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Sailing is a big part of life in Sotogrande, where the sleek yachts lying in the marina are not just for show but for serious competition too, so every summer there is an active programme of regattas, sailing courses and social events at the Real Club Marítimo Sotogrande.

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One of the best features about life here in Spain is that most things tend to happen a little bit later in the evening. People work later, eat later and are still soaking up the sun on the beach until sunset, or even afterwards during the summer months. They do this of course in a bid to escape the sweltering afternoon heat, which on the Costa del Sol can occasionally hit ice-cream melting highs of 42c (107f). It’s good news for those shopaholics among us who like nothing more than to indulge in a bit of nocturnal retail therapy during the cooler evening hours.

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“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.” So said American writer

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For those of us living in the beautiful residential resort of Sotogrande, there is a multitude of exhilarating activities to

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Sotogrande is known for its villas set in lush green gardens, in turn located within spacious and tranquil residential areas

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If you ever wanted to use Sotogrande as a base from which to experience as yet unexplored sights and beauty

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It’s one of the most important and prestigious polo clubs in the world. Since its humble beginnings in the 1960s

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Sotogrande’s setting makes it ideal for sailing. Families flock from all over Spain and much further a field to soak up the sun, enjoy local restaurants and set sail from a marina that has something for everyone from children’s beginner sailing courses to championship racing regattas!

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Two beautiful spots on Spain’s southern coast, Sotogrande and Marbella both have a long list of things to recommend them,

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Fancy an escape from the sun, sea and sand of Sotogrande? Why not follow in the footsteps of Spanish female

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Endowed with some of the finest stretches of sandy coastline in southern Spain, Sotogrande is also home to two of

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If the marina is the social hub of Sotogrande, then the Ke Bar is the heart of the marina. Already