Paintball Magazine Paintball.Media Magazine May 2016 | Page 19

After another excellent Millennium Season in 2015, the inaugural event of the new season was held in a brand new location. After several years in Puget-surArgens, France, this year’s season opener was held in Costa Dorada, about an hour down the coast from Barcelona, Spain. To say this area of Europe is beautiful would be the understatement of the year. A spectacular coastline and beautiful coastal towns dot the map as you head south down the coast from Barcelona. An alternate route takes you through the mountains outside of Barcelona. Whatever route you choose, the drive from Barcelona to the playing fields in Costa Dorada is a treat. The event was held on the grounds of the Futbol Salou Sports Complex, which was literally a ten-minute walk to the hotels and the amazing beach towns of Cambrils and Salou. The Cambrils Park Resort was the team, vendor and industry hotel for the Mediterranean Cup and as I mentioned earlier, it was walking distance from the playing fields. The resort had it all—from lodging (bungalows, villas and apartments) to entertainment and restaurants, and it was the gathering hot-spot for the event. The fields were set up on probably the best turf I have ever seen for paintball. And there were more than enough Futbol fields to accommodate the number of fields needed Photo by J ohn Amodea www.paintball.media 019