La Moraleja

La Moraleja is an affluent residential district of Alcobendas municipality in northern Community of Madrid, Spain, in the Madrid metropolitan area; located next to El Soto and El Encinar de los Reyes. The Spanish version of Beverly Hills, it is home to some of Spain’s wealthiest people with sprawling mansions and several luxury golf courses such as La Moraleja Golf Club Madrid. It is Madrid’s residential area par excellence, close to the city centre, offering the highest quality of life.

Its reputation as a luxury estate originates, in part, from the many famous people who have chosen it as their place of residence. Its strategic location, as well as its high level of security – with its own security team and many gated communities – and selection of private schools, plus many leisure, sport and health facilities, have made La Moraleja a residential bench-mark in Spain. Educational institutions include King’s College, Runnymede College and International College Spain. The Real Madrid training ground is nearby.

Apart from enjoying plenty of green areas and a strategic location, La Moraleja offers two 18-hole golf courses and tennis clubs, several health centres and shopping areas. Golf La Moraleja is the largest golf club in the country and the largest inner-city club in Europe. Founded in 1973, the La Moraleja club currently has four 18-hole golf courses, all designed by Jack Nicklaus.

Moreover, the La Moraleja complex – consisting of La Moraleja, El Soto de La Moraleja and El Encinar de los Reyes – boasts the most prestigious haute cuisine to be found across Madrid.

Life in La Moraleja means quality, comfort and wellbeing in multicultural and international surroundings, created with a clear focus on family living.

The exclusive neighbourhood of La Moraleja is very popular with international families, especially diplomats and business executives, because of its proximity to the centre of Madrid, its lovely surroundings, great amenities and schools. Here one will find stunning villas and a wide variety of accommodation, set amidst fabulous green spaces. Affluence, exclusivity and filled with all the necessary convenience – La Moraleja has it all.

For those in search of the great out-of-doors, the Valdelatas natural reserve borders it on one side and offers excellent facilities for walking and cycling. A trip to Madrid Sierra for a day in the mountains is an easy commute.

The heart of Madrid is just a 20-minute drive away. Alternatively, take the metro to the city centre in just 40 minutes. Madrid is easily accessed also via bus and the train station of Plaza de Castilla is nearby.

In 1946 the management plan for La Moraleja was developed as a residential complex of a garden city on 589.98 hectares in the municipality of Alcobendas, 5.72 in Fuencarral and 9.33 in Hortaleza, today Madrid. It is a naturally preserved nucleus different from its surroundings, in which more than 70% is green area, whose valuable original characteristics of the Mediterranean forest try to preserve its inhabitants.

The housing typology of the complex as a whole is the isolated single-family and eight sets of urbanization areas with semi-detached, semi-detached and independent villas located in the eastern area. The maximum occupancy of the building is 10% of each plot in the central and southern areas, and 20% in the eastern area. Of the remaining land, only 10% can be transformed into a garden and the rest must respect the natural characteristics of the mountain.

Source: lamoraleja.eu