Golf Holidays
The rapidly rising star of European golf, a golf holiday to Portugal
gives you plenty of cracking options. These can be split geographically
into two regions:
the famous Algarve and the up and coming Lisbon Coast.
Both offer an array
of beautiful golf courses that have resulted in Portuguese
golf holidays gaining
the excellent reputation they now have. A great climate, superb cuisine
and wonderful golfing means that golf breaks to Portugal are here
to stay, so take advantage
before they got too popular!
One of Europe's favourite golfing destinations
is the beautiful region of the Algarve. There are many great venues
up and down the coastline leaving golfers often spoilt for choice
on an Algarve golf holiday. Just a small selection includes the
magnificent Le Meridien Penina in Portimao, Pestana Carvoeiro near
Albufeira and the luxurious surroundings of Vilamoura. The 27 hole
layout at Vila Sol provides a thoroughly entertaining round and
so do the two courses at Quinta Do Lago.
All of these are within
easy reach of Faro Airport, making short or long golf breaks to
the Algarve a great option when planning your next golf holiday.
Spain
The Costa de la Luz (Coast of light) is the western part of the Andalucia
coastline that faces out to the Atlantic. The sand is finer and
a more golden colour than the neighbouring Costa del Sol. The typical
beaches here are more expansive and probably backed by sand dunes
and pine trees. This part of the coast has not seen the high rise
hotel development of other areas in Spain. The temperatures are slightly milder, and the often strong Atlantic
winds and waves are favoured by wind surfers and surfboarders alike.
The stretches of cliffs and coves are generally found to the east
near Barbate and around the Campo de Gibraltar.
The Costa de la Luz Coast is often divided into two sections:-
Costa de la Luz (Huelva Province) which stretches from the Portuguese
border to the Donana Park, and the River Guadalquivir.
Costa de la Luz (Cadiz Province) stretches from the River Guadalquivir
to Tarifa at the mouth of the Mediterranean Sea.
To travel from one section to another requires a lengthy drive
via the city of Seville.
The Huelva province contains beautiful golden sands, and small
seaside towns devoted to national tourism. Visit the marina and
eroded sandstone cliffs at Mazagon and the golden beaches of Matalascanas
which is also an entry point for tours of Donana Park.
From north to south this is an interesting section of the coastline.
Sanlucar de Barrameda with its golden sands overlooking the River
Guadalquivir and Donana National Park. Further south, around the
small villages of Chipiona and Rota (often remembered by Americans
for the Military Base) we find fine beaches. The town El Puerto
de Santa Maria is famous for its restaurants serving succulent
king prawns washed down with chilled Manzanilla wine.
The historic walled city of Cadiz is built in a Peninsular, jutting
into the bay of Cadiz. South of the golf at Sancti Petri we find
a ragged coastline dominated by coves and cliffs, often backed
by pine forests.
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