Vale do Lobo is Portugal's biggest luxury golf and beach resort. Embraced by two national parks of outstanding natural beauty on the Algarve coastline, it is flanked by a 5 kms long golden sandy beach and majestic red sandstone cliffs and just 20 minutes from Faro International Airport. Three times the size of the principality of Monaco, Vale do Lobo still retains an intimate family ambience. It has been the proud recipient of a number of accolades and awards including the "Best Resort of the Millennium" for the high standard of its accommodation, services, sporting facilities, and concern for the environment. Blessed by an average 3000 hours sunshine a year, Vale do Lobo is the perfect setting for all-the-year-round golf. Two beautiful courses, the Royal Course and the Ocean Course, wind through undulating fairways lined with umbrella pine trees, almond, fig and olive, down to the Atlantic shoreline and its cooling breezes. Within this idyllic environment, elegant luxury apartments, townhouses and villas, some with pools and tennis courts, are available for holiday rentals. More than 25 different sporting and leisure activities are available at Vale do Lobo including a tennis academy. Connoisseurs of good food can choose from a range of restaurants offering excellent international and regional cuisine. * Vale do Lobo's tourism operation has been designed and developed to accommodate the discerning traveller looking for a resort where all the facilities and services required are close at hand. Whether seeking a quiet and relaxing break or a more active sporting holiday, Vale do Lobo is the ideal destination. From the moment of arrival, guests can be assured of a trouble free holiday. A team of multilingual reception staff is on hand to assist with any request, be it arranging baby sitting or business services, making travel or tour arrangements or simply advising on the many sports and social activities available in Vale do Lobo. The large and well-stocked Vale do Lobo supermarket offers a variety of fresh Portuguese products as well as a host of international food and products. In addition to these services, Vale do Lobo has its own security force which surveys the resort and safeguards properties and facilities 24 hours a day. The resort has its own fire and ambulance service and there is a family Medical Centre with staff on 24 hour call. |
