| GUIDE TO PUERTO
DE LA DUQUESA IN SPAIN Puerto
de la Duquesa really is the Costa
del Sol's best-kept secret. Although within easy reach of the airports
of Malaga (40 minutes) and Gibraltar (30 minutes), La
Duquesa seems like a thousand miles
away from the throng of the holiday resorts and offers an unparalleled
quality of life in Southern Spain. Among
the many attractions too numerous to list fully are included:
- The La
Duquesa sport marina
- Miles of beautiful, uncrowded
beaches
- promenades with bars, restaurants,
cafés and services
- Championship 18 hole golf
course
- The natural marvels of Andalusia
- Shopping and bustling nightlife
minutes away
- Easy airport access and excellent
transportation
La Duquesa
enjoys an advantageous location to the west
of Marbella sometimes called "the Other Costa del Sol". The essence
in this distinction is that the area retains a vast amount of unspoilt natural
scenery and authentic local character - while sharing the fantastic climate
and all the excellent services and infrastructure of the rest of the Costa
del Sol. This is primarily due to limited and well-managed development.
The result: an ideal balance of relaxed living with easy access to every
imaginable amenity. In other words, quality of life. The
beautiful port of La
Duquesa offers
full marina services for boating enthusiasts as well as a myriad of attractions
for those with no aspirations to take to the water. The attractive promenades
encircling the port offer a variety of restaurants, intimate bars and cafés
in which to while away the days. The vast choice of eating and drinking
options include French, Italian, Chinese, Indian, Thai and, of course, Spanish
with its fresh, local fish. Numerous services and grocers are also on hand.
Two nights a week the port hosts a unique Crafts Market, popular with the
local residents as well as visitors.
Beaches and Mountains
Whether it's
miles of pristine beaches (many earning the European Blue Flag for cleanliness)
or rugged mountains with their wildlife, the La Duquesa area offers every
type of terrain. Rising virtually from the beaches, the mountains hide their
medieval towns like little jewels the famed White Villages. Every type of
nature recreation is at hand including even winter and spring skiing only
two hours away in Granada. |
