Poet Miguel Hernández’s
House Museum
This is the family home of the poet
Miguel Hernández who was born in
Orihuela. It is located at number 73
of the street generally known as ‘calle
de Arriba’. Its rooms are typical of a
small livestock farm at the beginning
of the last century and photographs
or items belonging to the poet and
his family are on display.
More info:
http://www.orihuelaturistica.es
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A world apart
EVENTS AT
LAS COLINAS...
Las Colinas hosts the PQ2 of the
European Tour’s Qualifying School
like a charm for the Spaniards in the European
Tour’s Qualify School’s PQ2 as, of the thirteen who
took part on different courses, three managed to
classify on the course in Alicante.
Borja Virto (-12), Carlos Pigem (-10) and amateur
Colinas, giving them places in the School’s grand
- and by the skin of his teeth - as he was only one
stroke short of being amongst the leaders.
The event was extremely successful. The Tour
will be back on this course until 2017, a course
that ranks amongst the top 100 best golf courses
in Continental Europe and won the award for the
best international Golf Resort in the prestigious
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The prestige of Las Colinas Golf & Country Club
showcased at Las Colinas Cup and in the Third
Onda Cero Tournament
In September last year Las Colinas Golf & Country Club held the 2014
Las Colinas Cup, the third Troon event of the season, with players from
Egypt`s “The Allegria” team winning the competition.
side by side with Las Colinas Golf & Country Club
and we would like to emphasize how much they
have helped and looked after our members during
Teams from Egypt, the United Kingdom and Spain
the generous help of TaylorMade Adidas and the
great work of the team at Las Colinas, we really
enjoyed ourselves at this successful event. The
service and the quality of the golf course were once
again impeccable and participants emphasized the
Third Onda Cero Tournament
Earlier in the year Las Colinas Golf and Country
Club hosted the third edition of the Onda Cero Vega
Baja Tournament with three categories, and awards
for the top three players in each category, for the
scratch winner and several special prizes.
with 40 points. With 44 points Vicente García won
the second category, while Victor Myhr took the
victory in the third with 48. The scratch winner was
Rubén Luque with 71 strokes.
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A world apart
EVENTS AT
LAS COLINAS...
Las Colinas Golf &
Country Club, venue
for the “Over 35s
Championship”
hosted one of the most important tournaments in
2014: the Over 35s Championship.
Eighty-three players took part in a competition
The out-and-out winner in the gentlemen’s
category was Ryan Boal, with 73 strokes, seven
less than the runner-up, Fernando Tarazona,
and nine less than Edgar Alonso, who came in
third. However, Edgar Alonso won the second
category with 162 strokes, followed by Javier
Barber with 165. Alfredo Espinosa and José
María Aguirre drew with 173 strokes in the third
category, with Alfredo Espinosa winning, while
Luis Blasco (182) and Julián Yagüe (192) were
the winners in the fourth category.
the third category with 190 strokes, followed by
Louise Paulusse with 193. Carol Grant won the
fourth category with 201 strokes, six less than
Gloria Azorín who came in second.
The awards ceremony was presided over by the
technical manager of the Valencian Community’s
Golf Federation.
Las Colinas on the
Schüco calendar
Las Colinas Golf & Country Club appears on
the 2015 calendar published by Schüco, a world
leader in windows and doors, present in over
eighty countries. Every year the multinational
selects the twelve best developments worldwide
which chose its products, amongst which is Las
appears for the month of April.
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Janne “Loffe”
Carlsson exhibits
some of his best
paintings at
Las Colinas
Club hosted an art exhibition showcasing
the work of the renowned Swedish artist
was held in the show villa Milano 4 in the
exclusive Enebro community, visitors were
able to see the paintings of nature at a house
designed by the most prestigious architects’
studio in Europe, Woods Bagot, whose
design focused on blending the villa in with
its natural surroundings.
characterized by its colour and its visual
content. Expressive modernism and
traditional Swedish and French landscapes
come together in his collection of oil and
acrylic paintings on canvas and lithographs,
in work which, through the use of colour,
conveys a sensation of joy to the viewer.
The work of the artist Göran Holmqvist was
also on show at the exhibition.
Fourth Estrella
de Levante
Tournament
hosted the fourth edition of the Estrella de Levante
Tournament, using the individual Stapleford
system in two categories, one for gentlemen and
another for ladies. The results were as follows:
NEARIST THE PIN – MEN
David Lloyd
NEARIST THE PIN - LADIES
Ana María Aragón
LONGEST DRIVE MEN
Daniel Constantine
Spinu
LONGEST DRIVE LADIES
Carmen Noguera Marín
SCRATCH WINNER
Christopher King
74 strokes
1º MEN´S CAT.
1 st PLACE
Ricardo Francisco Olmos
41 POINTS
2 nd PLACE
Daniel Constantine
Spinu
41 POINTS
2º MEN´S CAT.
1 st PLACE
Nigel Cotton
37 POINTS
2 nd PLACE
Pedro José Alcaraz
36 POINTS
LADIES CATEGORY
1 st PLACE
Carmen Sánchez
36 POINTS
2 nd PLACE
Ana María Aragón
34 POINTS
INTERNATIONAL WINNER
Kevin Kenny
37 POINTS
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