🇪🇸 Spain
Sotogrande & Marbella
Championship Golf • Mediterranean Lifestyle
Sotogrande is the most serious golf address in continental Europe: cork oaks, ocean breeze from the Strait, and a density of championship layouts within twenty minutes of each other. Marbella adds the hotels, the restaurants and the nightlife.
Best courses
- Tour-standard championship layouts in Sotogrande
- Hillside courses above Benahavís and Marbella
- Links-influenced coastal courses towards Cádiz
Recommended hotels
- Five-star resorts on the Sotogrande estate
- Grand hotels of the Golden Mile, Marbella
- Private villas with staff and pool
Beyond golf
- Polo at Santa María
- Sherry bodegas in Jerez
- Sailing in the Strait of Gibraltar
- Ronda and the white villages
Transfers & aviation
Málaga and Gibraltar airports serve the area; chauffeur transfers are direct and helicopter links can be arranged subject to availability.
Gastronomy
Andalusian seafood, starred kitchens in Marbella, and long lunches at the beach clubs of Guadalmina.
Ideal travel period
March to June, and September to November.
Helicopter operations are subject to aircraft availability, weather conditions, aviation regulations and authorised landing locations.