The Apartment
Discover the Perfect Isla Canela Holiday Apartment
Los Cisnes is a beautifully furnished beachfront apartment on Isla Canela, Costa de la Luz. Accomodating up to four people, this well-equipped apartment is also perfectly situated on a wide sandy beach, with magnificent views out to sea. View the gallery for more pictures.
The Lounge
Beautifully decorated and well furnished with solid oak and a leather suite, including a double bed settee. This bright and comfortable room is equipped with Satellite SKY TV and DVD/CD player. The room is tastefully appointed with everything you need to make your holiday memorable. In summer a cool breeze and elegant fans make it a lovely place to relax. During the winter months, the rooms are heated with radiators.
The Kitchen
Fitted with quality appliances including Refridgerater with ice box, 4 ring ceramic hob and oven, washing machine, microwave, toaster and ironing facilities. Crockery, glassware, cutlery and cooking utensils are provided. If requested, we can provide our guests with a ‘welcome pack’ on their arrival.
The Views From The Balcony
The wonderful balcony views are generally exclusive to frontline properties along the Costa de la Luz. Cast your eye along the well maintained, landscape gardens, water fountains and play area. Towards the sea are the swimming pool and children’s paddling pool and just beyond lies the unspoilt Isla Canela beach.for There are also sun beds, owned by the apartment, which can be used around the pool during your stay, with covers stored in the bedroom.
Bedroom
Furnished with double bed, bedside cabinets and lamps, fitted wardrobes, dressing table and full length mirror. Extra bedding is available in the apartment. Each week the apartment is cleaned and fresh linen provided. Cots are pre-bookable at a small charge.
The Balcony
The balcony is a great place to spend at any time of the day, furnished with a table and reclining chairs. In the morning watch the sun shimmering over the sea, while having your breakfast and in the evening relax with a glass of wine and watch the sun set slowly across the island. There are also sun beds, owned by the apartment, which can be used around the pool during your stay, with cushions stored in the bedroom.
Bathroom
Comprises of a cream bath, shower, Bidet, toilet and sink. Spanish tiled floor and walls. Large mirror, towel rail and a shaver socket. Fresh towels are changed weekly.
Location
Discover the perfect Spanish getaway. A hidden gem, Isla Canela is unspoilt by mass tourism and has become a magnet for the more discerning holidaymaker.
The island is located in a beautiful area of the Costa de la Luz, along the west Andalucian coast. It is connected to the mainland by a stunning road bridge over the Atlantic Ocean, close to the border with Portugal.
The resort boasts a fine golf course, unspoilt sandy beaches, a modern marina, luxury hotels, and a good selection of restaurants and bars.
Visit the gallery for more images.
How to get there
Faro Airport is 50 minutes away… flights provided by Monarch, British Airways, My Travel Lite, Easy Jet and FlyBe.Com
Seville Airport is 75 minutes away… flights provided by Easy Jet, Monarch, British Airways, Air France, Iberia, Air Lingus, Jet2 and Ryanair.
Festivals
Medieval Market of Ayamonte
In the Plaza de España (the new promenade by the old zoo)
Typical dishes, dance, puppets, old tales, art, music…
20th June:
18:30 h. Long-legged
19:30 h. The ostentatious Viking
20:00 h. Puppets
21:00 h. The family Carranza
22:00 h. Guesses of crystal
21st June:
11:00 h. Passacaglias of opening
11:30 h. Passacaglias of long-legged and musicians
12:00 h. The bufona bells and its juggling
12:00 h. Musicians and Arabian dancer
12:30 h. The happy defective of the rhythm
12:30 h. Musicians and Arabian dancer
13:00 h. The beautiful maidens
13:30 h. Storyteller
19:00 h. Animation with long-legged
19:30 h. The rascals in the land of a bed of roses
20:00 h. Account interactive stories “The princess without ears”
20:30 h. Musicians and Arabian dancer
21:00 h. Puppets
21:30 h. The tree of the Love
22:00 h. Musicians and Arabian dancer and The family Carranza
22:30 h. Guesses of crystal
23:00 h. The Trouppe of the Santurones
22nd June:
12:00 h. Passacaglias of opening
12:30 h. Passacaglias of long-legged and musicians
13:00 h. Workshop of trapezium for children in charge of the bufona bells
13:00 h. Musicians and Arabian dancer
13:30 h. The happy defective of the rhythm
13:30 h. Storyteller
14:00 h. Musicians and Arabian dancer
14:00 h. The beautiful maidens
19:00 h. Animation with long-legged
19:30 h. The rascals in the land of a bed of roses
20:00 h. Ossa the ostentatious Viking
20:30 h. Musicians and Arabian dancer
21:00 h. Puppets: Moon and average
21:30 h. The tree of the Love
21:30 h. Musicians and Arabian dancer
22:00 h. The family Carranza
22:30 h. Guesses of crystal
23:00 h. The Troupe of the Santurones
JUNE
-Festival of Mª Auxiliadora, Pozo del Camino
-Saint Anthony of Padua, celebrated in the suburb of Punta del Moral.
-Bonfires of San Juan, Ayamonte.
JULY
-Festival of La Virgen del Carmen on Isla Canela.
16/07/08
AUGUST
-’Town of Ayamonte’ International Music Festival.
-El Salvador, festival celebrated in the Villa quarter.
All month
01-05/08/08
SEPTEMBER
-Nuestra Señora de las Angustias, Ayamonte.
05-08/09/08
NOVEMBER
-San Diego de Alcalá, Ayamonte.
13/11/08
DECEMBER
-Christmas and New Year.
25-31/12/08
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Isla Canela News update
Ayamonte Club de futbol ..
Champions!
Mid April was a time of jubilation and celebrations for the Ayamonte Football Club as they moved from the First Regional Division to the 3rd Division, group 10. The team started playing well at the beginning of the season and things just kept getting better with some matches resulting in 10-0 and 7-0 wins. The definitive match was on the 22nd April against Bollulos Olympica Valderde, with Ayamonte winning 9-5 and gaining their place in the 3rd Division.
Now that they have moved up to the 3rd Division they will receive funding from the Government. Ruben Maya, one of the team, said “I am very happy with the result. We have played very well throughout the season d it has paid off.” The Mayor of Ayamonte, Rafael Gonzalez, was at the game and is said to be overjoyed at the result.
A very proud team - Ayamonte Club de Futbol
“Fiestas del Salvador”
The “Fiestas del Salvador” will be held in the Barrio de la Villa on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of August. They will include various activities for children and adults during the day and Music and Dancing at night. The full programme of activities can be found
Restaurants
Chiringuito Antonio at the marina
Very loud, very Spanish (seeing as it is the marina area), food we had was nice if maybe a little dearer than we thought it should be, place was manic by 10pm and the staff a little overwhelmed, nice and clean, maybe a little floodlit for our taste.
El Rincon Del Suarez
Opposite the service station on the way out of Ayamonte (near bus station). New restaurant, very Spanish, nicely decorated, quite full of mostly Spanish by 10pm, no English menu and staff didn’t speak English but were friendly and we got by ok. Had the Rape soup 3.5euros (delicious), the revuelto (yuk) which was not the same as I’ve had before, shared a linguado main course and pudding, bill was about 45 euros with a bottle of nice wine. So, not the cheapest but still felt it was good value, lively and looking at the other tables most of the food looked good quality.
Restaurante O Infante - Portugal
What a find, had a soup starter for 2.50euros (wasn’t all that), I had entrecote of steak with a choice of peppercorn, mushroom or gorganzola sauce (15.50). The meat was tender and superbly cooked and the food came on a huge plate with green beans, chips, shredded onion rings and rice. Unfortunately I had to leave half of it there was so much food. We saw plates of dressed crab and lobster and even a fondue on other peoples tables. Wine was beautiful and reasonably priced.
Retama Restaurant, Isla Canela Beach
This restaurant, which is next to the Riu Canela Hotel on Isla Canela beach is an excellent choice for all - but particularly for families. The food is excellent; typical Andalucian fayre, and the staff and service are great. Most of the staff speak good English. The restaurant is right on the beach front and also has a good playground for the kids to use. Highly recommended.
Bar Restaurant La Rana
The approach to this restaurant is not very promising as it is situated in the “Barrio” area south of the Ayamonte town centre. However, the seafood served here is superb and the welcome for families was great. Very little English is spoken, so take your Spanish phrasebook. The place was is very busy at weekends.
The Big House - Asian Restaurant - Cartaya
There is a new Asian restaurant opened in Cartaya. Ideal for families with children because it has a free playground! Prices are excellent, free food. From Monday to Friday, pay 7 euros per person foe an “all you can eat buffet” (tdrinks are separately). On weekends 12 euros (includes dessert). The top floor is a restaurant with a variety of more traditional Japanese food, Chinese, Asian in general. Very good! upon entering Cartaya coming from Ayamonte, the restaurant is on the left on the main road.
Restaurants
coming soon…
Ayamonte
Ayamonte
AYAMONTE, town of 17.263 inhabitans in the year 2004, with a surface of 14.129 hectares, situated sounth-western of Huelva province, head of the Judicial Party, and joined to Portugal through Guadiana river mouth. The source of its name is not very clear yet.
It counts with Phoenician, Greek ans people from Tartessus trace. Over the Roma origin castle, the Arabians built a fortress. In sixties, these ruins were demolished because of their bad conditions, to built lately a Parador.
It was first Castilian an then Portuguese until 1335, when bacame a member of the Niebla County and of Ayamonte Marquesado afterwards. In 1664, got the status of town, granted by Felipe IV.
The main architectural mon uments are: The San Salvador Church, built over the ruins of a mosque in 15th century, located in the Villa Neighbourhood. The San Francisco Church, a 16th century old monastery with mudeajr style, the 16th century San Sebastian Chapel, wich is a combination of mudejar and gothic style, and further on, in 17th and 18th century, the Santa Calra Monastery and Las Angustias Chapel are built. Besides, it is to stand out Marquis of Ayamonte Palace, wich is nowadays the workshopo and museum of the famous painter Florencia Aguilera and there is also the Casa Grande used for cultural events.
The basis of its Economy has been Agriculture, Fishing and Commerce consecutively but nowadays the Torurism industry is the main activity.
Its relationship with the adjacent Poruguese village of Vila Real de Santo Antonio has been always very fluent, and lately due to a ferry service which combines both downtowns, but from 1992, with the construction of the brodge that joints the two borders, this relationship becomes stronger.
The town developes a very wide cultural life and it is to higlight the amount of painters, writers and poets who were born here.
The activity programme last almost all the year but standing out the Music Festival in August, the town festivities in September, the Carnival and the Holy Week.
Apart from that, you have to add its magnificent beaches, the tides that are always renovating the shores, the dunes, the kindness of the weather, the gastronomy, make the visitor to wish the return. It helps a very modern hotel infrastructure, two marinas, a golf course, several football pitches and athletics tracks which forecast a great future in the difficult and competitive Tourism industry country for this town.
How to get there
You can get to Ayamonte through two roads, both of them highways. The A-49 that form Sevilla reaches out to the bridge. There are two exits, one in the 127 kilometre and another one in the 131 kilometre, that is the last exit in Spanish land.
On the Portuguese side you get trough the A-22 which covers all the Algarve and the A-1 runs into it coming from the north of the adjacent country. That wary arriving, the exit appears just after crossing the bridge.
There are also two possibilities by air. From Seville airport, a 16 kilometres baypass leads you to the start A-49 without introducing you in the traffic of the Andalusian capital
From the Faro airport, you are 55 kilometres away from Ayamonte through the highway.
The closest, train station in the Spanish side is located in Huelva, 55 kilometres away, while in the Portuguese side is situated in the near Vila Real de Santo Antonio.
Marina on Isla Canela
The marina at Isla Canela is a fully equipped modern leisure marina and situated in the point shaped by the Spanish Costa de la Luz, Algarve and Guadiana river and snuggled inside the Isla Canela tourism centre with beautiful holiday properties for sale. It offers perfect shelter while only minutes away from the open sea and quayside. Its located between two rivers, including the magnificent Guadiana (Spain´s borderline), the estuaries, and the beaches, all under the Spanish sun, all conspire to make this the perfect location from which to base sailing excursions around the Spanish Peninsula or simply enjoy its natural beauty.
The Commercial centre in the marina currently offers the following…
Outback Inn Restaurant and Bar
Marisquería Freiduría La Bocana
Pizzería Bella Italia
La Lota
La Bretagne Crêperie Restaurant
Sugar Reef
Botalón II
Café – Pub NEPTUNO
Heladería Popeye
Alanb perfumería
Minimarket Carrera
La Isla del Tesoro
Náutica Avante
Rent a car Europcar
El Monte
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Golf on Isla Canela
The course at Isla Canela has been carefully integrated with surrounding coastal features; winding through an area of tidal salt marsh, you will find the course not only an enjoyable golfing challenge, but also a fascinating nature walk!
The course is largely flat, so will provide a leisurely walk for those who prefer not to slog up hill and down dale, yet also provides the longest piece of golf terrain in the area.
With beautifully manicured fairways and greens, and an obelisk! ready to deflect a perfectly straight drive on the 15th fairway, you will be assured a fantastic day at Isla Canela.
In addition, the Campo de Golf here at Isla Canela offers a full-size football pitch, artificial and grass bowling greens along with a golf driving range and other golf practice facilities. A lovely club house overlooking the swimming pool provides the perfect venue for a relaxing drink following your round.
Useful Information
Discounts for Apartment guests
Opening date: 1993
Designer: Juan Catarineu
Timetable and dates: All year round
Area: Ayamonte - Huelva
Nearby means of transport: Airport: Faro Distance to the course: 55km. Train: Huelva Distance to the course: 60km.
Services:
- Driving Range
- Classes
- Clubs
- Cart Rental
- Hand Trolley
- Restaurant
- Bar Cafeteria
- Pitching Green
- Putting Green
- Bunker
- Shop
- Accommodation
- Water on the course
- Drinks on the course
- Swimming-pool
- Changing Rooms
- Showers
- Credit Cards
- Call & Play Card
The Club House is purpose built in local style and colours. There is a bar and a la carte restaurant with great atmosphere. A large shaded terrace overlooks the swimming pool and the bowling green.
Floor Plan
The image below is an overhead view of the apartment.
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Facilities
- Large swimming pool
- Children’s paddling pool
- 2 Paddle courts
- 1 Tennis court
- Children’s playground and gardens
- Lifts From alloted car park to the apartment
- Private ground floor parking
- Electronic security gates
- Concierge
Please note: Swimming Pools are open from mid May until Mid September. Supervised by a qualified swimming pool attendant. Floats, buckets, spades, balls and tennis rackets are available to use in the apartment.
For more images, visit the gallery.
golf
Book before the end of March and receive 10% off your holiday accommodation!
Book before 20th March and receive 15% off your holiday accommodation!
For example:
a 1 week holiday in June would normally be £420 per week
our late deal offer of 15% off, means you would save £63, paying as little as £357 for a family of 4.
To take advantage of this offer a deposit of £50 for each week would be required within a week of booking confirmation
For more information or to make a booking click on the following link and submit your requests
our late deal offer of 15% off, means you would save £63, paying as little as £357 for a family of 4.
***Special discounted Green Fees*** arranged exclusively for Guests staying in the Los Cisnes Apartment.
Green Fees - 9 holes ... (from 2.00pm) 25 Euros
Green Fees - 18 holes ... 40 Euros
Golfing layout
Really spectacular water hazards which surround some holes come directly from the river forming natural lakes. Gorgeous and also difficult is the second hole par-5. Not particularly long, only 447m, but well bunkered and with a stream which cuts across the fairway a couple of times and comes into play.
Difficult holes:
-Par-4 fourteenth is 383m long dog-leg to the left.
-Par-5 seventeenth is 489m long where a big lake awaits the wayward drive and the second shot has out of bounds on the left.
-Par-4 eighteenth of 373m has out of bounds on both sides of the fairway.
Summary
Isla Canela Golf is a 5937m long course which is ‘user-friendly’ whilst at the same time challenging course for golfers of all standards. Any player with medium handicap can enjoy it because the greens are generous in width, true and most of them easy to reach.
Isla Canela Golf is without the doubt the best golf course in Huelva province by virtue of its design, maintenance, price ranges and warm customer welcome.
2008 Tournament Calendar
March
HPGA Pro-Am 8th - 15th Martine Barthelemi Memorial Trophy 24th
April
LinksMasters Challenge 13th Vincci International Open 26th-27th
Am-Am 31st March - 4th April
May
IV Fuerte Hotels El Rumpido 1st - 4th The Oracle Charity Golf Day
Cadiz/ La Luz magazine
June
Euro 2008 - Pairs Event 29th
August
Summer Open - Individual Tournament 9th
September
Links Ladies International Open Autumn Cup
October
Alumashade Invitation
Other Activities
Kite Surfing
The beaches of Isla Canela are the perfect place for kitesurfers and windsurfers. The highly prized beaches are very safe with a sandbank providing an ideal sheltered location for people learning to kitesurf and windsurf - they are regularly used by expert kitesurfers for instruction, and for their own enjoyment.
Located in front of La Sonrisa Restaurant, during the high season. Kanela Extreme offer kite and Windsurf classes.
Walks and cycling
Rent a bike from 4 hours, a full day, or more to enjoy the sights of Isla Canela and Ayamonte even more! From €6,00 you can get yourself moving along the beach promenade, or explore the Island and the authentic town of Ayamonte.
Price from: 6 EUR/person
Duration: 1 days
Start at: 10.00 am
Finish at: 10.00 pm
Phone: 0034959479561
Fax: 0034959579029
Fishing
Regular fishing trips can be booked at the marina in Isla Canela or if you prefer early morning fishing with the locals on the beach, buy your “live” bait from Ferreteria’s, on the corner, by the market in Ayamonte or, follow the ‘Cebo Vivo’ signs that spring up along the roadside from Ayamonte to The Island. There is also a sports shop in Ayamonte town, supplying a comprehensive choice of fishing tackle
Along the beach, bass and mullet are plentiful, fish by the rocks near the Riu Atlantico and there’s a good chance you will catch Conger, or
Try the mouth of the River Guardana if you’re looking for conger… Happy fishing!
Sailing
The Faro Sailing School offer a 5 day sailing course and are based in the marina of Ayamonte, 5 minutes drive from the apartment and on the bank of the stunningly beautiful river Guadiana. The marina is right in the heart of Ayamonte and so enjoys ample facilities.
Explore the many lovely anchorages, estuaries and marinas along the Portuguese and Spanish coastlines or even sail further afield to Gibraltar and Morocco.
You will recieve expert tuition whether you are an absolute beginner or an experienced sailor and you will leave Faro Sailing School more confident in your abilities and therefore better equipped to enjoy your sailing.
Bird Watching
Isla Canela and Ayamonte is surrounded by protected areas teeming with wildlife. Well known for its ornithological bird life, this area is a natural wildlife haven. The Marismas del Guadiana, the marshes of the Guadiana estuary, are rich in birdlife, including herons, storks and flamingos.
Donana Bird Tours
Run by John Butler, Donana Bird Tours offer 1 day bird tours in March, April and May, the spring migration and breeding season and in September, October and November, the autumn migration and the annual rice harvesting season. Altogether, there have been almost 380 bird species recorded in Donana
Places to Visit
On the Island
Isla Canela has an 18-hole golf course surrounded by navigable canals, orange and pomegranate and eucalyptus trees and a social club with excellent facilities including swimming pool, bowling, restaurant and cafe.
In the high season, take an evening walk along the beach promanade and you will find great entertainment for young children. Mini go-carts, bungi trampolining, bouncy castles plus many more.
Further along is the old and new marina with fishing boats and luxurious Yachts moor side by side. The commercial centre has plenty of shops, bars and restaurants and frequently host live music.
The Marina
Visit the gallery for pictures of Isla Canela.
Ayamonte
The local Town of Ayamonte, is situated on the Spanish side of the Guadiana River and boasts two pretty tree lined squares surrounded by numerous restaurants and cafes. Fast-food here means local Tapas bars. The ferry runs across the river from the quayside and boat trips are available along the river. The whole area is typically Spanish.
Seville
Visit the beautiful City of Seville, capital of the Andalucia region. Pass by the outstanding architecture of the 1920 Expo and the latest Expo site of 1992. Also the Bascilica and Jewish quarter. Stop at the Aria Luisa Park or visit the largest Gothic Cathedral in the world. Or, if you wish, just enjoy the fabulous shopping.
Donana National Park
The most extensive nature reserve in Europe. Donana National Park in Andalusia occupies the the right bank of the River Guadalquivir at its estuary, on the Atlantic Ocean.
Aracena
The highest town in Sierra Morena is a very pleasant town meandering up a hill and protected by the remains of a Moorish castle and church. The most impressive sight is the cave “Grutos de las maravillas”, the largest cave in Spain.
Rio Tinto - Take a train ride through Europes Largest open cast mine
Deep in the Sierra de Aracena, above the village of Minas de Riotinto in the province of Huelva, the latest attraction is a magnificent restored steam train, which puffs along the same track the first Sunday of the month between October and May. (Train tickets are on sale at the musem).
Or, you can take a stroll through the “barrio inglés”, drive up to the “mirador” for a breathtaking view down over the vast mining area or join a guided tour of one of the mines.
Most exciting of all you can board a restored 100-year old mining train, now run on diesel, for a 2-hour guided journey along the original tracks following the Rio Tinto river
Restautants on Isla Canela
There are many fine resturants and cafes on the island for all tastes. If you enjoy a burger and traditional snack, head over to the marina. At the Sugar Reef Bar you can also soak up the great atmostphere on offer. Around the corner there is a fabulous ice cream parlour serving a great selection for you to choose from. Across from the marina is a scattering of traditional fish and seafood restaurants where the locals and other guests are offered the “catch of the day”.
Restaurants in Ayamonte
Wander around the Plaza’s and white-washed streets of Ayamonte where you will find many Tapas bars and cafes at very reasonable prices. Enjoy the unique Spanish atmostphere typical of this pretty working town. Ayamonte also has a more varied choice of restaurants including Lebonese and Chinese.
Area Map
The images below are taken from Google Maps.
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Location
Discover the perfect Spanish getaway. A hidden gem, Isla Canela is unspoilt by mass tourism and has become a magnet for the more discerning holidaymaker.
The island is located in a beautiful area of the Costa de la Luz, along the west Andalucian coast. It is connected to the mainland by a stunning road bridge over the Atlantic Ocean, close to the border with Portugal.
The resort boasts a fine golf course, unspoilt sandy beaches, a modern marina, luxury hotels, and a good selection of restaurants and bars.
Visit the gallery for more images.
How to get there
Faro Airport is 50 minutes away… flights provided by Monarch, British Airways, My Travel Lite, Easy Jet and FlyBe.Com
Seville Airport is 75 minutes away… flights provided by Easy Jet, Monarch, British Airways, Air France, Iberia, Air Lingus, Jet2 and Ryanair.