Luxury Spanish Easter breaks for body, spirit & mind

The Easter processions of Cartagena – one of the most popular and spectacular in Spain – are being combined with a three-day holistic fitness programme to produce a break for the body, sprit and mind courtesy of La Manga Club, one of the world’s leading sport and spa resorts.

Dating back to the 16th century, Cartagena’s Holy Week was declared a ‘National Tourist Interest’ in 1968, and actually runs for ten days from the Friday before Palm Sunday until Easter Sunday, combining light, flowers and colourful daily processions to beating drums.

The luxury La Manga Club, just 16 miles away, is providing complimentary guest transport from the 1,400-acre resort to the festival – and it has flown in a top Swedish health coach to run a three-day NIA holistic fitness programme.

NIA, or neuromuscular integrative action, is a creative form of fitness combining yoga, tai chi, dance and martial arts, providing training for the body and mind and is suitable for all ages and abilities.

The La Manga Club programme consists of three, 90-minute sessions which can be taken in the morning or afternoon. Classes are being run from 5-7 April, 2007 by renowned Swedish instructor Sabine Itze-Wärn.

Guests can choose from the resort’s five-star Hyatt Regency La Manga, or the four-star Hyatt Las Lomas Village self-catering residences.

Further information:

Combined La Manga Club packages include:

- Three nights’ accommodation
- Three buffet breakfasts
- Either three morning or three afternoon NIA sessions

Above package prices per person:

- £262 (euros 387) for the four-star Hyatt Las Lomas Village self-catering residences
- £366 (euros 540) for the five-star Hyatt Regency La Manga

Each Hyatt guest purchasing the NIA programme will additionally receive:

- Unlimited three-day access to the facilities at Spa La Manga Club (including saunas, steam rooms, fitness centre, pool and Jacuzzi zone)
- A bonus of euros 40 to spend on special treatments at Spa La Manga Club

For more information or for reservations, visit Lamangaclub.com.