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Crystal Lagoons® technology has transformed the real estate market and urban living on a global scale by bringing the idyllic beach lifestyle to any location, from coastal to inland, metropolitan areas to interior regions. This technology, unique in the world, offers the possibility of creating projects in previously unimaginable places, such as the Middle East’s desert, thereby changing people’s lifestyles.

Developments with crystalline lagoons are tremendously attractive for both developers and end-users. This technology enables the successful development of previously unfeasible projects. Furthermore, the complexes achieve historical sales figures and prices, with sales rates that can increase by over 70%. Additionally, the value of the square meter and the properties increase exponentially. 

But Crystal Lagoons has not only revolutionized the global real estate market with its crystalline lagoons. It is in a new phase, revolutionizing cities with its Public Access Lagoons® projects, also known as PAL® projects. These developments are the most beautiful places in the city, featuring a sizeable crystalline lagoon surrounded by white sand beaches, accessible to all through ticketed entry. They are cultural, entertainment, and service centers offering various activities and areas, such as peninsulas for weddings, event spaces, concerts, fairs, retail, restaurants, hotels, beach parties, water sports, etc.

PAL® complexes bring a piece of the ocean right to people’s doorsteps, a phenomenon similar to what happened 200 years ago in England when the first urban parks were created in London, bringing a forest experience to the city. This trend spread widely; urban parks are part of every city today. A similar trend is now happening with Public Access Lagoons® projects.

The massive success of projects with crystalline lagoons is the best example of the value that customers attribute to this amenity. In the Middle East, there are specific cases such as Tilal Al Ghaf in Dubai, where its first two phases sold out in seven days, and 322 homes were sold in just 48 hours during the third phase. Azizi, also in Dubai, is another example, recording a 44% increase in sales of its residential and commercial units.

For its part, the latest phase of Riviera sold more than 40% of its units in record time, with growing interest from both local and international investors, and Mohammad Bin Rashid City, District One was the project with the most expensive square meter in the emirate.

The PAL® developments, meanwhile, are a success in terms of public attendance. Clear examples are the PAL® projects Epperson (Florida) and Lago Mar (Texas) in the United States, which generate daily sales of around $60,000 from ticket sales, equipment rentals, corporate events, weddings, and concerts, with tickets selling out a week in advance. A similar situation occurred at the inauguration of the Lagoon Park Bucharest project in the capital of Romania, where tickets sold out more than a week in advance.

Around the world, Public Access Lagoons® developments in Europe are attracting attention for their disruptive innovation in bringing a slice of the ocean to cities. The new PAL® project in Seville has generated unprecedented interest in the international press, highlighting the revolution Crystal Lagoons will cause by bringing the tropical beach lifestyle to this Mediterranean city considered one of Spain’s most iconic and attractive destinations.     

Media outlets such as Yahoo Finance, Europa Press, European Business Magazine, Il Giornale D´Italia y FinanzNachrichten highlight the new project, which will have as its central element a monumental crystalline lagoon suitable for swimming and water sports accessible to all through ticketed entry. It will also integrate residential units, a hotel, stores, restaurants, and other activities and commercial and entertainment infrastructure epitomizing the quintessential PAL® experience.

With this new development, Crystal Lagoons continues its expansion in Europe, where it is present in Spain, Italy, France, the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, and Hungary, with projects at different development and negotiation stages.

Among the complexes in Spain, two projects in Murcia and another on the Costa del Sol stand out. 

The development in Seville is part of the projects that Crystal Lagoons has in partnership with the award-winning Romanian firm Forty Management in various European cities, including the recently inaugurated Lagoon Park Bucharest in Bucharest. This PAL® project revolutionized the city with resounding success, with tickets selling out more than a week in advance.

“Seville has one of the best climates in Europe, which will allow year-round enjoyment of this PAL® project, enhancing a tourist city par excellence, one of the most popular in Spain and Europe, receiving millions of visitors yearly. This development will change the lives of millions of Sevillians by setting a new standard of entertainment,” explains Jean Pierre Juanchich, Global Business Director of Crystal Lagoons.

PAL® projects have been recognized for their environmental contribution, as they would reduce the equivalent of 40% of the carbon footprint in the tourism and transportation sectors by bringing beach life with turquoise waters and white sands to locations close to home, thus avoiding long car or plane trips.

The monumental crystalline lagoon at Citystars Sharm El Sheikh, located in Egypt and developed with Crystal Lagoons® technology, continues to capture global attention. Spanning 28.8 acres of turquoise waters, it stands as a true oasis in the heart of the Sinai desert. This unique body of water is sustained by saline water extracted from desert wells, a resource that would otherwise go unused, thus creating a tropical refuge in a sterile environment.

This Crystal Lagoons project has been praised in numerous international reports for its unique features. The artificial lagoon holds the second Guinness World Record for the multinational innovation recognized as the largest crystalline lagoon in the world, surpassing even the iconic San Alfonso del Mar in Chile.

Citystars Sharm El Sheikh, surrounded by mountains and offering spectacular views of the Red Sea, Tiran Island, and a nature reserve, is the result of an association between Crystal Lagoons and the Sharbatly family, one of the oldest and most prominent families in the Middle East and Africa. This development has successfully transformed vast desert expanses into a paradise destination, significantly increasing the area’s real estate value.

Crystal Lagoons® technology has achieved what was once considered impossible: the construction of artificial lagoons of unlimited size anywhere in the world, even in the middle of the desert. Today, this innovation brings the idyllic beach experience to unimaginable places, gaining worldwide recognition for its transformative impact.

With tickets sold out a week before the launch, Crystal Lagoons has just inaugurated Lagoon Park Bucharest, a Public Access Lagoons® project, also known as PAL® developments, in the Romanian capital.

The centerpiece of the new development is a large crystalline lagoon, suitable for swimming and water sports, accessible to all through ticketed entry. The lagoon is surrounded by 11,000 m² of white sandy beaches, restaurants, beach bars, terraces, sports and events areas, exhibition halls, green areas, and bespoke services that will complement the lagoon, epitomizing the quintessential PAL® experience.

The complex forms part of the Central District Lagoon City megaproject, which also features a 5-star Radisson hotel with 323 rooms and 400 luxury apartments for rent, 8,200 m² of class A office space, retail areas, restaurants, cinemas, a sky bar, and spa.

The project is being developed in partnership with Forty Management, a renowned and award-winning Romanian firm with which the multinational innovation company has already built projects in Italy, France, Spain, the Czech Republic, Poland, and Hungary.

Crystal Lagoons is bringing idyllic beach life to an iconic Mediterranean European city with this new complex. Through the PAL® model, the company will revolutionize the experience quality of life of the people of Bucharest, providing an attractive entertainment experience to the area, and transforming it into a successful leisure destination.

“Throughout the world, and particularly in Europe, PAL® projects are known for their appealing and disruptive innovative urban approach, bringing a piece of the ocean to cities, a phenomenon similar to what happened 200 years ago in England, when the first urban parks were created in London, bringing a forest experience to the city,” said Jean Pierre Juanchich, Global Business Director of Crystal Lagoons.

The environmental impact of Crystal Lagoons® technology was a core element of the multiple projects developed in partnership with Forty Management, which valued the 40% reduction in carbon footprint that PAL® projects offer, which reduced the number of trips made to coastal destinations by around 50%, as people can enjoy beach life closer to home.

Crystal Lagoons currently has more than 1,000 projects that are ongoing at different stages of development and negotiations in 60 countries.

The defense of its intellectual property is one of the key aspects of Crystal Lagoons. The multinational innovation company has over 2,900 patents in 180 countries, protecting its unique technology.

Due to its intensive focus on protecting its intellectual property and success in using the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) to patent its technology, Crystal Lagoons was invited to present at the international seminar “PCT y el patentamiento de chilenos en EE.UU.”. This event, organized by the National Institute of Industrial Property (INAPI) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), will also feature participation from U.S. intellectual property protection specialists.

Javiera de la Cerda, Senior Vice President of IP and R&D at Crystal Lagoons, will present the company’s success story. “We are very focused on protecting our patents and other intellectual property once it is registered. Therefore, we are careful to safeguard our intellectual property through different legal instruments and systems in each market and to research, monitor, and control our intellectual property rights worldwide”, explains De la Cerda.

The multinational innovation company has a Research and Development (R&D) department in charge of further developing its technology, products, systems, and processes. It also continuously works to protect the technology with new patents.

In the case of Crystal Lagoons, the patents cover not only the technology for building and operating large artificial lagoons but also the business model, the designs and layouts, the cleaning devices and systems, the sustainable methods and systems for maintaining and treating water, and the Public Access Lagoons® business model, among others.

Since its inception, Santa Rosalía Lake and Life Resort in Spain has captured global media attention. Described as the “Caribbean in the Mediterranean,” this project has been highlighted in numerous articles as one of the largest Crystal Lagoons projects in Europe. Its 4-acre crystalline lagoon was the largest in Europe until 2022, when Alovera Beach in Madrid, also by Crystal Lagoons, surpassed it with a monumental 5,2-acre crystalline lagoon.

Recently, the prestigious Spanish newspaper La Razón published a feature on Santa Rosalía, highlighting the unique characteristics of this project. Its expansive turquoise body of water, developed with Crystal Lagoons® patented technology, has been awarded the European Property Awards multiple times for its sustainability, innovation, and design.

Strategically located on the idyllic Costa Cálida in Murcia, Santa Rosalía Lake and Life Resort benefits from a privileged climate with over 300 days of sunshine a year and is surrounded by golf courses. Life at this project revolves around its artificial lagoon, which offers a unique nautical experience. The lagoon allows water activities and sports in a safe environment, including swimming, sailing, paddle boarding, and kayaking. Additionally, the complex features exclusive residential areas, including houses, apartments, and condos, as well as commercial zones and spaces dedicated to entertainment and sports.

This amenity is within a 30,6-acre reserve of gardens, parks, and forests near Murcia and Cartagena. In the middle of the lagoon are two paradise islands with palm trees and several white sand beaches with turquoise waters, creating a perfect setting to enjoy beach life year-round.