Parador de El Saler Golf Course

As the story goes, famous Spanish architect Javier Arana took a stroll through a pine forest along the beach of El Saler in the 1960s and happened upon a perfect setting for golf—with natural dunes and rolling topography. He convinced the government to allow for the clearing of trees for the development of Parador de El Saler Golf Course. The course has become of the country’s most celebrated designs for the past half century—hosting a number of prestigious championships such as the Spanish Open and the Seve Trophy. Wide, rolling fairways and large, undulating greens—protected by nearly 100 bunkers, some of them blown out in appearance to match the natural setting along the Mediterranean Sea—are still the hallmark of Arana's gem.