Hacienda Riquelme Golf Resort
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The Hacienda Riquelme Golf Resort is designed for the ultimate experience of freedom
and nature, one that provides an incomparable feeling of well-being generated by
the rational layout of its flanked avenues, its perfectly incorporated plant life,
and its low construction density. It all comes together around a late 19th Century,
colonial-style country house.
It was the home of the Riquelme Family, descendants of Guillen Riquelme,
a noble knight who accompanied King Alfonso X the Learned on his conquest of Murcia.
It has been restored to preserve the country house tradition of the Murcia of yore,
and to maintain the balance between the romanticism of the past and the modernism
of the future.
The house has been recreated as it existed in those times, with gardens of the area's
native plants, which intertwine with the rays of sunlight that shine over this wonderful
land of Murcia. The development project was carried out by EDSA and F&M Arquitectos,
firms that leave their hallmark in each of the Resort's details.
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History of Hacienda Riquelme
Located on the estate that bears its name, this Resort is accessed by the Avileses
to Sucina Road. It features a noble, late 19th Century colonial-style building,
which was the retreat of the Riquelme family. The Riquelme's were the descendants
of Guilln Riquelme, a noble knight who accompanied King Alfonso X the Learned
on his conquest of Murcia.
Affixed to the facade of this palace-house, his coat of arms displays the ornamental
figures that identify and distinguish the noble family to which he belonged, and
the other which he joined by marriage. The helm and crest of its minor shield over
a field and a large barracks represent the distinguished warrior to whom they belonged.
A carriage roadway that ran through a beautiful palm grove provided access to the
spacious central courtyard, which was lined with buildings devoted to the maintenance
of the Riquelme Estate and services for its noble residents. Fountains of musical
fresh waters, galleries of arches supported by open columns like those of a monastic
cloister, a fortified tower of permeable walls, a beautiful palm grove, large windows
from which to lean out and look at endless landscapes, are the elements that made
this estate a place for rest and enjoyment.
The Riquelme family was noted for the patronage of the arts they practiced over
many generations. One of the artists they patronized was the famous Murcian sculptor
Francisco Salzillo. The museum in Murcia that bears his name is home to many of
his works of art, such as the world famous nativity scene commissioned by Jesualdo
Riquelme y Fontes for his Murcia Palace. Another patronized artist circa 1603 was
sculptor Cristobal de Salazar, who created the marble sepulchres for the
great Riquelme chapel in the San Francisco de Murcia Convent.
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Hacienda Riquelme Golf Resort apartments are laid out with views of the golf course,
and a backdrop consisting of the other apartments recreated in the Riquelme family
colonial construction style. Their peculiar shape can be seen among the abundant
plant life, providing a feeling of freshness and freedom that pervades the entire
complex. Apartments to experience the history of the land of Murcia to its fullest.
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Hacienda Riquelme Golf Courses
This Hacienda Riquelme Golf Resort is structured around a magnificent, 18 holes,
par 72 golf course by Nicklaus Design. This course is different from the others
in the Nicklaus Golf Trail, a group of six golf courses that make up Europe's
best golf offering.
Ample fairways are combined with hard to approach greens, and bunkers ready to complicate
your game. And all of it surrounded by wild flowers, olive trees and large lakes.
A fun course that will bring the best shots out of every player.
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No matter where you might be in Spain or Europe, you can get to El Valle Golf Resort.
You choose how to get there.
Getting there is easy; all you have to do is choose the way.
- Madrid - about 3.5 hours by car.
- Granada - about 2 hours by car.
- Valencia - about 2.5 hours.
- International Airport - about 45 minutes.
- San Javier International Airport - about 25 minutes.
- Corvera Airport (Under construction) - about 20 minutes.
Oslo, London, Dublin, Cologne, Stockholm and Amsterdam - about 2 hours by plane..
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