The last stone falls on the Lagomar La Manga Hotel
Demolition work began on the La Manga del Mar Menor ghost building last November
It has taken nearly four months to demolish the unfinished Lagomar building in La Manga, the Mar Menor’s most famous ghost building, but after all this time the very last brick has been removed. The demolition process, which ended on Friday February 23, was carried out gradually over 120 days, rather than all at once, due to safety concerns. The council had stated that the building could not be torn down in one go because of technical issues.
Instead, the demolition team employed a careful approach using a giant crane to remove the rubble bit by bit. This became a familiar sight for local residents, who are now left with a vast empty plot of land. The council's plan was to begin demolition from the outside and work their way in, starting with the south tower, followed by the north and west wings, which were the most visible.
Over 85,000 cubic metres of debris were generated during the process, which will be sorted and reused to fill the entire footprint of the building. This will result in a 20,000-square-metre esplanade, ready for future hotel development.
“It was a very good afternoon,” celebrated the mayor of San Javier, José Miguel Luengo, on the final day of demolition, adding that this Easter visitors to the region will enjoy a very different urban landscape.
“This area is going to flourish in the way we all want, creating opportunities and making it an emblematic place,” he concluded.
The bill for tearing down the 1970s unfinished hotel, which is close to 800,000 euros, will be passed on to its owners, commercial company Intramanga Turística. If they fail to pay up, the land will most likely be put up for auction.
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Oficina de Turismo de San Javier
The municipality of San Javier has three main offices giving tourist information to visitors, as well as two information points. The tourist offices are located in Santiago de la Ribera, on the ground floor of the town hall in San Javier and at the start of La Manga. There is also a summer tourist information point located on the seafront in Santiago de la Ribera as well as one at kilometre 12-13 of La Manga del Mar Menor next to Playa Mistral.
Due to its location on the fringes of the Mar Menor and Mediterranean, San Javier has a period of intense summer tourism activity during the peak summer months, although it is popular with retirees of all nationalities out of peak season.
Tickets for the annual San Javier Jazz Festival can be purchased at the Festival office in San Javier Town Hall, Plaza de España.
Timetables summer 2024:
Tourist office Santiago de la Ribera (Calle Padre Juan 30720, Santiago de la Ribera)
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00 and 18.00 to 21.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.00 to 13.00
Telephone: 661 572285
Email: turismo@sanjavier.es
La Manga del Mar Menor (Gran Vía Km. 0 30380, La Manga del Mar Menor):
May 1 to September 30:
Weekdays 10.00 to 14.00 and 17.00 to 19.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.30 to 13.00
Telephone 968 128955 ext. 2
Tourist information point of San Javier (Plaza de España, 30730 San Javier):
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00
968 573 700 ext #5351
Email: concejaliadeturismo@sanjavier.es
Tourist information point of Santiago de la Ribera (Paseo Colón on the seafront)
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00 and 18.00 to 21.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.00 to 13.00
Tourist information point of La Manga del Mar Menor (Playa Mistral, km 12)
Weekdays 11.00 to 18.00
Weekends and public holidays 11.00 to 14.00
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