Condado De Alhama, La Cata restaurant is having a very special wine tasting evening on Thursday May 23rd. Come and sample some of the regions best wines. The evening will feature wines from the winery CARTA MARINAJE and the BODEGA LUZON of Jumilla.

During the evening you will have the opportunity to sample 5 different wines all served with  complimentary dishes.

On the menu with the wines you will be served

BBQ PRAWN KEBABS

SEAFOOD CASSEROLE SUPRISE

A SELECTION OF BATTERED VEGETABLES

A SELECTION OF MIXED PATES

PORK IN A PINEAPPLE SAUCE

HAKE WRAPS

PROFITEROLES

All this food plus the 5 wines served for only 20€ per person.

Places are limited to a maximum of 50 people. The evening starts at 7pm so please book to avoid disappointment. I attended the last wine tasting evening at La Cata and can highly recommend the food, wine and overall evening. Prepare to leave a little tipsy and very full.

2012 was a great year for Condado De Alhama, so many changes and improvements. Hundreds of new owners are now a part of our community and despite worries we now have enough facilities on site to never have to leave. Take a look back at our year and know that in 2013 the plans for Condado will make it even better.

In January 2012, we were talking about the Club House, wondering and worrying if we were ever going to have one. News came that IRM planned to move the old Polaris World office onto the golf course. It looked like this….

Now just one year later, it looks like this and sits proudly on the Jack Nicklaus golf course. Condado De Alhama now has a club house.

In February 2012. The much loved Clover Bar was opened under new management, thus giving birth to the privately owned Al Kasar commercial units and opportunities. IRM, the new owners of Condado De Alhama had purchased Al Kasar and intended to lease the units privately. Lynn and Neil peeled themselves away from the already operating Condado Club Sports and Social centre and began serving you in The Clover. Can you believe that was a year ago in February. Our resident real estate agent Rupert at Quality homes also opened his office to serve your real estate needs in Al Kasar, responsible for helping and representing many of the new businesses that opened during the year.

In March 2012, The Condado Club released their new look and new menu. After extending the kitchen and adding some colour, the old look of The Surgery..was gone. The Condado Club organized kids entertainment throughout all the school holidays, started their bike hire program and became the base for the kids and family entertainment throughout the year. The club run by Paul and Rachel is today, a friendly family cafe/bar and entertainment venue. After opening their new function room it is hard to beat their versatility.

In April 2012, Murcia was named the Top Global Property Destination in  the International Living Magazine.. and this kicked off the party season for the year and the good news kept coming. We were to get a Tapas Bar…Bokao begun construction, today a much loved tapa bar run by owner Julio. The food is excellent and Julio greets everyone with a smile.

April was a good month, another business signed up to join the community, The Ice Cream Parlour signed their lease and turned this…

Into this..

In May 2012, Condado De Alhama residents Brian and Helen Yeldon and Alysia Saunders worked very hard organizing the fund raising for the brain cancer charity, The Seve Balesteros Foundation gala day.

The community was showing great signs of growth, getting stronger in visitors and spirits were high.

In June 2012, La Cata joined the Condado family, a great addition to our facilities serving food all day and all night…open 7 days a week. A lovely family run restaurant. The excitement  of the approaching summer continues when Miguel Jimenez visited Condado to play a round of golf. The big street market returned to Condado and was billed as the BIGGEST market on the south coast. Too much news for June, it was a big month in Murcia and Condado.

In July 2012… The crowds had arrived and FIESTA was the big news. Organized by Mileniun Levante with a little help from a small committee..Condado was introduced to many locals who came to see what all the fuss was about.

It was clear by now, that 2012 was going to be the busiest summer in Condado History….

In August 2012, the number of visitors continued to swell and we had another addition to Al Kasar.. this time a Boutique. Carols gift shop and boutique opened with a selection of clothes, golf gear and house items, the community welcomed her with open arms, and next door to her a furniture store run by Paco Molino. The left side of Al Kasar is by now fully occupied by new business and Condado De Alhama was about to celebrate it´s best fiesta yet. Enjoyed by thousands. Al Kasar filled with Camels, ponies and stalls for our Roman Market Fiesta.

In September 2012, The Club House Bar and Cafe opens it´s doors to serve golfers.

More news of an ever expanding Al Kasar as The French Bistro signs their lease. We haven´t seen any start of their construction yet but I am sure they will be in next years look back. We introduced you also to all the children that live on Condado that were preparing for the coming school year in Murcia. Another sign, that Condado, our little village is growing.

In October 2012, The Mayor visits Condado for the official opening of The Club House, although it had been open for a little while the official opening with the Mayor brought a lot of news time attention on Condado.

For Halloween, all the businesses of Al Kasar got together with the help of Mileniun Levante to work as a team to bring Condado, the BEST and biggest Halloween Haunted party.

In November 2012, More great news..Condado De Alhama continued to grow and expand with the news that we would be soon home to an American Diner. Construction on this venue begun and is continuing today.

The Condado De Alhama entrance sign is lit up giving Condado a very impressive entrance…

Ending the year with a bang, the newest addition to Condado De Alhama is a well equipped gym located and open now at The Condado Club squash court area. You asked for it, and you got it. Run by James and Byron, its affordable and it´s open every day between the hours of 8am-10pm.

Looking back over our year on Condado I think we can all raise our glasses and say….

WOW! WHAT A GREAT YEAR

Happy New Year to you from us, and please join us this year in raising our glasses and dedicating a toast to Condado De Alhama. See you all in 2013 xx

A nice traditional English Sunday Roast dinner, something that many visitors of condado have travelled to local resort Camposol to enjoy, can now be enjoyed in the surroundings of Condado de Alhama.

A roast dinner with all the trimmings can be enjoyed now at The Condado Club in the Jardines and at La Cata in Naranjos Al Kasar.

After lunch there will just be time for a siesta before all the evening fun kicks off. Friday night we tried a bar crawl around al Kasar, harder than you may think. At 8.30, La Cata being the starting point and 2 jugs of sangria later it was time to move on to Sabores, for tapas and drinks and an ice cream for little Tom. On to The Clover where we met up with a few more friends and then finally onto Bokao for more tapas and more drinks. Each of the bars were pleased to welcome us in and the crowd put just a hint of a smile on most of their faces. Breakfast at The Condado Club this morning and we can say we supported every bar this weekend. Well done to those that took part in this effort.

Music and dancing tonight at Al Kasar, enjoy your weekend Condado.

Record numbers of visitors are arriving at Condado De Alhama every day. The resort has been busier in June than ever before with parking lots filling up all the time. This week, the English school holidays begin and then, we will see the resort as we never have before.

This past weekend at Al Kasar it was a fantastic feeling to see every bar and restaurant busy, every seat full and so many happy faces. Children playing, all nationalities enjoying a go at the water golf, a popular competition the Clover have been running to help raise money for our medical team training and to hear the music and laughter coming from inside the different venues as you made your way around.

What a difference a year makes. People attending the market from off the resort on Saturday nights stand at the entrance on Al Kasar and are amazed, not only by the beautiful surroundings but by the bars and restaurants available now that were not here last summer.

The golf club house is also coming along, although it does not look much different from the outside as they focus their efforts this week on glass…something that is hard to see in a picture.

This Friday at The Clover, there is a fun holiday disco, with Byron a great DJ and entertainer, the fun will start at 9.30 and go all the way to silly O clock.

Saturday night, back by popular demand we have Robbie James. Solo singer guitarist that can really entertain the crowds.

Stay in touch while you are on Condado by coming to one of the Clovers coffee mornings or afternoons for those that prefer a later start to the day. Wednesdays from 11am – 1pm and Thursdays from 4pm – 6pm. Come along, meet your neighbours and just enjoy….

Ladies, all the bars now have cocktail menus so you can enjoy your favourite cocktails now, the ice cream shop also prepare, alcohol frozen milkshakes that are well worth a try, if you fancy something sweet with no alcohol, try the frappelattes….tasty.

Fancy one of the best tapas in the area, Bokao are here to serve, with a beer and tapa only 1,85

There is so much going on it is hard to keep up these days, gone are the days when I have to drive around looking for news…now I just have to find the time to write it all up. Get out and about on Condado and ENJOY YOUR SUMMER on Condado De Alhama.

The sun is shining and the resort looks beautiful thanks to our excellent management team, Mileniun Levante, a team of people always willing to go that extra mile for the owners of Condado. Thank you to them for doing so much to spread the word of Condado and for working so hard with the fiesta committee and behind the scenes to make sure your summer 2012 will be one to remember. Visit their facebook page by clicking here and become a friend of theirs.

Have fun in the sun.

Condado De Alhama, La Cata, is a new restaurant / bar with elegant taste and style. The new venue also features a separate deli shop, selling spit roasted chickens, cakes, muffins, and all were a big success yesterday, as soon as they opened their doors they were busy. People were still buying spit roasted chickens at 1am this morning to satisfy their late night munchies..

The Restaurant offers a full menu and tapas with the option of dining outside or inside.

All the bars and restaurants were busy last night and the atmosphere at the Al Kasar was fantastic. It truly was a dream to see so many people enjoying themselves. The Clover Bar had a DJ and Karaoke and the Spanish football game was obviously a hit.

The Market will be on every Saturday starting at 6pm in the parking lot of Al Kasar. Clothing, shoes, fresh fruits and veg, handbags, gifts, lots of sweets, plants…everything you need for your holiday and home.

A big thank you to our administrator and resort management, Mileniun Levante for organizing the weekly market with Alhama authorities and bringing so many people to Condado De Alhama. People I am sure will come back time and time again to enjoy Al Kasar and The Condado Club.

Support our resort and our bars and restaurants….the need to leave the resort whilst you are on holiday is becoming less and less. One guest leaving Condado yesterday after a week long holiday said, “There was so much to do I didn´t get to fit it all in, I guess I will have to come back..” something we are hearing time and time again.