Portugal Golf Vacations!
The Algarve, a mere two to three hours flight from most European capitals, has been a magnet to many discerning golfers for almost three decades. Portugal's southernmost province is justly famous for its spectacular scenery along a fabulous coastline.
Add to this 24 beautifully tended golf courses, a friendly climate, a cosmopolitan culture and wholesome regional cooking, all in a compact area steeped in history, and you have the ultimate in year-round golfing destinations.
Portugal's golf history is one of the oldest on mainland Europe-providing, of course, one disregards the ancient origins of such games as kolven which the Dutch indulged in, and the rudimentary sport of paganica which the Romans played with enthusiasm. Golf in Portugal completed its centenary in 1990.
The mainly arid Algarve countryside familiar to summer visitors gives way to verdant oasis at each of the golf complexes thanks to large, state-funded water catchment and distribution schemes, as well as private boreholes which tap into subterranean water sources for irrigation. Holes made tricky by water hazards are, therefore, not an infrequent feature on Algarve courses.
Golf is an all-year-round sport in the Algarve, though the main season is from late autumn to late spring.
Golf in Portugal with SGH Golf the Portuguese experts. Portugal is world famous for courses such as: Quinta Do Lago, Vilamoura 1 Course, Vila Sol, Vale do Lobo, San Lorenzo, Penina and many, many more.
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