{"id":150,"date":"2026-05-11T20:36:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T20:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/guides\/areas\/casares\/dona-julia\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T15:54:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T15:54:20","slug":"dona-julia","status":"publish","type":"guide","link":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/nl\/guides\/areas\/casares\/dona-julia\/","title":{"rendered":"Do\u00f1a Julia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Wat is Dona Julia?<\/h2>\n<p>Do\u00f1a Julia is een laagbouw residenti\u00eble wijk aan de Casares-kustlijn, geleidelijk uitgebouwd rond Do\u00f1a Julia Golf Club \u2014 een 18-holes golfbaan, par 71 (5.976m) ontworpen in 2005 door Antonio Garc\u00eda Garrido, met zeezicht vanaf verschillende holes en een clubhuis restaurant. Wat begon als een enkele golfwijk is uitgegroeid tot een bredere residenti\u00eble corridor, met appartements- en rijenhuisprojecten van verschillende onafhankelijke ontwikkelaars rond de baan in plaats van \u00e9\u00e9n masterplan onder een enkel merk.<\/p>\n<p>The area&#8217;s profile is set to be raised by Conrad Costa del Sol, Hilton&#8217;s first Conrad-branded property in Spain, under construction on a 50,000 sqm site by Markway Inversiones (Platinum Estates Group) &#8211; a rebuild of the long-derelict former Hotel Do\u00f1a Julia. The project has been repeatedly delayed since first announced in 2019 (an initial 2022 opening slipped to 2023, then a Q3 2025 target that has also passed), so buyers should treat it as a future amenity still under construction, not a currently operating hotel.<\/p>\n<p>Current new-build activity in Do\u00f1a Julia includes Abril, Alura Living and Hacienda Casares, all independent projects from separate developers. Via Celere&#8217;s C\u00e9lere Do\u00f1a Julia (104 apartments) was also built here but is now sold out, so it no longer represents an available buying opportunity \u2014 worth flagging to buyers who come across older listings referencing it as if units were still on offer. Frontline-golf penthouses in the area have traded in the roughly \u20ac525,000\u2013\u20ac1,500,000 range depending on plot, phase and finish level.<\/p>\n<h2>Do\u00f1a Julia in 2026<\/h2>\n<p>De projecten rond de baan zijn wat hier werkelijk te koop is. Ten tijde van schrijven (oktober 2026) bieden we Camarate Hills, Casares Bay en Abril in Do\u00f1a Julia aan, appartementen en penthouses vanaf ongeveer 245.000 euro tot ongeveer 500.000, wat dit een van de laagste instaapprijzen voor nieuwbouw aan de westkust maakt; zij bevinden zich op <a href=\"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/nl\/nieuwe-ontwikkelingen\/casares-manilva\/\">onze pagina met nieuwe ontwikkelingen in Casares en Manilva<\/a>, en wederverkopen op <a href=\"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/nl\/woningen\/casares\/\">onze Casares-eigendompagina<\/a>. Verderop ligt Finca Cortes\u00edn in het midden van zijn grootste uitbreiding sinds de opening, met een Lanserhof-kliniek in aanbouw en de eerste St. Regis Residences in Spanje in aanbouw, behandeld in <a href=\"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/nl\/blog\/finca-cortesin-lanserhof-st-regis-new-homes\/\">onze Finca Cortes\u00edn post<\/a>. De kust onder Do\u00f1a Julia heeft een van de weinige aangewezen stranden voor honden op dit gedeelte, bij Piedra Paloma, in <a href=\"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/nl\/blog\/dog-friendly-costa-del-sol-beaches-casares-marbella\/\">onze post over hondenvrije stranden<\/a>. Een nieuwbouw betaalt 10 procent btw en 1,2 procent registratierechten; een doorverkoop 7 procent overdrachtsbelasting vandaag en <a href=\"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/nl\/blog\/andalucia-transfer-tax-itp-cut-2027\/\">6,75 procent vanaf 2027<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Wie woont er in Dona Julia?<\/h2>\n<p>A mix of golf-focused buyers and lifestyle relocators \u2014 international buyers drawn by the course and the future Conrad hotel, plus a smaller local\/Spanish contingent given the proximity to Casares and Estepona. Mostly second-home and semi-permanent residents rather than a dense year-round community, reflecting the area&#8217;s newer, still-filling-in development pattern.<\/p>\n<h2>Praktische informatie<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Vliegveld:<\/strong> M\u00e1laga (AGP) ongeveer 85 km \/ ongeveer 70-75 min via AP-7<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dichtstbijzijnd strand:<\/strong> Casares-kustlijn \/ Playa de Do\u00f1a Julia, loopafstand van de golfbaan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dichtstbijzijnde supermarkt:<\/strong> Estepona en Casares Costa winkelgebieden, korte rit<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scholen:<\/strong> Internationale scholen in de Estepona-Sotogrande corridor, reistijd met auto<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dichtstbijzijnde golfbaan:<\/strong> Do\u00f1a Julia Golf Club (ter plaatse, 18 holes, par 71)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ziekenhuis<\/strong> Hospital Quir\u00f3nsalud Marbella \/ Costa del Sol Hospital (Marbella), reistijd met auto<\/li>\n<li><strong>Auto vereist:<\/strong> Ja \u2014 een auto is in feite vereist; geen spoorverbinding en beperkte lokale busservice<\/li>\n<li><strong>Woningtypen:<\/strong> Golf-frontline en golf-view appartementen, penthouses en rijenhuizen in verschillende onafhankelijke nieuwbouwprojecten<\/li>\n<li><strong>Apotheek:<\/strong> Farmacia Sabinillas, San Luis de Sabinillas, korte rit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Leven &amp; vrije tijd<\/h2>\n<h3>Eten &#038; Drinken<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Restaurante Marymar<\/strong> \u2014 Zeevruchtenrestaurant, een lokale favoriet voor verse vis<\/li>\n<li><strong>Venta La Choza<\/strong> \u2014 Goed gevestigeerd lokaal restaurant met traditionele Spaanse gerechten<\/li>\n<li><strong>Asador A Grella<\/strong> \u2014 Hooggewaardeerd steakhouse in de buurt<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amaka Beach Chiringuito<\/strong> \u2014 Strandchiringuito, goed beoordeeld<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sport &#038; Fitness<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Golfclub Do\u00f1a Julia<\/strong> \u2014 18-hole, par-71 course (5,976m), designed 2005 by Antonio Garc\u00eda Garrido, with sea views from several holes and an on-site clubhouse restaurant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Kinderen &#038; Familie<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stranden van Casares Costa<\/strong> \u2014 Safe sandy beaches with lifeguards in summer<\/li>\n<li><strong>Selwo Aventura<\/strong> \u2014 Safari and adventure park in Estepona, 20 min<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ba\u00f1os de la Hedionda<\/strong> \u2014 Free Roman-era sulphur springs below Casares village<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Veelgestelde vragen<\/h2>\n<h3>Waar staat Do\u00f1a Julia om bekend?<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s a golf-anchored residential area on the Casares coast, built around Do\u00f1a Julia Golf Club (18 holes, par 71, designed 2005 by Antonio Garc\u00eda Garrido). Conrad Costa del Sol, a Hilton-branded hotel, is under construction on the former Hotel Do\u00f1a Julia site nearby but has not yet opened, despite earlier targets.<\/p>\n<h3>Is Do\u00f1a Julia \u00e9\u00e9n development of meerdere?<\/h3>\n<p>Meerdere. In tegenstelling tot een enkel masterplan-landgoed heeft Do\u00f1a Julia meerdere onafhankelijke ontwikkelaars die afzonderlijke projecten rond de golfbaan bouwen, waaronder Via Celere, Abril, Alura Living en Hacienda Casares.<\/p>\n<h3>Wat biedt de golfbaan?<\/h3>\n<p>Do\u00f1a Julia Golf Club is een 18-holes golfbaan, par 71, van 5.976m, ontworpen door Antonio Garc\u00eda Garrido en geopend in 2005. Verschillende holes hebben zeezicht, en het clubhuis beschikt over een restaurant ter plaatse.<\/p>\n<h3>Zijn er momenteel nieuwe projecten te koop in Do\u00f1a Julia?<\/h3>\n<p>Abril, Alura Living and Hacienda Casares are active new-build projects in the area. C\u00e9lere Do\u00f1a Julia (104 apartments, by Via Celere) was also built here but is now sold out, so it&#8217;s no longer available to new buyers despite still appearing in some older listings.<\/p>\n<h3>Welk prijsniveau bereiken frontline-golf woningen?<\/h3>\n<p>Frontline-golf penthouses in Do\u00f1a Julia zijn verhandeld in een range van ongeveer \u20ac525.000 tot \u20ac1.500.000, afhankelijk van het specifieke project, fase en afwerking.<\/p>\n<h3>Waar is Do\u00f1a Julia?<\/h3>\n<p>Aan de kust van Casares, in de provincie M\u00e1laga, tussen Estepona en Manilva, net landinwaarts van de A-7 boven Bah\u00eda de Casares. Estepona ligt ongeveer 15 minuten met de auto, Sotogrande 20, de luchthaven van Gibraltar ongeveer 30, de luchthaven van M\u00e1laga 70 tot 75.<\/p>\n<h3>Ligt Do\u00f1a Julia in Casares of Estepona?<\/h3>\n<p>Casares. Do\u00f1a Julia ligt in de gemeente Casares op zijn kuststrook, Casares Costa, een paar kilometer voorbij de grens met Estepona. De meeste bewoners winkelen en gaan naar school in Estepona of Sabinillas.<\/p>\n<h3>Kunnen bezoekers op Do\u00f1a Julia golfen?<\/h3>\n<p>Ja. Do\u00f1a Julia Golf Club is een publieke baan met green fees voor bezoekers en een clubhuis restaurant, 18 holes, par 71, 5.976 meter, ontworpen door Antonio Garc\u00eda Garrido en geopend in 2005, met zeezicht vanuit verschillende holes.<\/p>\n<h3>Hoe ver is Do\u00f1a Julia van het strand?<\/h3>\n<p>Het strand bij Bah\u00eda de Casares ligt onder de baan, aan de overkant van de A-7: loopafstand van de onderste complexen, drie minuten rijden van de bovenste. Playa de la Chullera en de boulevard van Sabinillas liggen 10 minuten westwaarts.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Do\u00f1a Julia? Do\u00f1a Julia is a low-rise residential area on the Casares coastline, built up gradually around Do\u00f1a Julia Golf Club \u2014 an 18-hole, par-71 course (5,976m) designed in 2005 by Antonio Garc\u00eda Garrido, with sea views from several holes and a clubhouse restaurant. What started as a single golf development has grown [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":41,"menu_order":2,"template":"","meta":[],"guide_topic":[],"class_list":["post-150","guide","type-guide","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Do\u00f1a Julia - Santina Homes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dona Julia guide. Hillside golf community in Casares with Sierra Bermeja behind and sea views to Gibraltar and Morocco. Santina Homes.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/nl\/gidsen\/gebieden\/casares\/dona-julia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"nl_NL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Do\u00f1a Julia - Santina Homes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dona Julia guide. Hillside golf community in Casares with Sierra Bermeja behind and sea views to Gibraltar and Morocco. Santina Homes.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/nl\/gidsen\/gebieden\/casares\/dona-julia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Santina Homes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/santinahomes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-21T15:54:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/16eJ54UpjjX48S8AbwAFyKyk_gV52e6wx=w1920\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/santinahomes.com\\\/guides\\\/areas\\\/casares\\\/dona-julia\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/santinahomes.com\\\/guides\\\/areas\\\/casares\\\/dona-julia\\\/\",\"name\":\"Do\u00f1a Julia - Santina Homes\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/santinahomes.com\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-11T20:36:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-21T15:54:20+00:00\",\"description\":\"Dona Julia guide. Hillside golf community in Casares with Sierra Bermeja behind and sea views to Gibraltar and Morocco. Santina Homes.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/santinahomes.com\\\/guides\\\/areas\\\/casares\\\/dona-julia\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"nl-NL\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/santinahomes.com\\\/guides\\\/areas\\\/casares\\\/dona-julia\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/santinahomes.com\\\/guides\\\/areas\\\/casares\\\/dona-julia\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/santinahomes.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Guides\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/santinahomes.com\\\/guides\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Area Guides\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/santinahomes.com\\\/guides\\\/areas\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Casares &#038; Manilva\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/santinahomes.com\\\/guides\\\/areas\\\/casares\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":5,\"name\":\"Do\u00f1a Julia\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/santinahomes.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/santinahomes.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Santina Homes\",\"description\":\"Luxury Real Estate on the Costa del Sol\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/santinahomes.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"nl-NL\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/santinahomes.com\\\/nl\\\/#organization\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Do\u00f1a Julia - Santina Homes","description":"Gids Do\u00f1a Julia. Heuvelgolfgemeenschap in Casares met Sierra Bermeja op de achtergrond en zeezicht richting Gibraltar en Marokko. Santina Homes.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/nl\/gidsen\/gebieden\/casares\/dona-julia\/","og_locale":"nl_NL","og_type":"article","og_title":"Do\u00f1a Julia - Santina Homes","og_description":"Dona Julia guide. Hillside golf community in Casares with Sierra Bermeja behind and sea views to Gibraltar and Morocco. Santina Homes.","og_url":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/nl\/gidsen\/gebieden\/casares\/dona-julia\/","og_site_name":"Santina Homes","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/santinahomes\/","article_modified_time":"2026-10-21T15:54:20+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d\/16eJ54UpjjX48S8AbwAFyKyk_gV52e6wx=w1920","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/guides\/areas\/casares\/dona-julia\/","url":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/guides\/areas\/casares\/dona-julia\/","name":"Do\u00f1a Julia - Santina Homes","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-05-11T20:36:31+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-21T15:54:20+00:00","description":"Gids Do\u00f1a Julia. Heuvelgolfgemeenschap in Casares met Sierra Bermeja op de achtergrond en zeezicht richting Gibraltar en Marokko. Santina Homes.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/guides\/areas\/casares\/dona-julia\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"nl-NL","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/guides\/areas\/casares\/dona-julia\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/guides\/areas\/casares\/dona-julia\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Guides","item":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/guides\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Area Guides","item":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/guides\/areas\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Casares &#038; Manilva","item":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/guides\/areas\/casares\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"Do\u00f1a Julia"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/","name":"Santina Homes","description":"Luxe onroerend goed aan de Costa del Sol","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"nl-NL","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/nl\/#organization"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guide\/150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guide"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/guide"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guide\/41"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"guide_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guide_topic?post=150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}