San Roque, Andalusia

Reference: DEFN-T452. Sotograndeis the largest privately owned residential development in Andalusia. Originally a gated community , it is located in the municipality of San Roque, Cdiz , Spain , southern Europe . Some of the richest and most powerful families of Spain and United Kingdom have summer homes in Sotogrande. The jet set appeal of Sotogrande lies in the natural beauty of the site, enhanced by the early landscaping , planting of avenues of palm and conifer trees, underground infrastructure and wide, two-lane roads. There are a number of artificial lakes and 5 golf courses, including the world-famous Valderrama , created by Jaime Ortiz-Patio [8] and the San Roque course. Sotogrande is renowned for its varied sporting facilities. It has five golf courses in Europe, Valderrama Golf Club host to the European Tour s Volvo Masters and the 1997 Ryder Cup , the Real Club de Golf , Almenara , La Reserva , La Caada and a Golf Academy ; 6 world-famous Polo fields owned by the Santa Mara Polo Club; two Tennis and Padel Tennis Clubs and the SotoTennis Academy ; the Raquet Centre which specializes in padel tennis and the Octogono which specializes in tennis, a rugby club and two Beach Clubs (Cucurucho and Octogono ); a Kayak / Sailing Club, Riding stables and a busy marina . Puerto de Sotogrande (The Sotogrande Marina) has a mixture of retail units and restaurants as well as some apartments. The Sotogrande Marina has a taxi boat service during the summer season.