Golf, Leisure & Health in Jacarilla With a year round average temperature of around 19ºC, the Costa Blanca is probably one of the perfect places to practice golf on the Mediterranean coast. The courses on the Costa Blanca cater for all types of golfers, from novices to experts who look for a constant challenge. Winter, Spring, Summer or Autumn is always great to practice golf on the Costa Blanca and with a huge choice of places to play, a course will always be close to you. Golf La Finca One of the newest additions to the list of courses is the La Finca in Algorfa, just outside the historic town of Orihuela and just 10 km from Las Marquesas. This new golf course has many features and currently has 18 holes although it will finish being a 54 hole complex made up of 3 different golf courses. Leisure: As well as golf, the Costa Blanca has a large offer of activities and sports. There are many tennis clubs nearby, the closest being Almoradí, just 9 km from Jacarilla with 8 quality tennis courts and a large range of other activities available. The beautiful Jacarilla countryside harbours many routes for both cycling and trekking between groves of orange, lemon, olive, almond and pomme granite trees. You can also practice horseriding in the nearby village of La Marquesa. Jacarilla celebrates it's main fiestas commemorating La Virgen del Belen, patron of the town every September. A floral offerings and processions fill the Jacarilla with colour and sound in honour of the Virgin. Other nearby golf courses VILLAMARTÍN (Orihuela) - 18 km from Jacarilla It's main advantage is the variety to be found on it's 18 holes due to the excellent design. This will allow you to have truly enjoyable golf mainly because you will have to use all 14 clubs on this incredibly well maintained and looked after golfcourse. REAL CLUB DE GOLF DE CAMPOAMOR (Orihuela) - 18 km from Jacarilla The circuit of this course is flexible enough for an amateur or professional. It's long and wide range is suitable for all players, being it's main difficulty on the greens and sloped areas. LAS RAMBLAS (Orihuela) - 18 km from Jacarilla Situated between hills and the shores of the Mediterranean, next to a luxury development, this course demands precision and concentration from all those who play on it. The fairways are tricky mainly because they are narrow. LA MARQUESA (Rojales) - 13 km from Jacarilla Located in a valley between 2 mountains. The course is characterized by it's flatness and does not offer great difficulty. It's wide fairways with large channels, lakes and obstacles will be to the taste of most players. It is an extremely comfortable course to play on and will oblige you to use all the clubs in your bag. ALBATERA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB (Albatera) - 14 km from Jacarilla Planned to open in early 2004, this fantastic 18 hole golf course, surrounded by mountains and has beautiful views. The vision behind the country club is to create not only one of the top golf courses in Valencia but also to provide a range of sporting activities to meet all tastes including tennis, shooting and riding. Costa Blanca | Jacarilla | Golf & Leisure | Beaches & Marinas