Considered the best private resort in Europe. This “Soto” (wooded grounds on the banks of a river), “Grande” is an earthly paradise that was born, as often happens with legends, by chance.
1962, Swissair gave by lot several plane tickets, gracing including Fredy Melian, who decided to use it to meet Spain, the birthplace of their ancestors. The night before his departure his boss, Joseph McMicking, entrusted with a mission, that of finding an area on the coast with at least one kilometer of coastline with water and accessible resources to build an exceptional a housing development. After traveling by motorcycle along the Mediterranean coast, was chosen Paniagua´s cortijo in the municipality of San Roque, Cadiz.
The secret of success of Sotogrande was in the absence of commercial interests. Those who came did so out of friendship, in search of a quality of life that has always been the highlight value of the urbanization.
