Puerto de la Duquesa really is the Costa del Sol's
best-kept secret. Although within easy reach of the
airports of Malaga (40 minutes) and Gibraltar (30
minutes), La Duquesa seems like a thousand miles away
from the throng of the holiday resorts and offers an
unparalleled quality of life in Southern Spain.
Among the many attractions, too numerous to list
fully, including:
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The La Duquesa sport marina
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Miles of beautiful, uncrowded beaches
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Promenades with bars, restaurants, cafés
and services
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Championship 18 hole golf course
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The natural marvels of Andalusia
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Shopping and bustling nightlife minutes
away
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Easy airport access and excellent
transporta
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La Duquesa enjoys an advantageous location to the
west of Marbella sometimes called "the Other Costa
del Sol". The essence in this distinction is that
the area retains a vast amount of unspoilt natural
scenery and authentic local character - while
sharing the fantastic climate and all the excellent
services and infrastructure of the rest of the Costa
del Sol. This is primarily due to a limited and
well-managed development. The result: an ideal
balance of relaxed living with easy access to every
imaginable amenity. In other words, quality of life.
The beautiful port of La Duquesa offers full marina
services for boating enthusiasts as well as a myriad of
attractions for those with no aspirations to take to the
water. The attractive promenades encircling the port
offer a variety of restaurants, intimate bars and cafés
in which to while away the days. The vast choice of
eating and drinking options include French, Italian,
Chinese, Indian, Thai and, of course, Spanish with its
fresh, local fish. Numerous services and grocers are
also on hand. Two nights a week the port hosts a unique
Crafts Market, popular with the local residents as well
as visitors.
La Duquesa Golf and Country Club boasts an 18 hole
course designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., a technical
masterpiece with wonderful sea and mountain views. In
addition to golf, the club offers many facilities
including tennis, squash, and a fully equipped gym with
a qualified resident trainer. Membership is available.
Further golfing challenges are close at hand: Alcaidesa,
a Links course overlooking the Rock of Gibraltar;
Valderrama, host of the Ryder Cup and World
Championship, only ten minutes from La Duquesa;
Sotogrande, a parkland course; and La Cañada, a
wonderful golf challenge where the fairways are as thick
and lush as carpet. San Roque, host to the qualifying
schools, is also only a few minutes away. As if this is
not enough, there are another 40-odd courses within an
hour's drive.
Beaches and Mountains. Whether it's miles of pristine
beaches (many earning the European Blue Flag for
cleanliness) or rugged mountains with their wildlife,
the La Duquesa area offers every type of terrain. Rising
virtually from the beaches, the mountains hide their
medieval towns like little jewels the famed White
Villages. Every type of nature recreation is at hand
including even winter and spring skiing only two hours
away in Granada.
Cosmopolitan Life can be found only twenty minutes away
in the "jet-set" city of Marbella with its hustle and
bustle. Shopping experiences of every kind are available
ranging from the upscale El Corte Inglés, Spain's
premier department store, to the sprawling La Cañada
mall just outside Marbella, to the infinite variety of
small shops and boutiques lining the cobble-stoned
streets of Old Marbella. Just before Marbella,
approaching from La Duquesa, is the international resort
of Puerto Banus with its millionaire playground of
floating palaces and luxury cars. In addition to the
yachts, the port is chock full of all the appropriate
designer names such as Versace, Armani, and Donna Karen
for the most discerning shoppers.
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