The Location - Places To Visit & Things To Do

The apartment is located within the San Roque Resort overlooking the 13th Old Course Fairway. The resort is in the less developed and relaxed region of the Costa del Sol between Sotogrande and Gibraltar yet conveniently close to beautiful beaches and resorts and easily accessible from the A7 costal highway at Km 127.

Beaches, Resorts, Excursions and Shopping
Pueblo Neuvo – shops, bars, restaurants, supermarket
Alcaidesa – 5 minutes – beaches, cafes, restaurants, bars
Sotogrande – 10 minutes – marina, polo, restaurants, cafes, bars
Puerto Duquesa – 15 minutes – beaches, restaurants, bars, cafes, shops
Gibraltar – 20 minutes – historical British colony
Puerto Banus – 25 minutes – resort
Estepona – 30 minutes – resort
Marbella – 35 minutes - resort
Ronda – 45 minutes – white hillside village
Tarifa – 1hr – Bohemian coastal town, windsurfing, sailing, beautiful white beaches
Cadiz – 1hr – historical port

Beaches
Beautiful sandy beaches at Alcaidesa and Sotogrande are both within a short 10 minute drive of the apartment and provide lots of amenities including beach bars, watersports and restaurants. A little further Tarifa has endless white sands and crystal clear water backed by sand dunes and because of it’s location Tarifa is a world renowned centre for kiting and windsurfing.

Places To Visit
Nearby Sotogrande has a beautiful marina surrounded by bars and cafes to sit and chill out in with a beer or coffee – this is the place to be seen and be seen!
Up in the Andalucian mountain range there are many traditional white hilltop villages to visit such as Ronda, Casares and Gaucin. Historic towns such as Jerez, the cathedral at Seville, Alhambra Palace in Granada and the Conquistador port of Cadiz are all easily accessible for a day’s trip. Gibraltar is only 20 minutes drive and a day’s trip to Morocco is possible by ferry. Along the coast are numerous resorts such as Marbella, Estepona and Puerto Banus which offer many attractions including shopping, night life, restaurants and beaches. Selwo adventure park will be a hit for those thrill seekers needing an adrenalin fix!

Golf
Sitting in the golden golf triangle you are spoilt for choice San Roque, Almenara, Valderrama and Sotogrande are all nearby. Throughout the region there are numerous golf courses within easy reach of the apartment which cater for all levels and abilities. On site San Roque Golf Resort has two courses of world class standard. The old course created in 1990 was designed by Dave Thomas and is amongst the best in Europe and in 1997 hosted the Ryder Cup. The new course designed by Perry Dye and Seve Ballesteros was the venue for the Spanish Open in 2005 and 2006.

Dining Out / Restaurants
At the resort hotel the flagship Bolero restaurant offers traditional Andalucian and international cuisine, the Bougainvillea poolside grill is open during the summer months for al fresco dining and the exotic Kamakura is probably the Costa del Sol’s finest Japanese restaurant. In the new on site shopping centre the relaxed Hibiscus offers a bar, cafe and restaurant. Sotogrande, Puerto Duquesa and the nearby village of Pueblo Nuevo have many and varied fine restaurants to cater for every taste.

Evening Entertainment
Nightclubs are synonymous with the Costa del Sol and can be found in the up market resorts such as Puerto Banus and Marbella. However nightclubs and bars are also dotted around the local resorts of Sotogrande and Pueblo Neuvo. Quiz and cinema nights are held at the resort hotel and details can be found in the lobby.