Our apartment is in the prestigious new Marina de la Duquesa complex on the Costa del Sol. It has two bedrooms, one double and one twin, two bathrooms, one with a bath and one with a shower. The kitchen is fully kitted out with all you could need including a dishwasher and microwave. It has its own breakfast area off to the side and a separate laundry with a washing machine and iron. The large sitting/dining room has a satellite television with channels including the BBC, a video and video library, DVD player, radio and CD player. The apartment is fully air-conditioned with marble florrs throughout. It is on the first floor with views from the balcony to the blue flag sandy beach, the swimming pools and the gardens. This brand new front line complex has four pools altogether set in beautiful tropical gardens. There is a gamesroom, a sauna and also a designated secure parking space beneath the block. La Duquesa The Marina de la Duquesa complex is in a quiet area on the seafront yet it is only 2 minutes from the lively marina and port area of Puerto de la Duquesa. There you will find numerous shops and bars. Restaurants include cuisine from France, Italy, Thailand, China, India, Great Britain and Ireland as well as Spain so you don't have to cook. It is under an hour's drive from Malaga airport and 30 minutes from Gibraltar. The beautiful marina has more than 300 berths. There are no high rise hotels here to spoil the view. The blue flag beach stretches as far as Sabanillas and on to Estepona. On the other side, it winds around the coast to Sotogrande. The waterfront is closed to traffic making it very safe for children. In the summer there is a street market. There is a Sunday market at Sabanillas. La Duquesa is well situated on the road network, 10km south west of Estepona on the N340 highway. There are plenty of beautiful places to visit in Andalucia. Granada is about 2 hours drive away and Seville 2.5 hours. Golf Duquesa's golf and country club is a championship 18 hole Robert Trent Jones course. It is 400m away and overlooks the Mediterranean with views out to North Africa and Gibraltar. There are more than 60 golf courses along the 'Costa del Golf.' Valderrama, Sotogrande, Los Arqueros and Monte Mayor are a few of the many recommended Golf courses within a 30 minute drive.