Golf in Vilamoura - the Dom Pedro Story

Who doesn’t revel in the joy of playing golf in Portugal? As our Aer Lingus plane banked and began its approach over the Ria Formosa Natural Park, which separates the coast from the sea, every golfer on board peered out a window, straining to see a flag, a green, a golf course. That is one of the joys of the Algarve: there are close to 40 golf courses along this southern stretch of Portugal and there’s a whopping great conglomerate of them not far from Faro.

Dawn flight on Aer Lingus

Vilamoura is one of Europe’s capitals of golf and the Dom Pedro Hotels and Golf Collection has a certain swagger to it as it boasts five golf courses in close proximity to

Golf in the Algarve - Just Treats

I don't usually go plugging golf in other countries - I do after all believe that there are more than enough golf experiences on this little island to keep anyone happy for eternity - but I fell in love with the Algarve last year, courtesy of Martinhal Resort, and the offer put out today by Just Treats was simply too good not to mention.