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GOLF COURSES

The Algarve, Portugal is a wonderful place to play golf for many reasons. The challenging championship courses, with many designed by famous names of golf, are always well manicured and a joy to play. The fantastic weather nearly all year round makes the golf, beaches and night times so enjoyable.

1. Benamor Golf Club – (located in Tavira itself)

And the various towns, villages and resorts with their history, food and wonderfully charming people.

2. Colina Verde Golf Club

Unlike many other Algarve resorts, Vilamoura is a purpose built, modern resort where everything has been designed with your pleasure in mind.

3. Quinta da Ria Golf Club

Vilamoura offers something for everyone: a place for rest and relaxation but also for pursuing active pastimes and sports; a friendly and safe residential haven, but also a vibrant and exciting night-life centre.

4. Quinta de Cima Golf Club

Vilamoura is especially popular with sports enthusiasts due to its excellent facilities. With a wide range of high standard accommodation on offer this is a place to suit any need.

5. Castro Marim Golf Club

Designed to be self sufficient the resort is able to cater for everyday needs and is bursting with sporting and leisure facilities for all members of the family. The Marina is huge and home to some very glamorous boats which can be admired from the waterfront, which is great for wandering around day or night.

6. Castro Marim

Either side of the marina are sandy beaches with several cafes and bars. A number of boats run excursions along the coast towards Lagos and beyond and if you’re interested big game fishing is also on the cards. There is also a Casino, where those after a flutter can play American roulette, French roulette, Portuguese dice, Black Jack or slot machines. There are also nightly cabaret shows, a nightclub and a cinema.

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7. Quinta do Vale 8. Laranjal Golf Club

For those looking to relax and enjoy the local landscapes Falsia is ideal for a day on the beach with its unusual red coloured cliffs as a backdrop. Also close at hand is Olhos de gua, surrounded on three sides by pine-clad cliffs.

9. Ocean Golf Club 10. Pinheiros Altos Golf 11.Quinta do Lago North

Vilamoura is a special place, a unique leisure and recreation resort where the pace of life is so easy it feels like summer all year round making it a very popular destination for families seeking stress-free fun. You are guaranteed to be revitalized by the lifestyle and convenience of this special place.

12. Quinta do Lago South

13. Royal Golf course

14. San Lorenzo Golf

15. Laguna Course

Albufeira is famed above all for its beaches where the sand is fine and the sea a turquoise blue, sheltered by cliffs renowned for the shades and tones that make them appear like painted canvasses. Despite this the narrow streets and whitewashed houses of this old fishing village perched over a charming beach filled with colourful decorated fishing boats must not be ignored.

16. Millennium Golf

17. Old Course Golf

18. Pinhal Golf

19. Victoria Course

The village has many features of historical interest, from the buildings which still preserve the Moorish arches to the interesting churches and old castle. For the less historically minded shops, bars and restaurants fill every corner.

20. Vila Sol Club

21. Balaia Golf

22. Faldo Club

23. O’Connor Course

However, nightlife, sunshine and beaches are just some of the features of Albufeira. Sports are also an excellent reason to come and stay with a wide range on offer including golf, tennis and watersports all of which are designed to entertain even the most demanding sportsmen and women.

24. Pine Cliffs Resort

25. Salgados Golf

26. lamos Golf

27. Alto Golf course

For those travellers’ wanting a quieter holiday, there is another experience on offer just a few miles inland where everything changes. This is an experience rooted in the tranquility of nature surrounded by green and peaceful countryside dotted with fruit trees of every description where the ochre of tiled roofs can be seen nestling in the landscape. Albufeira makes a fantastic holiday destination offering something for all and the best of both worlds, day and night.

28. Gramacho Golf

29. Morgado Golf Club

30. Penina Championship Course

31. Penina Academy Course

32. Penina Resort Author: Graha

me Simpson Regards, Sungolfer – The Perfect Round of Golf For all your golf holiday and tee times booking help, visit http://www.sungolfer.com/Portugal/ Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Grahame_Simpson

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FLIGHTS TO FARO, PORTUGAL

Faro Airport is the principle airport for the Algarve on the south coast of Portugal. The next two nearest airports to the Algarve are actually in Spain: Seville and Jerez Airport.

Thanks to some of Europe’s best golf courses and some great sporting facilities, the Algarve is a year round destination and this year Vale Do Lobo on the Algarve is where the England Football team will be preparing for the world cup. (May 15th-20th 2006).

Getting to Faro from the UK and Ireland is getting easier and easier with all the main low cost and national airlines offering a wide choice of flights from 20 different airports. 17 in the UK, 1 in Northern Ireland and 2 in the Irish Republic.

Most of the main European airports have direct flights to Faro but if you are travelling from outside of Europe it is best to head for the UK or Lisbon (the main Portuguese Airport) and then get your flights down to Faro.

Below are details of all the main airports and airlines offering direct, non stop flights to Faro from the UK and Ireland.

The flights take between 2 hours and 30 minutes and 3 hours depending on where you’re flying from and The Algarve is on the same time zone as the UK and Ireland at all times of the year!

Norwich- Flybe

Manchester – Jet 2 & Monarch

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Leeds – Jet 2

Doncaster Sheffield – Thomsonfly

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Birmingham Monarch & Flybe

Nottingham East Mids – Easyjet & BMI Baby

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Coventry – Thomsonfly

Bournemouth – Thomsonfly

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Exeter – Flybe

Cardiff – BMI Baby

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Bristol – EasyJet, Thomson Fly

Southampton – Flybe

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Luton – Monarch & Easyjet

Gatwick – BA, Monarch, EasyJet

Stansted – EasyJet

Heathrow – TAP Air Portugal

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Belfast – EasyJet

Dublin – Aer Lingus, Ryan Air

Cork – Aer Lingus

There is no train service from Faro Airport and the bus service is somewhat limited. The best way to get to your destination i

s via a taxi, by pre booking a private transfer or by hiring your own car.

Having driven around the Algarve quite a lot my recommendation would be to hire a car. The whole area is easy to navigate, the roads are well sign posted and in general the traffic is pretty light.

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One other tip…if you are flying from somewhere like London Gatwick remember that you can travel each way with different airlines, in many cases the flight times are quite different and it can be quite a lot cheaper to get 2 one way tickets!

Author: Gary Ingram

Gary Ingram runs Faro Airport Guide, an informative website that gives in depth information on Faro Airport, covering all services, facilties and flights to Faro

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Gary_Ingram

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CAR RENTAL

When you are planning for a holiday trip then you will have to make all the arrangements for the trip, like the hotel to stay, the places to visit, transportation etc. You will get the information from internet, magazines or from other sources.The main part of the trip arrangement is booking proper transportation.

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If you are arranging your holiday trip through any travel agency, the travel agent will arrange the transportation, food and lodging at an inclusive price. But hiring a car is more economical and gives freedom to make schedules according to your choice. Portugal is well known for its charismatic natural beauty.

It is the home to one of the most stunning coastlines in Europe, along the remarkable Algarve coast. You can either hire a car or can use public transport. Hiring a car from Portugal, will not only gets you discount rates, but also provides a service you can depend upon completely. So for your travel, Portugal car hire will be the best way.

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There are lots of car hire companies in Portugal and some of these companies offer their service world wide. Company’s terms and conditions must be read before hiring a car. Various factors like the rates, distance you travel by the rented car, maintenance needed for the car, etc should be discussed with the company before hiring the car.

Various companies are offering car hire services in Portugal like Faro airport car rental services, Lisbon airport car rental services etc. So don’t bother about your transportation at Portugal.

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Hire your car from a popular car hire company and enjoy your holiday trip. Author: Anoop Kumar Apart of Car hire in Portugal also read about Budget Car Hire Portugal and Albufeira car rental Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Anoop_Kumar

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RESTAURANTS – CABANAS

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