Tourist information - Sotogrande
SOTOGRANDE
Sotogrande is recognized for, amongst other reasons, its outstanding golf courses.
VALDERRAMA GOLF CLUB
Where the 1997 Ryder Cup along with this year's American Express Championship were held. Presently, it is considered Number One in Europe. It has an 18-hole course and also a 9-hole course. Furthermore, here we also find among the best golf museums around the world.
REAL CLUB DE GOLF DE SOTOGRANDE
American-style wide fairways and greens.
Designed by the golf specialist, Robert Trent Jones, there are 18 holes. There is also a 9-hole short-length course. The Club House was completely refurbished this year. It is nearby sea as well as the beach club. It has its have swimming pool, a tennis and also paddle tennis courts.
HOTEL- GOLF CLUB ALMENARA
Is situated in between two lakes, with 18 holes and also 9 more under construction. There also is a practice golf school. Designed by Dave Thomas and inaugurated in April 1998. Adjacent to the golf course, there is a 4-star hotel "Almenara", with 150 rooms.
LA CAÑADA
Another Robert Trent Jones design, 9 holes + new 9 currently under construction designed by Dave Thomas. This is a Municipal golf course.
Sotogrande has two beach clubs: El Cucurucho along with El Octogono. These have restaurants, bars as well as direct access to the beach area. There are supervised activities for kids along with a total of 7 swimming pools. The installations include tennis, paddle and fronton courts and saunas.
Inside and around Sotogrande, you could find numerous restaurants. You can choose between restaurants that specialise in meat or fish dishes, Chinese or Italian restaurants, or hamburger or appetizer places. Besides, during warm summer nights, all these restaurants have terraces so that you can have dinner al fresco. There are also banks, doctors, chemist, hairdressers, video club, car hire, travel agencies, supermarkets, newsagents, fashion shops, as well as an exciting Sunday antique market.
The complex has an international school that is based on Spanish as well as English curricular design offering the educational levels of ESO along with GCSE. The kids will be able to learn languages along with computer studies from the age of 3. They will be inaugurating new installations at the end of next year.
All in all, Sotogrande is the perfect place to own a summerhouse or perhaps to relocate. Clean, modern along with safe, it is an ideal location for the entire family. The parents can enjoy world-class golf, polo along with yachting events. The children have the sea along with many other attractions.
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