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Sotogrande -- Nature areas

Parque Natural de las Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas, the largest park in Spain.
Over 200,000 hectares of incredible beauty spots make up the Cazorla, Segura y las Villas Nature Reserve, where species which are unique in the world live.

This is the largest protected area in all of Spain. We are talking about 200,000 hectares of mountains, situated to the Northeast of Jaén, with luxuriant forests of pine groves with unique species, such as the Cazorla violet, the Valverde wall lizard, a daffodil which claims to be the smallest in the world and a unique carnivorous plant. The Guadalquivir rises here (in Cañada de las Fuentes, at a height of over 1,300 metres) as well as the Segura. The reserve includes lands belonging to 23 townships of the regions of Cazorla, Segura, Quesada and Las Villas. The reserve has the privilege of being home to species such as the mountain goat, the deer and the wild boar, as well as muflones, which can be contemplated in a partially free state in the 'Collado del Almendral' hunting reserve.

The flora of the Park is one of the richest in Spain, with over 1,300 catalogued species. Of these, at least 24 are exclusive to this territory, among which the Austrian pine, an indigenous species which can be found at heights above 1,200 metres. As for the fauna, there are numerous unique species, such as the Cazorla violet, the Valverde wall lizard, a daffodil which claims to be the smallest in the world, a unique carnivorous plant. Besides this, there are also numerous river species, such as the common trout, barbels or bream; mountain goats, wild boar, mouflon or deer.

It is possible to visit the village of Coto Ríos and Tranco de Beas reservoir.At the same time, the Historic-Artistic Site of Segura de la Sierra, the Castle of San Miguel de Bujaraiza, the Arab and Christian castles of Cazorla and the castle and watchtower of Tíscar all stand out.

Hotels

A & H Plaza del Liceo
C/ del Moscatelar, 20
28043 Madrid

     



The Hotel is located in a very good place respect Barajas Airport and the Juan Carlos I Fair centre, at 10 and 8 minutes by car respectively, and 5 minutes to the city centre. With public transport you could be at any part of the city in less than 10 minutes. The hotel is preparated for handicapped people, and with all kinds of rooms comfort.
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NH La Habana
Paseo de la Habana, 73
28036 Madrid

     



Located close to the Santiago Bernabeu soccer stadium Bernabeu and the Paseo de la Castellana, with easy access to the Juan Carlos I business fair grounds.
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AC Santo Mauro
Zurbano 36
28010 Madrid

     



The hotel´s philosophy is to achieve that our guests feel this to be a "home away from home". In order to create this ambience, we insist in providing a personalised service, whereby guest´s needs and wants are anticipated and constantly looked after. In essence, it is like a "big house" of fifty-one bedrooms and seven meeting rooms of different sizes, where both, discretion and tranquillity reign at all times. A ten metres indoor swimming pool is located in the basement level..

Golf courses

La Duquesa Golf & Country Club
Urbanización El Hacho
29691 Manilva (Málaga)
Tel. +34 952890725 / Fax: +34 952890725

holes: 18
par: 72


Designed by Robert Trent Jones and established in 1985, La Duquesa winds round El Hacho beacon hill with magnificent views over the Mediterranean, Gibraltar and to Africa. The demanding course requires accurate driving and concentration. The 8th par 3 is only 125m long but has a drop of 30m! The course has good practice facilities and lessons for all standards of players can be arranged. There is also a Gym, Snooker, Sauna, Jacuzzi, Tennis and Squash courts that can all be used for a small charge..


Golfclub Las Minas
Carretera Islamayor, Km. 0,8 (Hacienda Minas)
41849 Aznalcázar (Sevilla)
Tel. +34 955750678 / Fax: +34 955750032

holes: 9
par: 36

Designed by Antonio García Garrido and lying on gently undulating ground, with numerous olive trees and orange trees, the course is reasonable for all players, and will test the accuracy of the more daring players. There are long and difficult par-5s, wide and undulating greens with a modern design and four strategically placed lakes to add colour and fun to the game. A great place for a relaxing and stress-free round of golf. The tees, with their long platforms, make it possible to vary the difficulty of the round, making it suitable for both beginners and expert players..