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The name Sotogrande comes from one of five farms bought by Alfredo Melian in 1962 at the request of Joseph McMicking who wished to create a luxurious residential development by the Mediterranean. The reputation of Sotogrande and its appeal to so many nationalities lay initially in the natural beauty of the site. This was enhanced by the early landscaping, the planting of avenues of palm trees and the hiding underground of the infrastructure. Its final character however, was established by the creation of the most varied sporting facilities in Europe which include not only the famous golf courses Club de Golf Valderrama - host to the 1997 Ryder Cup, and Sotogrande Old Course - both rated amongst the top 5 in Europe, but also Polo fields, Tennis and Fronton Courts, Riding stables and a busy Sotogrande Marina - the first port of call on entering the Mediterranean. |
