Villamartin Plaza:
The central Plaza of Villamartin is renowned for its abundance of bars and restaurants serving a variety of international cuisines such as Italian, Chinese, Argentinean, Thai, Mexican, Swedish and English and is on two tiers, with a beautiful courtyard in the center. The Plaza also has a small supermarket, a bank, a chemist, a doctors, gift shop, etc. and is a 2 min drive from the villa. Next to the Plaza is the Villamartin Golf Club, which is equipped with tennis courts and a clubhouse restaurant, which is open to the public for lunch and dinner.
Beaches:
The Costa Blanca is renowned for its abundance of beautiful white sandy beaches, many of which have been given a European Blue Flag rating. The nearest is La Zenia, which is only a 5 min driveway, Cabo Roig, Dehesa de Campoamor and Mil Palmeras which are within a 10 min drive away and have a gentle sloping sand into the warm sea - ideal for families. Pedelos and water sports can be found at some of the local beaches. If you fancy a drive out, North of Torrevieja are the beautiful beaches of Guadamar which is bordered by a large expanse of sand dunes covered with pines and eucalyptus, La Marina and La Mata.
The resort:
The Costa Blanca enjoys a mild climate with year round sunshine. The World Health Organisation recognise it as one of the healthiest areas in the world due to its salt lakes! Torrevieja is only a 15 minute drive away and is a typical Spanish seaside town, where you will find Spanish restaurants and bars, a marina with boat trips and fishing trips available, an evening 'craft market' and fair along the sea front, a local waterpark, go-karting track, cinema, indoor bowling alley and a new outdoor shopping complex 'La Habanaras'. Locally, you need never go hungry or thirsty as there are many restaurants and bars that can easily be reached on foot or by car. For golf enthusists, the villa overlooks the 17th hole of the Villamartin golf course, for non-golfers there are beautiful beaches to explore, water sports, local street markets selling delicious fresh local produce, horse riding, local Spanish towns and villages to visit or simply while away the day by relaxing by the pool.
Golf:
Villamartin is without doubt one of the finest golf courses on the whole of the Costa Blanca. It has hosted the Spanish open in January 2000 and is a frequent venue for the Mediterranean Open. The course is varied and not too long, and is well adapted to the natural surroundings and terrain. It is open all year round and ideally situated adjacent to the property. (As quoted in The Golf Mag Europe, Summer 08 'at the 17th you will find the signature Par 3 220m elevated tee to a tier green - superb').The contrasting courses of Las Ramblas and Campoamor, set amongst incredible water hazards, pine & palm trees are within a 5 min drive, (take plenty of balls with you!). The famous two 18-hole Kentucky blue-grass courses at La Manga are accessible via a 35 min drive south. The relatively new PGA course 'La Finca' is about a 15 min drive away. Please contact us for useful phone numbers for checking availability.
