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Spain - It’s good for the Sol

Spain - It’s good for the Sol

Rarely has a debutant course made its mark as quickly on the golf scene as the Costa del Sol’s new star, Finca Cortesin, has done. Part of a €700m resort that includes a luxury boutique hotel, spa, shops, restaurants…

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Mallorca - Great golf all-year round

Mallorca - Great golf all-year round

Rapidly rising up the league table of popular golf destinations, Mallorca is closing the gap on the perennial front-runners, the Costa del Sol and the Algarve. The British, who make up nearly a quarter of all visiting golfers, are expected…

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Spain - Head for the Costas

Spain - Head for the Costas

The 250-mile coastline in south-east Spain that meanders from Denia to Aguilas has long been a happy hunting ground for British visitors in general, and British golfers in particular.

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Tecina Golf - 18 holes overlooking the sea

Tecina Golf - 18 holes overlooking the sea

Tecina Golf, on the small Canary Island of La Gomera, is one of the most beautiful and spectacular golf courses in Europe.
La Gomera has remained pretty isolated until recent years and many of its cultural traditions have survived to…

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Costa de la Luz - Flagship golf on the Spanish south coast

Costa de la Luz - Flagship golf on the Spanish south coast

The British have played a key part in the history of Cadiz – Drake famously singed the beard of the King of Spain in a daring raid on the Costa de la Luz port in 1587, postponing the Spanish Armada’s…

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Mallorca’s Balearic Beauties

Mallorca’s Balearic Beauties

One thing to guarantee much debate among golfers is the question: where is the best golf destination in Europe?

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La Manga - oozing star quality

La Manga - oozing star quality

The moniker Golden Balls has been bestowed on England’s finest footballer for the past decade and it is apt that La Manga Club boasts David Beckham among its impressive list of guests over the decades.

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Revamped Almerimar offers budget deal for UK golfers

Revamped Almerimar offers budget deal for UK golfers

The dusty, rocky planes at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains near Almeria in Spain were once used as the backdrop to Sergio Leone’s Spaghetti Western, For
A Few Dollars More, but now one hotel in the region…

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Las Colinas - Here’s to you Mr Robinson

Las Colinas - Here’s to you Mr Robinson

Even the imposing entrance through a man-made gorge blasted between towering rock faces doesn’t adequately prepare visitors for the impressive panorama that greets them at Las Colinas.

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