Isla Canela golf course                                                                      On the golf course

Isla Canela’s own course is set at the edge of the ‘Marismas’, those salt water marshes that form much of the terrain of Isla Canela and which have the benefit of protected status as natural parks. Like the ‘Marismas’, the course at Isla Canela  is flat and open and makes for easy walking – but no for easy scoring!   There are many bunkers and water hazards, so bring plenty of spare balls! At 6,248 metres, the course is not particularly long but it rewards straight play as any shots off line are penalised by the array of eucalyptus and palms that characterise the scenery.

Facilties at Isla Canela include a practice course with putting green, a social club with restaurant, golf shop, swimming pool and bowling green. Apartment guests can play 18 holes for 38 euros which is a large reduction from the full cost of 66 euros.

The closest course to Isla Canela is not in Spain but in Portugal. The Atlantic course at Castro Marim is just over the border and can be reached in 20 minutes. Despite being so close, Castro Marim could not be more different. Carved in to the rocky hills that lie just inland, the fairways wind and climb in and out of natural valleys and provide stunning views all around. To the east, there are spectacular views to Spain while to the north and west, the views of the distant Alentejo Hills are magnificent. The 5265 metreslong course opened in the spring of 2000 yet has the feel of being more long-established.

Next in geographical distance to Isla Canela is 27 hole course at Islantilla, just east of Isla Christina. Opened in 1992, Islantilla has hosted a PGA European Tour event and has been listed by Golf Digest in Europe’s Top 100 courses. A combination of links and parkland in its nature, the 27 holes at Islantilla snake in and around the resort of the same name. In the view of many, Islantilla is the most challenging of the courses in the area.

Further east towards Huelva are the 2 new courses of Nuevo Portil and El Rompido, the two being about 5 miles apart. Nuevo Portil is a parkland course set in the middle of a large new development of houses and villas. The course was opened in 2001 and is relatively short at 5528 metres off the yellow tees. What it lacks in length. It more than makes up for in trickiness with a number of demanding dog-leg holes with tall statuesque pines to discourage the ‘tiger-line’.

El Rompido is the newest of the courses in the area having been opened in 2003. Set on the coast overlooking the estuary of the Rio Piedras River, there are spectacular views to the beaches and the sea. It is a course of two halves, the outward nine holes being set in the salt marshes in front of the resort’s houses and hotels while the inward nine are more open and longer around the clubhouse and the hotels. Off the yellow tees, El Rompido measures 5,834 metres.

Other courses nearby are the Bellavista and Dunas de Donada near to Huelva.

Travelling back across the border in to the Portuguese Algarve you come to Benamor, Quinta da Ria and Quinta da Cima.

You will find that the Costa de la Luz compared to the Western Algarve and the Costa del Sol is as yet ‘undiscovered’.  Green fees are lower, the courses are less crowded and less busy making it much easier to get a start time that you want and be able to get round in reasonable ti

There are many other courses in the area within a short distance of Isla Canela. To find out more visit www.live4golfing.com.

                                          View of the golf course                                                                Club House

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