Portugal is located on the western side of the Iberian Peninsula neighbouring Spain and is an excellent location for a golf holiday.
Portugal has many great golfing area, including the Silver Coast but in particular for this article we will be looking at the Algarve region and the opportunities it offers for golfers.
The Algarve region is the most southern region of Portugal covering an area of 2,089 square miles, and it receives over 10 million visitors every year! many of them are golfers wanting to experience a golf holiday in the Algarve.
The Algarve has attracted golfers for nearly 30 years, not only because of the plentiful and magnificent golf courses, but also because of the fantastic scenery (especially along the coastline), and of course the wonderful weather!
The legendary golfing character Henry Cotton designed the first grass course of note in the Algarve, and then during the 70s and 80s many more excellent golf courses sprang up in the region.
These golf courses include Vale de Pinta, Laguna, Quinta do Lago, Benamor, Boavista and many others which stretch right along the Algarve from west to east. Many are very near the coast.
One of the best ways to experience golf in the Algarve is to rent a privately owned holiday home of which many are available. These can be seen and enquired about at websites such as GolfHolidayHomes.com
For example you can rent an air-conditioned luxury apartment in Albufeira with amazing sea views, just 50m from the beach and 1.5km from Pine Trees golf course for around 400 euros per week!
It is not just apartments that are available for rent though – GolfHolidayHomes.com features many varieties of properties available in the Algarve including Casa Ferrel – a beautiful 9 bedroom villa which offers everything for an amazing golfing break, and even boasts its own private cinema! Be prepared to fork out around 3000 UK pounds per week for that though!
Golf in the Algarve – it should be on your bucket list!