Monte Paraiso Golf, a magnificent 9 hole par 3 course in the heart of Marbella

At the foot of Marbella’s emblematic La Concha peak, the attractive nine-hole par-3 Monte Paraíso Golf course is located next to some of the city’s most prestigious urban developments. Far from being just a pitch and putt layout, the widely varied holes range from 71 to 150 metres, with high levels of playing difficulty.

Monte Paraíso Golf is a true garden, featuring exceptional maintenance and unique ornamental vegetation. It includes various lakes which come into play and a beautiful waterfall; and the greens – in perfect condition – offer several different flag positions. Playing here is a wonderful golfing experience, ideal for taking time out to relax from our busy lives.

It’s not an easy course: it requires great precision and is a challenge for golfers of all levels. With various tee options, each shot requires careful thought, as it isn’t always possible to reach the green on all the holes. The layout is a true ballet of hills, lakes and gentle slopes – as well as more abrupt inclines.

Monte Paraíso Golf general manager Rafael García Ávila notes that “coming here are golfers with high handicaps as well professionals competing on the Challenge Tour because, according to them, it helps fine-tune their short game”.

The fact that the course is close to the city entre, just a few minutes away by car, is an undoubted advantage, especially for those who don’t have all that much time to play their favourite sport.

“Not everyone has five hours to play 18 holes on a normal course but you certainly can if you have one and half or two hours to enjoy nine holes on a top-quality par-three course like ours,” says Rafael.

The club provides buggies, trolleys and golf club sets for rent, and offers private classes.

One of the most impressive features of the course is its clubhouse, with all the necessary services as well as an added attraction: an exclusive fitness centre, the New Concept Training (NCT). This centre offers the most advanced training systems, including the revolutionary Kinesis method, exclusive to Technogym, which rediscovers the four key physical abilities: resistance, balance, strength and flexibility.

“It’s a real revolution for golfers,” says Rafael, “a tool that facilitates all types of movements and which works on the four physical pillars required to play this sport.”

The Kinesis method’s effectiveness is clearly evident in the fact that, apart from many amateurs, several professionals based on the Costa del Sol train at the NTC.

In addition to the Kinesis method, the fitness centre – outfitted with sauna and Turkish bath – offers the latest cardiovascular equipment as well as rooms for communal classes in aerobics, step, pilates, spinning, etc. Personal trainers are available every day of the week.

Multiple access options are offered for those who want to enjoy the fitness centre amenities, always adapted to the needs of the client: member, sporadic user, morning user, evening, etc. “The centre is spectacular and the atmosphere very relaxed,” says Rafael.

The clubhouse also has an attractive restaurant, Sala Mirador de Monte Paraiso Golf, which serves lunches and dinners and is becoming quite popular thanks to the quality of its dishes, good service and reasonable prices. In addition, a beauty centre with hair, manicure and pedicure salon has also just opened.

Monte Paraiso Golf can be reached from Marbella centre by turning right into Avenida Jaime de Mora at the end of the Ricardo Soriano main road near the “Piruli” copper tower. The course is about 500 metres up the avenue.