Starting in July 2011, Arcos Gardens will be offering children between the ages of 7 and 13 years old, the chance to participate in a summer camp where they can take adventage of the resort's first class personnel and facilities.
The camp will be mainly focused on learning golf and the Spanish language, both through classes and direct experience. In addition, campers will also have the chance to enjoy other on site activities and sports, like swimming, tennis, biking and horseback riding, as well as participate in day trips designed to bring the children closer to the culture and beauty of Andalusia.

With this initiative children will have the opportunity to learn golf at one of the best courses in all of Europe. Already the site of a European Challenge Amateur and a European Tour Qualifying School event, Arcos Gardens is also the winter home to many of Europe's leading Golf Federations.

Another unique feauture of this programme is the special offer for parents to come and stay at Arcos Gardens, whether it is for a weekend or a longer stay, to enjoy the resort's accommodations and amenities all at special reduced prices. Let your children enjoy such a great experience!

For Summer Camp information & reservations, please contact:
Contact: Cristina Mora-Figueroa - Telephone: (+34) 607 800 108 - Email: cmora@grupofmf.com

Arcos Gardens is pleased to announce the building of the new sports facilities on site in January 2011, to be completed for the next spring. This exciting build underlines our confidence in the future of Arcos Gardens and our pursuit of excellence in all areas, golf, residential, hotel and sporting, and our determination to provide the very best facilities for our residents, members and visitors.

The building will include 2 artificial grass tennis courts with glass fencing, 2 artificial grass paddel with glass fencing, an artificial grass multi-activity zone for playing and a playground area for children.

The new sports area will be sited close to the pool area of the Cortijo Fain and the Club House, and the facilities are expected to be fully operational in May 2011.

We are excited to expand and improve our facilities to assure we can meet the future needs of our exclusive community

Arcos Gardens is delighted to offer our clients a new fabulous accomodation to share and enjoy with your friends and family your stay in Arcos Gardens
Our front line villas offer beautiful views of the 18th and 10th holes and are designed to provide our clients maximum comfort and relax.
Our Jacaranda villas have been cared to the smallest detail and decorated with exquisite taste. They have fully equipped and furnished kitchens, air conditioning, under floor heating throughout the house, home cinema, Bang and Olufsen surround system, swimming pool and Jacuzzi.

If you are planning your next holidays, please do not hesitate to contact us for further information regarding rates and packages including golf, spa or any other service we might be able to provide for you. We will be delighted to assist you and welcome you!

Information and reservation: recepcion@arcosgardens.com -Tel: +34 956 704 131.

The 19th of December the Arcos Gardens ´team enjoyed one more year of the Christmas Staff Party celebrated in Maintenance warehouse.

The players of the Staff Tournament 2008 at Arcos Gardens were the first ones beginning the event. At 8:00 they were ready for the tee-off.

The Barbecue started at 14:00 followed by a party where the team of Arcos Gardens were eating, drinking, singing and dancing until 19:00.

The karaoke, the gifts ´draw, the Christmas presents and the Director´s speech, Ashley Northridge, were some of the most intensive moments experienced in the event.

An honourable mention deserve the winners of the competition: Ismael Jaen, Golf Department (18 holes competition) and Breogán Peña, Golf Maintenance (9 holes competition).

Congratulations both of you!

The blonde bunker faces of Arcos Gardens have arrived early this year.

This intentional effect is created to make a contrast between the bunker faces and the lush green over seeded fairways and roughs and we hope you like this as much as we do.

So how do we do it? Well the course as two different types of grass, the base grass is our summer grass and is called Bermuda 328. During the winter this grass goes dormant and turns golden. To prevent the entire course going golden we over seed the golf course during the winter with rye which is a dark green coloured cool season grass but we do not over seed the bunker faces. This year due to an unusual early cold snap which has seen us having several frosts the Bermuda has turned dormant much earlier.
During the spring the Bermuda grass wakes up again and this contrast disappears for another season.

We hope you enjoy our blonde bunkers faces the time you play!

The blonde bunker faces of Arcos Gardens have arrived early this year.

This intentional effect is created to make a contrast between the bunker faces and the lush green over seeded fairways and roughs and we hope you like this as much as we do.

So how do we do it? Well the course as two different types of grass, the base grass is our summer grass and is called Bermuda 328. During the winter this grass goes dormant and turns golden. To prevent the entire course going golden we over seed the golf course during the winter with rye which is a dark green coloured cool season grass but we do not over seed the bunker faces. This year due to an unusual early cold snap which has seen us having several frosts the Bermuda has turned dormant much earlier.
During the spring the Bermuda grass wakes up again and this contrast disappears for another season.

We hope you enjoy our blonde bunkers faces the time you play!

Arcos Gardens has lived up to its billing as one of the world’s most exciting new communities by winning “Best Development Spain” and winning the only ‘Gold’ awarded in this category at the Homes Overseas Awards 2008. The ceremony took place at Grosvenor House, London on the 28th November and they are the only international property awards were every nominated development is visited by a judge. In addition, Arcos Gardens picked up a Silver Award for the best Worldwide Golf Development. We are pleased to celebrate these achievements for our residents as recognition of our pursuit to develop excellent facilities surrounded by a world class golf course and the finest homes and service.

Christmas time is coming and Arcos Gardens is ready and willing to make you enjoy it.
Come and celebrate the season with our delightful Christmas menu.

For more information and reservations please call: +34 956 704 131

In Arcos Gardens we want to offer an exclusive Service to our clients, and there´s nothing better than the Client opinion to reach our goal . For that reason, you could find surveys in different points of the Club, which are picked up, analyzed and saved monthly.

A prize draw for a high-quality Golf Bag is done to reward and thank the clients´ opinions. In the picture, you can see our first winner, Greg Simmons accompanied by Mrs. Simmons and very happy with his prize.

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Simmons from Arcos Gardens and thanks to all the clients who offered us their valuable opinions.

Best of lucks for the next one!

The gala dinner on 17th May at the Warner Studios in Hollywood was a wonderful success, raising a total of US$ 1,603,877 for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, a new record.
The extraordinary annual collection of some of California's leading wineries and the world's top celebrity chefs is helping to lead the fight against cystic fibrosis. Over the past 18 years, the Culinary Evening with the California Winemasters has raised nearly $16 million for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

The mission of the CFF is to assure the development of the means to cure and control cystic fibrosis and to improve the quality of life for those with the disease. The event began eighteen years ago when Los Angeles residents Barbara and Allen Balik created a wine tasting and auction to benefit the CFF’s research and care programs. Today, “A culinary Evening with the California Winemasters” has evolved into one of the country’s largest single-day events and one of the top wine-related fundraisers.

It is an exciting event with wineries and great auctions items to bid on, all to benefit the CFF.
Condé Nast Johansens in cooperation with specific Spanish Luxury Hotels offered a wonderful hotel and trip package to visit Spain and get a chance to taste the best Spanish wines. Arcos Gardens has donated a delightful weekend package to enjoy our resort including a round of golf and a guided visit of the sherry wineries.

The CNJ package was sold, also at a record price, for US$ 32,000. All this money will be spent on CF research. There was such excitement about this amazing package. The interest in visiting this wonderful part of the world is just enormous.
The name of the highest bidder is JEFF REFOLD. He is well known in US TV circles, as the manager of Ryan Seacrest, the host of the American Idol programme, which it is the top programme in the US, and is into its seventh season.

The 15th of May surprises us with a spectacular view of a solar halo covering almost the whole extension of the patio.

The solar halo is conditioned by light refraction and light reflection of solar light when crashing with drops of water or, masses of cold air containing particles of ice.

Just Marvellous!

On the picture, David Dixon (to the left) with Ashley Northridge, Director Hotel & Golf in Arcos Gardens.

We are proud to announce that David J Dixon will be representing Arcos Gardens as Touring Professional for the 2008 season.
David qualified last November with a full playing card on the European Tour and is planning to compete in a busy schedule of around 25 events this year.
He will be displaying the name of Arcos Gardens on his golf bag and in return David and his team plan to visit Arcos Gardens regularly for training purposes.

David has a strong amateur record and turned professional in 2002. Last December he finished tied 6th in the Dunhill Championship in South Africa.
On behalf of the management and our members we would all like to wish David a very successful season and we will all be out there supporting you.
You can follow his progress on the European Tour website www.europeantour.com or on his personal website www.davidjdixon.co.uk

Ashley Northridge
Director of Hotel & Golf- Arcos Gardens Golf Club & Country Estate

On the picture, first row from the left: Heidi Silander, Tuomas sottinen, Maiju-Uusi-Simola and Roger Kempe.
Second row from the left: Helena Hakula, Anne Hakula, Manko Sokolowski and Piakempe.

The Finnish Group was practising and playing at Arcos Gardens during the last week.

On the picture you can see Miquel, one of our youngest clients enjoying with his first golf club.

Miquel is just four years old and he is beginning to hit plastic balls on the Patio of Arcos Gardens. Miquel is the son of Miguel Ángel del Vas and Mª Eugenia Mendoza, owners of one of the Fairway Gardens townhouses.

The couple use to come frequently with their son and the team of Arcos Gardens really enjoy watching such a cute boy around!

The 12th of February is Miquel´s Birthday and we want to wish him a very happy day!

The 17th of January, the owner and member Esteban Vigo received a great surprise. His family and the staff of Arcos Gardens wished him a loud Happy Birthday! That secret party was organized by his wife, Genni.

We wish you a very happy day!

Homes Overseas Awards 2007:
BEST WORLDWIDE GOLF DEVELOPMENT - GOLD AWARD

The 2007 Homes Overseas Magazine Awards – the Oscars of international real estate - and the only global property awards where every short-listed entry around the world is visited by judges were announced in London this month.
Arcos Gardens has lived up to its billing as one of the world’s most exciting new communities as it has been named as the “Best Worldwide Golf Development - 2007” by winning the only ‘Gold’ awarded in this category.

The awards are particularly pleasing for the developers of Arcos Gardens, Grupo Novaterra, as they are recognition of the quality and standard of this unique resort in the untouched countryside of the Costa de la Luz. Situated close to the vibrant city of Jerez, Arcos Gardens provides luxury two bedroom townhouses and three to four bedroom villas carefully placed around 440 acres of olive groves and rolling Andalucian countryside.

CEO of Grupo Novaterra, Fernando Mora Figueroa, comments: “The land that Arcos Gardens is built on has been in my family for many years and from the start, our pursuit has been to develop excellent facilities surrounded by a world class golf course and the finest homes and service for our residents. We now have residents from over 10 countries and in its first year our golf course has been chosen as a venue for the European Tour qualifying.”

For media information and images please contact:
Philip White: +44 (0)1306 746028, or visit www.arcosgardens.com

Arcos Gardens offers a new service; the Conference Rooms.

The Conference Rooms at Arcos Gardens are the perfect venues for you to host your important guests and clients or to hold a private meeting. We offer warm quite rooms situated in the beautiful Cortijo Faín, with secure parking and personal service.

Water and coffee is served during your meeting and lunch can also be taken with a set menu choice of fish or meat.

And for a break and a bit of fresh air why not have a golf clinic or simply hit some balls on the Driving Range.

Arcos Gardens; where work and pleasure merge together.

On the 15th of October, Arcos Gardens received the visit of fourty ladies belonging to the Beatriz Pacheco Ladies Association of Arcos de la Frontera.
They enjoyed a wonderful day, having lunch in our Restaurant Fain and going around the course with our Assistant Professional, Diego Ramos.

We hope they had fun!

Arcos Gardens Golf Club and Country Estate
Best Spanish Development & Best Spanish Golf Development

Arcos Gardens has lived up to its billing as one of Spain’s most exciting new communities as it has been named as the country’s Best Development and Best Golf Development at the 2007 International Property Awards, held on Friday 14th September at The Marriott Grosvenor Square.

The awards are particularly pleasing for the developers of Arcos Gardens, Grupo Novaterra, as they are recognition of the quality and standard of this unique resort in the untouched countryside of the Costa de La Luz. Situated close to the vibrant city of Jerez, Arcos Gardens provides luxury two bedroom townhouses and three to four bedroom villas carefully placed around 440 acres of olive groves and rolling Andalucian countryside.

CEO of Grupo Novaterra, Fernando Mora Figueroa, comments: “The land that Arcos Gardens is built on has been in my family for many years and from the start, our pursuit has been to develop excellent facilities surrounded by a world class golf course and the finest homes for our residents. We now have residents from over 10 countries and in its first year our golf course has been chosen as a venue for the European Tour qualifying.”

The football team sponsored by Arcos Gardens visited the course yesterday, 27th of June in order to leave the last trophy they won in the winter “Liga Fúbol 7”.

The trophy was given to the Director of Project, Don Rafael Orbaneja; see above.

Congratulations to the football team!!

Last Friday 4th August Arcos Gardens were visited by the Arcos de la Frontera Property Registry office team. They looked around the various installations onsite after diner at the restaurant Cortijo Fain. The food was especially prepared by the chef so everyone could enjoy the best of the local gatronomy has to offer.

For the third consecutive year, the Official Hotel Group in collaboration with the town hall, made their yearly tribute to retired workers from the sector with a meal organized last Monday at Cortijo Fain in Arcos Gardens. Both pensioners received a comemorative medal and a bunch of flowers for all their years of service and work.

Suzann Pettersen and her partner enjoyed a fantastic break at the charming Hotel Cortijo Faín.
Overlooking the stunning views of rural Cádiz and recently refurbished to its former glory, Cortijo Faín, now transformed into an exclusive boutique hotel, was the perfect get away for Suzann to enjoy pace and tranquility from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and to recharge her batteries.

Last Tuesday 11th July 2006, representatives of the "Provincial Association of Tourism Intermediaries" and the “Hotel Association” of the Province of Cádiz, visited the golf course and enjoyed lunch with Mª Fernanda, the Hotel Director.

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Hotel Cortijo Faín is currently getting ready for its opening to the public next Monday 21st June. After meticulous renovations during the last 6 months the hotel’s original Andalucian features, such as its white-washed walls and artisan black grilles have been returned to their former glory. The hotel is now ready to welcome its clients to enjoy its hospitality and relax in its beautiful environment.

With a service level replicating that of most 5 star hotels, all installations have been updated to offer modern comforts within traditional surroundings allowing all the detail of the original design to be maintained. 9 amply furnished and spacious suites are currently being offered within this boutique hotel setting, each room with its own personality. There are 2 standard doubles, 4 superior doubles and 3 junior suites, 2 of which with large terraces.

The Hotel Cortijo Faín will also be used as a temporary club house for the golf course. Above and beyond the beautiful surroundings, the excellence in service quality will ensure that the hotel will be a cosy place with attention top detail in everything it offers its clients. These details could not be better personified than with the gastronomic offering that has been developed by head chef Carlos Guerrero. A Michelin-starred trained chef, Carlos’s aim is to develop a cuisine that has all the traditional flavours from the local area mixed with the best modern cooking style.

Maria Fernanda Ruiz runs the hotel and has created a team that offers a level of service that goes beyond client expectations. Arcos Gardens Concierge Service will run alongside the hotel and ensure that all hotel clients are looked after during their time with Maria Fernanda’s team, giving them the possibility to explore the area at their own pace and leisure.

For more information regarding prices and availability, please contact the hotel on +34 956 704131, or email hotelcortijofain@arcosgardens.com

Upon arrival, the Swedish visitors sampled some light snacks accompanied by a glass of sherry in the Tapas Lounge. After a brief tour of Arcos Gardens, and a presentation by Golf Director, Ashley Northridge, they moved into the new Restaurante Hotel Cortijo Faín, where they enjoyed a delicious 4-course meal, consisting of a typical starter of Iberian Ham and Manchego cheese, a hearty shellfish soup and grilled pork steaks. The meal was accompanied by local wines and completed with a home-made chocolate mousse.

Well known and respected in the hotel business, Willi Dietz brings to the project a wealth of experience, which he has gained from working at some of the most prestigious five star hotels, both in Spain and internationally. No stranger to the jet set, in the late 70’s he directed the then highly fashionable Las Brisas Hotel in Acapulco, which was listed in the Top Ten Hotels in the World at that time. This was followed by seven years at the Marbella Club & Puente Romano on Marbella’s Golden Mile in the heydays of the early 80’s, from where he later moved to set up the Jardín Tropical Hotel, which still ranks amongst the best in Tenerife. The next seven years took him to the five star hotels of Ciragan Palace Hotel in Istanbul, and the Corvinus Grand Hotel Kempinski in Budapest. He eventually returned to Spain in 1997 to direct the team at the beachside Kempinski Hotel in Estepona in preparation for its opening in 1999.

“I have been fortunate to work at some fabulous hotels in the past, but I find the Cortijo Faín project the most interesting challenge for many reasons. I am completely drawn in by the history and uniqueness of its architecture and destiny. At the beginning of our project, the boutique hotel will receive guests and golfers alike, before the community expands with the addition of a beautiful clubhouse and 50 hotel townhouses. Hotel Cortijo Faín will always be the heart of the Arcos Gardens development, and guests will be charmed from their very first step through the enormous antique doors into the cobbled courtyard. The Cortijo has been beautifully renovated respecting many original features, yet introducing modern comforts. It will be difficult for visitors not to fall in love with this hotel.”

The beautiful Cortijo Hotel Faín is preparing to open to the public in April 2006, and will shortly begin to receive specially invited guests to sample her hospitality. Having undertaken meticulous renovation works over the last six months, the results are simply stunning. The antique cobbled courtyard remains, as do many other original features, some of which are over 200 years old.

All amenities have been updated to provide modern comforts within antique surroundings and apart from a kitchen extension, there have been no major design changes. Interior decoration has been orchestrated by Jaime Parlade, famous for his simple, elegant lines and luxury country fabrics and colours, all very much in keeping with the overall charm and history of this special place.