For decades, Torrevieja has been one of the favourite destinations for international buyers and golf lovers looking for sunshine, Mediterranean living and easy access to a wide range of courses. Its location in the south of the Costa Blanca, good transport links and a well-established expat community have made it a natural base for golfers from all over northern Europe.
But many visitors don't know that one of Spain's most interesting golf destinations is just a short trip from Torrevieja.
Less than an hour to the south, the Region of Murcia offers a very different golf experience. The courses are less crowded, the landscape is more natural and new projects are creating opportunities that are increasingly hard to find on the Costa Blanca. While Torrevieja is a mature, established market, Murcia combines the same Mediterranean lifestyle with more space, a calmer atmosphere and a growth story still to be written.
For golfers, that means discovering exceptional courses without the usual crowds of more established destinations. For buyers and investors, it means entering a market where quality is high but entry prices and long-term appreciation potential remain very attractive.
Golf around Torrevieja… and why more and more golfers are looking south
The golf courses around Torrevieja are concentrated along the southern Costa Blanca, stretching towards Orihuela Costa and inland through the Vega Baja. They have earned a good reputation thanks to their accessibility, reasonable prices and year-round playability.
However, as this part of the Costa Blanca has matured, many golfers are widening their search towards Murcia. Less than an hour's drive away are La Torre, El Valle, Hacienda Riquelme and other established courses in the region, with tee times that are easier to find, spectacular natural surroundings and a new generation of residential golf resorts offering a different kind of experience.
Murcia doesn't compete with Torrevieja: it complements it. Its proximity lets you enjoy the best of both regions and discover a destination many consider the next chapter of golf tourism in south-east Spain.
What the area offers
- Good tee-time availability all year round — less pressure than in the northern Costa Blanca, towards Benidorm and Calpe
- Competitive green fees compared with the northern Costa Blanca and the Costa del Sol
- Flat or gently rolling terrain, suitable for golfers of all ages and abilities
- Established golf communities with an active club life
- Short transfer times from Alicante-Elche Airport (around 45–50 minutes)
45 minutes south: golf in the Region of Murcia
Torrevieja's position on the border between the Costa Blanca and Murcia is, for travelling golfers, one of its most underused assets. The Region of Murcia starts practically around the corner — and the contrast with the southern Costa Blanca is immediately noticeable.
Where the Torrevieja area offers flat, accessible and familiar golf, Murcia offers something different: natural landscapes that have not been reshaped by decades of tourist development, more varied terrain and that feeling of discovering something the mature Costa Blanca market can no longer provide so easily.
The most notable project currently under development in the region is Corvera Hills Golf: an 18-hole course being built in a natural Mediterranean setting, around 45 minutes from Torrevieja. The course is being designed among pine woods, native scrub and hills — a setting in clear contrast with the flat, agricultural land of the southern Costa Blanca.
The course is not open yet, but the project is well advanced and the setting already speaks for itself. For golfers based in Torrevieja who want to add a genuinely different experience to their stay in Spain, Corvera Hills is a golf destination with a bright future. For those planning a longer trip through this part of the Mediterranean, it is an increasingly strong reason to include Murcia in the itinerary from the start.
Torrevieja and Murcia: a well-rounded golf week
The geography works very well for a combined trip. Flying into Alicante-Elche Airport, golfers can stay in or around Torrevieja for the first part of their trip — playing the southern Costa Blanca courses — and then drive 45 minutes south to Murcia for something completely different. Another option: Murcia International Airport is just 10 minutes from Corvera Hills, making an itinerary with different airports — arriving at Alicante and leaving from Murcia — a practical and increasingly common choice.
Golf property: Torrevieja or Murcia
Torrevieja and its neighbouring towns have long been popular with European buyers, and properties next to golf courses have well-established prices. For anyone looking for a first home in this part of Spain, the market is liquid and transparent.
For those looking for something at an earlier stage — better prices, more natural surroundings, proximity to a golf course under development — Corvera Hills Residences offers a different proposition. Homes are already available, next to the course as it develops, in a natural Mediterranean setting the southern Costa Blanca property market cannot match.
Torrevieja is a good base. Murcia is just around the corner.
For golfers in and around Torrevieja, the local offer is solid and the lifestyle well established. But the most interesting golf in this corner of the Mediterranean is not on the southern Costa Blanca: it is 45 minutes south, in the Region of Murcia, where Corvera Hills Golf is taking shape in one of the most beautiful natural settings on the Spanish Mediterranean.
It is close enough for a day trip. It is different enough to be worth it. And with Corvera Hills Golf still under development, now is the time to discover it.
