Golf:
The Algarve is famous for its many Golfcourses. Because golf is becoming increasingly popular, golf players regard the Algarve as an ideal holiday destination.
Just around our villas you will find two famous golf resorts.:
Urbanisation Quinta do Lago is on 3 kilometres distance in eastern direction from all our villas. Quinta do Lago locates 4 superb 18-holes golfcourses: Quinta do Lago North (Ria Formosa), Quinta do Lago South, S?o Louren?o and Pinheiros Altos.
Urbanisation Vale do Lobo is on 3 kilometres distance in western direction from all our villas. Vale do Lobo locates 2 great 18-holes golf courses, called the Ocean Course and the Royal Golf Course. On the Royal Golf Course especially hole 16 (par 3) is world famous. You will have to hit the ball over a cliff next to the beach of the Atlantic Ocean.
Sightseeing around Almancil:
The church of Sao Louren?o de Matos is situated on a hill. It owes its name to Laurentius (3rd century), who's life was ended on a funeral pile because he gave the money meant for the construction of the church to the poor. In the 17th century the chapel was covered with tiles (azulejos). Together with the marbel alter and the wood carving you should visit this church.
On 18 km. from the urbanisations you will find the centre of the capital city of the Algarve: Faro, with its beautiful shopping centres. There are a lot of caf?s and restaurants as well.
The shops are modern and they can be compared with the shops you are used in UK or Ireland. Most of them are opened from 09.00 until 13.00 hour and after the 'siesta' from 15.00 until 19.00 hour (in the summer until 20.00 hour). Between the centre of the city and the airport of Faro a mall, called Forum Algarve, has been constructed in the year 2001.
Fun for Kids:
In a country where the weather most of the year is perfect, your children can play with water. Fortunately all the villas have a private swimming pool!
Older children are free to use the communal pool of Riapark Garden hotel on urbanization Vale do Garrão.
Zoo marine
A water park with several dolphin, seal and sea-lion shows. One can also watch turtles, sharks, crocodiles, tropical fish and exotic and aquatic birds in the Oceans area that presents the life cycle of water and fauna from river source to ocean depth.
In the Algarve there are three water parks:
The Big One, on the N125 at SILVES
Slide & Splash, on the N125 at LAGOA
Aqua show, on N396 between LOULÉ and QUARTEIRA.
