Portugal | Courses & Resorts
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Pestana Vila Sol
The scorecard at Pestana Vila Sol is a little disconcerting as it opens up to reveal 27 holes. This is perhaps one of the few courses in the world where the 19th hole actually requires you to hit balls rather…
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Oceânico
For those unfamiliar with Europe’s favourite – if not yet fully independent – golf destination, the Algarve is the strip along the southern coast of Portugal which fronts on to the Atlantic Ocean just to the west of Spain. It…
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Vidago Palace
If you’re looking for something a little bit different on your next golfing holiday, then a place in the hills of Portugal called Vidago Palace Hotel may just be the place for you.
The vast old pink hotel was originally…
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Four Seasons Fairways
Some things never cease to amaze me. Not many, mind, but a few, and among these is the happy thought that I can take a plane to Faro on the Portuguese Algarve and not much more than an hour after…
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Monte da Quinta Suites
From the moment you enter the front door of Monte da Quinta Suites and look up at a number of enormous fish suspended from the ceiling high above, you are aware of being somewhere quite out of the ordinary.
The…
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Pine Cliffs Golf & Country Club
Spectacular golf holes can often induce swing paralysis. I first succumbed to this miserable malaise on the third tee at the Durban Golf and Country Club a few years ago in South Africa.
Ranked among the top-10 golf holes of…
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Vila Vita Parc
There’s no denying it, Portuguese courses cater superbly for the travelling golfer. And no area caters for that growing demographic group better than the Algarve.
Serviced by Faro airport – one of the busiest ‘holiday hubs’ – the Algarve is…
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Bom Sucesso
If the term ‘design resort’ is unfamiliar to you, a visit to the €400m Bom Sucesso development – near the ancient Portuguese fortress town of Óbidos – will enlighten.
The cornerstone of this concept is contemporary architecture with 36 of…
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Monte da Quinta
The Algarve has long been synonymous with quality sunshine golf in inspirational surroundings. The lure of golf played in short sleeves under the hot Mediterranean sun and close to the majesty that is the shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean has…
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Oceanico Old Course
Situated in the heart of the Vilamoura seaside resort a mere 20-minute drive from Faro airport, this Frank Pennink designed parkland style layout is one of the oldest in the region and renowned all over the golfing world. Often described…
