Quality new developments in Spain

Sotogrande – West Costa del Sol, near Gibraltar

The most upmarket, sophisticated, well-appointed resort development in Europe

Founded in 1962 by a globetrotting entrepreneur called Joe McMicking, Sotogrande has long been one of the top residential developments in the world. Sotogrande’s success is the result of McMicking’s vision for a stylish, luxurious residential resort combined with careful development of Sotogrande’s extraordinary location. Going strong for more than 40 years, Sotogrande looks poised to enjoy another 40, based on its simple formula of a quality of life that is impossible to beat.

Sotogrande is a golf, polo, and beach resort that has everything you could possibly want from a residential development, including 5 golf courses, a golf academy, polo grounds, a substantial marina, a riding centre, an international school, beach clubs, tennis clubs, a sailing club, luxury hotels, spas, gyms, restaurants, shops, and much more. It is fair to say that there are few residential communities in the world with comparable on-site facilities. + read more

+ Sotogrande website

Valle Romano – West Costa del Sol, near Estepona

“Valle Romano is a place I would undoubtedly recommend” said the late, great Seve Ballesteros

Valle Romano is a gated, residential-community and golf resort at the heart of the Costa del Sol, just 5 minutes from the popular town of Estepona and 30 minutes from Marbella. It is one of the most attractive resorts on the coast, not to mention one of the best looked-after residential communities in the region. As a result, the case for buying a home at Valle Romano is straight-forward:  At current prices, with 2-bed apartments available from just €128,000, it is simply great value, and the resort is expected to go from strength to strength. + read more

+ Valle Romano Golf & Resort website

La Floresta de la Mairena – Elviria (Marbella), Costa del Sol

Luxury apartments in Spain from a leading UK house builder

La Floresta de la Mairena is a Taylor Wimpey development set in beautiful surroundings, declared a natural biosphere reserve by UNESCO, and only seven kilometres from Elviria beach, east of Marbella. The residential development is surrounded by a strikingly beautiful oak forest and has beautiful sea views.

Designed in the style of a Mediterranean village, Taylor Wimpey commences the first phase of 23 apartments built in 2 blocks of just three storeys. The properties have large terraces with magnificent views across the oak forest to the sea. There are 2 swimming pools, communal gardens and external parking. The apartments will be completed towards 3rd quarter of 2011.

+ Taylor Wimpey España website

Desert Springs – Almeria, Andalusia

An upmarket residential golf resort and oasis in the desert

There is nothing more welcome than an oasis in a desert and in several respects Desert Springs Resort and Golf Club is just like an oasis.  For a start the lush fairways and perfect greens of the golf course contrast with the arid countryside all around. But in a country like Spain, where outstanding new developments can be hard to come by, Desert Springs is also an oasis of quality and excellence.

Desert Springs is a holiday resort, golf club, and residential development with plenty of personality. For all the right reasons it is not somewhere you can easily forget, nor confuse with any other new development in Spain. Any development that is unforgettable, and unmistakeable, in a positive sense, will always enjoy advantages over the mass of developments that aren’t. This is especially true from an investment point of view. + read more

+ Desert Springs / Almanzora website

El Puerto II –Marina de Cala D’Or, Mallorca

Modern Balearic style from a leading UK house builder

This new complex is situated in the south-east of the island of Mallorca, very close to the glamorous Marina de Cala D’Or. It consists of 2 bedroom apartments, with architecture in the purest Mallorcan style and the colour white predominating. The ground floor properties have a veranda and a large private garden and the attics have a sun terrace. The complex is also surrounded by generous gardens with native plants and 3 communal swimming pools. The developer is Taylor Wimpey, one of the UK's leading home builders.

+ Taylor Wimpey España website