La Alcaidesa

La Alcaidesa is a residential and commercial seaside resort near Sotogrande, Spain (within the municipalities of La Línea de la Concepción and San Roque), in the Andalusian province of Cádiz. The resort was developed pursuant to a joint venture agreement between Costain Group PLC (a British company) and Banesto.^[1]

Construction originally started in the 1990s. La Alcaidesa Inmobiliaria (the Costain/Banesto joint venture company) owns the land and there is an Architectural Control Committee who insisted that all the new building would conform to a common style.^[2] Various developers have completed, and are in the process of completing, the building developments. Many buildings are still under construction. The golf courses, being two 18 hole courses, is said to include the only links course in Spain. There are various independent communities within La Alcaidesa, such as La Corona, a complex of modern townhouses. The village contains a couple of hotels. One exclusively serves the German market (Aldiana). The beach is linked to the beach in La Línea therefore it is possible to see Gibraltar (a British overseas territory).^[2]

La Alcaidesa is only partially developed in accordance with its development plan. A small retail unit selling all essentials opened in March 2011 and the a pharmacy is on duty as well. A further mall has been constructed, but units remain vacant (as at August 2013).

Currently there is only one restaurant in the village - Bio Pizza, though there is a bar and restaurant on the beach in the summer months. Bio Pizza, is located in the main square and offers both indoor and outdoor seating. There are also two bars (also in the main square), The Ivy Wine Bar and Sol Mart, a mini-market. D"blanco, the beach bar, has seating inside and out and is open throughout the day and evening and serves a mixture of meat and fish dishes.

A fire station exclusively serving the village was built in 2008.

La Alcaidesa beach.

References

La Línea de la Concepción
Architecture	Batería de la Atunara La Inmaculada Concepción Bus station Municipal Stadium Fort St. Barbara La Línea Congress and Exhibition Hall La Línea Bull Ring Lines of Contravallation of Gibraltar Menéndez Pelayo International University Museo José Cruz Herrera Torre Nueva
Geography	El Zabal Gibraltar–Spain border La Alcaidesa La Atunara Playa de La Alcaidesa Playa de La Atunara Playa de La Hacienda Playa de Levante Playa de Poniente Playa de Santa Bárbara Playa de Torrenueva
Sport	Real Balompédica Linense Real Club Náutico de La Línea
Other	Bombardeo de La Línea de la Concepción Comandancia Militar del Campo de Gibraltar Partido judicial de La Línea de la Concepción Trofeo Ciudad de La Línea Gibraltar-Spain border

Coordinates: 36°14′07″N 5°19′09″W / 36.23528°N 5.31917°W / 36.23528; -5.31917