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Vilamoura The Algarve’s ‘independent golf republic’
Among the many misconceptions I grew up with was that the Algarve was an independent state that had broken away from Portugal. Impatient with bureaucratic planning controls imposed by Lisbon that were hampering golf course development, separatists armed with no…
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Lisbon - A capital place to visit
Lisbon is arguably best known as the venue for the signing of a debate-provoking treaty and scene of one of Europe’s most devastating earthquakes, which killed more than 15,000 people in 1755.
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Monte da Quinta - A little piece of heaven in the Algarve
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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Pine Cliffs ...exactly what it says on the tin
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.
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Monte da Quinta - An unforgettable experience all round
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.
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Four Seasons Fairways - Year-round sunshine golf
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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Vidago Palace - The hills are alive
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.
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Vila Vita Parc gives you Moor
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.
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Portugal - Steel yourself for a real challenge
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.
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The Algarve - full of eastern promise
You can split the Algarve more easily than a fairway. Not along political lines between loyalists who wish it to remain part of Portugal and separatists who would prefer it to be an independent golfing state; nor culturally between golfers…
