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Lumine Hills Tarragona » Lumine Lakes Formally known as PortAventura Golf, the 170 hectares devoted to three golf courses also has two club-houses. Each of these courses gives the player a different experience due to their unique design and different natural environments. The Lakes course winds round the Sèquia Major wetlands area, classified as a space of Natural Interest. Mediterranean environment and landscape that are perfect for relaxing in. This is the most technically difficult of the three courses: its Links design makes it a genuine challenge for any golfer. Tarragona » Lumine Hills The Ruins Course is located between the Lakes course, the Hills course and the clubhouse, on the highest slope of the Lumine community. The course, near Cape Salou, runs through leafy woods of white pine and extensive plantations of olive and carob trees that climax in incredible views over the sea. Respect and the integration of the course in the terrain have created an attractive, varied course, whose length complies with the regulations for high-level competition. 102 Tarragona » Lumine Ruins The Ruins Course is located between the Lakes Course and Hills Course, on the highest slope of the Lumine community. It was previously a zone of olive and carob trees, which have been transplanted so as to conserve the original Mediterranean countryside. Probably, the greatest peculiarity of its 9 holes is that they are laid out on fairly flat ground among singular Roman archaeological remains dating from the second century BC. In short, a unique course, where we are not out to distract you, but to ensure that you enjoy each stroke to the utmost. Barcelona » Terramar The Sitges Terramar Golf Club is the second oldest in Catalonia, being founded in 1922 and designed by FW Hawtree, Manuel Piñero and Jim Fazio. The microclimate of Sitges permits golf to be played in perfect conditions at any time of the year with beautiful views out over the Mediterranean from many holes. The course is not particularly difficult but greens strategically placed and water hazards on many holes tend to make life more difficult on this all-together pleasant course. The Sitges Terramar Golf Course has recently undergone some alteration work and counts on some superb putting surfaces. during 2009 Terramar Golf Club has also extended its clubhouse and facilities underwent significant improvement.