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Golf - Villa Nueva Golf Resort

This modern 6220 metre course opened in 2006 and is situated in Puerto Real, close to the city of Cadiz. It is close to the sea, and set in beautiful surroundings.

The course has very large greens and bermuda fairways all in pristine condition. The five lakes, 90 bunkers and variable tee-positions give this course plenty to test the seasoned golfer.

Facilities include a newly constructed clubhouse, a 250 metre long driving range, as well as pitching and putting greens. A luxury hotel is to be constructed in the near future.

Festivals in Orce

Festivals in Orce: San Antón & San Sebastián, Lardero Fiesta, Día de la Cruz, Virgen de los Dolores and Los Inocentes.

Lord Byron

Lord Byron's visit to Andalucia was brief, a matter of days, but the impact it left on him and the legacy he left behind were significant. In 1809, not long after leaving Cambridge, George Gordon, Lord Byron, arrived in the Iberian pennisula.

Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de Anunciación

The first Mudéjar church was built on the site of an early mosque between 1512 and 1515. This original church had a single nave, which was enlarged and embellished over the following centuries. A second church was later built on the ruins left by the Moors during the uprising of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Burguillos

Burguillos is a very suitable destination for people who love open air activities such as hiking, horse riding and hunting. The town, situated on the foothills of the Sierra Morena, has a varied landscape that visitors can enjoy. It has about 6400 inhabitants.

Colour Therapy

Colour Therapy is the use of colours to bring balance and harmony to the energy centres (chakras) of the body, thus promoting good health, both physically and psychologically.

Five star Luxury Hotels

Estepona has a surprising number of Five star Luxury Hotels, both east and west of the town itself. These include the luxurious Kempinski Bahia and Villa Padierna, both a few kilometres to the east.

Conference Centres

There are numerous purpose-built conference centres and exhibition centres in Andalucia with all the supporting facilities one would expect. They are usually owned by their respective town halls.

Many of the hotels in Andalucia and on the Costa del Sol offer conference and exhibition facilities in comfortable surroundings.

Skydiving

Skydiving is a growing sport - unlike Base Jumping or Bungee Jumping, in skydiving you jump out of a aeroplane (or helicopter, or hot air balloon) and enjoy a time of free fall before you use your parachute to slow down your rate of descent to earth.

Large Garden - Palace of the Duke of Alcala

This area was originally an orchard and vegetable garden. Per Afán Enríquez de Ribera had amassed such a collection of classical statues that instead of modifying the existing palace to display them, in 1568, he commissioned Neapolitan architect Benvenutto Tortello to build a new palace around the old orchard, transforming it into an archaeological garden.

Convento de San Luis

One of the historical events most deeply remembered in the town is the one associated with Queen Isabel la Católica and the Battle of La Zubia. According to popular tradition, in the summer of 1491 (Saturday, 25th August), the Queen decided to go horseback riding to enjoy the beauty of the Alhambra and its surroundings.

Los Molares

Los Molaresoffers tranquil, rural surroundings that give visitors the chance to relax and enjoy a natural environment filled with fields of corn and sunflowers. It also has many country cycle paths, with the most recommended being the one that connects the town with Utrera. Los Molares has about 3,400 inhabitants.

Osteopathy

Osteopathy is the diagnosis and treatment of the body, using expertise and knowledge of the overall structure and each related function of all the body's parts. This is a form of non-evasive healing, carried out by fully qualified Osteopaths.

Clinics in Benalmadena

There are a number of privately operated health clinics in Benalmadena for patients to go without referal as an alternative to the state health service.

Marbella Artisan Market

For those that love spending their Sunday afternoons wandering around and browsing stalls full of antiques, handmade items and vintage jewellery, then this is the ideal market. Held in the Port of Marbella (Puerto Deportivo de Marbella), this artisan market has 30 stalls of handmade gifts and jewellery, paintings, accessories, handpainted ceramics and unique baby clothing.

History of Dílar

Dílar’s history begins long before the arrival of the Arabs in the Iberian Peninsula. In 1850, a hunter discovered an important prehistoric dolmen (a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb), surrounded by a cromlech (a stone circle) of tall stones, close to the Casa Rural.

Parks and Gardens in Estepona

ully landscaped public parks in Estepona as well as public squares adored with flowers, Seafront Promenade, Plaza de las Flores and Orchid House plaza are in the old town. El Calvario park is at the top of Calle de la Terraza. The larger parks are located in the area to the west of the old town centre; Parque Huerta Nueva, Parque del Carmen, Parque La Constitucion. Further west are Parque de los Niños, Parque La Hermandad. Parque del Seghers. Outside Estepna town are Parque Pedregales and Selwo Wildlife park. Finally above 1000m, the Sierra Bermeja mountain behind Estepona is a protected natural area.

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