Friday 14 November 2008

El Valle Golf Resort

An exclusive resort of white washed villas "pueblo style" situated at the foot of the El Valle National Park and only 15 mins from the beautiful beaches and warm waters of the Mar Menor . This is a small tranquil but luxurious development of individual villas all with swimming pools as well as apartments and communal pools.

The hacienda style clubhouse has a cafe, bar, Irish bar (with entertainment in busy periods) restaurant, gymnasium, golf shop, and supermarket.
La Torre Golf Resort which has many restaurants, bars, entertainment and leisure facilities is just five minutes away. The Mar Menor resort with it's fabulous Intercontinental Hotel Spa and restaurants, 15 minutes. Polaris operates a complimentary shuttle service between the resorts .

There is much to do and see in this region, beaches, theme parks, wine tasting, gourmet eating, diving, windsurfing and many sports. Madrid is about 4 hours away, Granada 2, Sevilla 3 hours and there are many more villages and ancient towns such as Lorca and Jumilla just a short drive from El Valle.
Hiring a car is a must if you want to explore the area.

Murcia city centre with it's cobbled streets, shops, restaurants, bars, superb architecture and Cathedral is just 15 minutes drive. There are some excellent and very good value restaurants in Murcia and the tapas here are famous - some of the best tapas bars are in Plaza de las Flores and around the Cathedral. Try "un tapeo" a tapas route spanish style - bar hopping and trying different dishes along the way.


Cartagena about 30 minutes drive is an important seaport and makes for a lovely day out whether shopping, sightseeing, eating in one of the restaurants in the port or taking boat trip around the harbour. There are museums, churches and city tours, a Roman villa and amphitheatre and also a submarine dating back to 1888.


The El Valle 18 hole Golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus is set in a beautiful desert valley landscape with the backdrop of the Mountains of El Valle National Park. The views from the clubhouse over the golf course are just stunning.

Nearby are the Polaris World golf courses of:

La Torre - 18 holes
Mar Menor - 9 Holes (extending to 18 holes)
Hacienda Riquelme - 18 holes

In addition locally are:
Mosa Trajectum - 18 holes and World class golf at La Manga Golf Resort plus many more.

www.sunandsnowinspain.com
A selection of privately owned villas with pools, townhouses and apartments for rental in Murcia Spain.

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