Reduced Golf Property in Fuerteventura

This detached villa next to the golf course in Las Playitas, Fuerteventura has just been reduced by €44,000 for a limited time. The purchase price is now €316,000 down from €360,000 outstanding value as this villa has 4 bedrooms over three floors, a plot size of 1,500m2 and borders a natural park which leads down to the seashore just a few minutes walk away. Also in walking distance is the newly extended 18 hole golf course and academy of Las Playitas which also boasts a heated Olympic swimming pool and gymnasium plus a variety of restaurants and water sports facilities. The larger town of Gran Tarajal is a 5 minute drive away where a Blue Flag beach awaits alongside a new Marina and ferry terminal. The style, size, quality and favored position of this villa makes it an ideal rental investment, holiday home or permanent residence and at this new price offers a solid capital return.

For more information on this or other property options contact us at info@goldacre-estates.com or call directly 0034 928 535044.

Golf in Fuerteventura additional courses and Luxury Properties

Golf in Fuerteventura has been on the rise there is no doubt, with additional courses coming online over the past 5 years including the 18 hole courses of Las Salinas and Jandia. These 2 represented the start of the islands' ambition to become a golfing destination in its own right after the initial Caleta course as many golfing tourists look for a minimum of three courses to choose from in each week that they stay. Recent additions however have also benefitted local residents who have taken up the sport either for the first time or have come back to the game as facilities have improved. The Cabildo have been encouraging Canarian youngsters to get involved with lessons available in Las Salinas and golfing societies have grown too with the expat community often leading the way with a variety of open challenges and tournaments.

The Mirador par 3 short amateur course: http://tinyurl.com/yga2yaa, in particular has given residents in the North of the island a convenient 'local spot' ideal for chip shots and bunker practice - 2 skills that will bring any handicap down. Recent reports from the Tamaragua/Shooters golf society say this course has been invaluable in improving play before visiting some of the longer courses further South.

The society has recently played the new Las Playitas course which has just opened its full 18 holes after it was extended from the golf academys' 6. This latest addition has really raised the level for enthusiastic local players as well as those visitors staying in the resort itself. The new residents of Vista Mar: http://tinyurl.com/ycvdtfd are now enjoying not only the new course but also the resort facilities including a fantastic Italian restaurant. Las Playitas resort and the quaint fishing village are literally 5 mins from the luxury apartments in Gran Tarajal offering a diverse landscape for the residents from lush green fairways to rocky cliffs, local sea-front fish eateries to international restaurants, golfing activities to beach and water-sports.

Reflecting Fuerteventuras' variety of facilities as well as its visitors and residents alike are the varied styles of properties available to those seeking out a winter sun home or permanent residence. For the discerning golfer the necessity to be on the course literally is now balanced by the availability of luxury alternatives close by. Wether it is a luxury 3 bedroom 100m2 apartment with on-site 25m long pool and gym facilities plus frontline seaviews as in Vista Mar or a resale 4 bedroom detached villa with over 200m2 of living space, the opportunity is there for the taking. A recent addition is this lovely triplex villa: http://tinyurl.com/y9bfjsv in Las Playitas village bordering the Natural Park literally a 4 min walk to a private beach and just around the corner from the golf course.

It is evident that the Island is growing up both in the type and style of new facilities offered as well as the quality and availability of luxury properties for sale. For more about properties and golf contact info@goldacre-estates.com, www.goldacre-estates.com or call (0034) 928 535044.

Fuerteventura to Attract Sports Tourism

The island of Fuerteventura is aiming to attract elite sports tourism. A private initiative has taken the first steps by building an Olympic pool at the Playitas Grand Resort as reported in our last newsletter.

The new pool, opened last Thursday by Mario Cabrera, President of Fuerteventura government has been approved by the German team that will participate in the Olympic Games will also be used by English, Irish and Scandinavian teams in their preparation for Beijing. The pool is 50 meters long, and has eight lanes, an underground gallery for observing swimming technique and seats for about 300 people it is open daily for the public.
The government of the Canary Islands has also published new regulations allowing for the introduction of up to seven new racetrack gambling facilities at the islands’ popular tourist resorts including Fuerteventura.