 THE
area around
Murcia is known as the Costa Calida – “the warm coast” – but
it’s not just the temperatures that are sizzling. This relatively
undiscovered area just south of the Costa Blanca has seen the heat
turned up on property prices too.
House values have been rising faster than in any region in Spain
– up 170% in the past five years – but you can still buy a new
three-bedroom townhouse for £220,000 and a luxury apartment from
£93,000. Such properties can be found on the leading new resort in
the area, Hacienda del Alamo.
Some of the most famous names in golf and tourism are
queuing up to christen Hacienda del Alamo as the “new number one in
Spain”. Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort occupies a stunning
550-hectare site near Fuente Alamo in Murcia, with the mountains of
the Sierra Espuna National Park as a backdrop.
There is a choice of two, three or four-bedroom villas on
700-1500 square metre plots with gardens and swimming pools, or
luxury apartments with large terraces and breathtaking views. Around
600 villas have been built and sold, but by 2010 this will have
risen to 3,500 villas and 400 luxury apartments.
A restaurant, café and bar are open, plus – under construction –
a five-star-hotel and spa, a Spanish village-style commercial
centre,and more restaurants and bars. The complex boasts a
7,400-yard championship golf course that includes eight lakes and 84
bunkers.
Hacienda Del Alamo has the lowest density of any big project in
south-east Spain and is situated 30 minutes from sandy beaches and
close to Murcia and Cartagena. The site is presently a 30-minute
drive from Murcia San Javier airport and 50 minutes from Alicante.
The stylish complex, which is set amid plantations of oranges and
olives, was officially opened in April 2005 and plans are in the
pipeline for at least one more championship course and a Spanish
village. The Spanish Pueblo will be complete with pedestrian areas,
swish squares, 47 shops and 160 houses. The complex has 350,000
square metres of bushes, the existing trees have been maintained and
more olive, carob and almond trees have been planted.
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