La Alcaidesa

La Alcaidesa is an affluent gated community (known as an urbanización in Spanish) near Sotogrande, Spain (within the municipalities of La Línea de la Concepción and San Roque), in the Andalusian province of Cádiz, accessed by junction 124 on the Autovía A-7 coastal motorway. The natural topography allows the town to enjoy an enviable location overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and Morocco with easy access to Gibraltar, the Campo and the cities of Algeciras, Estepona and Marbella. The town has two staffed, gated access points and mobile security patrols. A fire station exclusively serving Alcaidesa was built in 2008. The town has two golf courses at La Hacienda Links Golf Resort, a Links course originally designed by Peter Alliss and Clive Clark. The 18-hole, par 72 championship course opened in 1992 and is one of the few links-style courses in southern Europe. In 2021, the course underwent a major upgrade and renovation by acclaimed American architect Kurtis Bowman. The renovation of the La Hacienda Links golf course involved the remodelling of all tees, greens and bunker complexes, and the redesign of a number of holes, in the process creating one of the largest putting areas in Spain. Since its reopening, the La Hacienda Links Golf Resort has received numerous accolades from both players and the golf industry, including being named 'Best Golf Course in Spain' at the World Golf Awards 2023. The Heathland golf course was designed by respected former Ryder Cup player and architect of many internationally renowned courses, Dave Thomas. A championship course with a par 73 layout, it offers a variety of natural landscapes. As well as featuring a series of plateaus offering exceptional views of the Mediterranean Sea amongst typical Andalucian hills, several holes are set in a valley with large lakes and narrow fairways. The popular...