Vilamoura is really a special destination, a unique leisure and recreation resort community where the pace of life is so easy it feels like summer season all year round. The tourism in Vilamoura is extensive and well developed, with many different major resorts with star ratings from 3* to 5*. The resort is situated around a wonderful 1000-berth marina, alongside which are preserved some Roman ruins which were unearthed during construction back in the 1960s. A super friends and family vacation retreat which is near to all of the resorts many services.
You will find dining places to cater for every taste, and at night the resort comes alive with watering holes, discos and clubs providing live entertainment across the spectrum. The location also has its own casino with night-club, which rivals in sophistication anything offered in other places in Europe.
Europe’s largest, most complete and varied tourist resort has become an exclusive area to live in or spend glorious getaways. Vilamoura is within a short walk from the neighbouring Algarve holiday resort of Quarteira, with its long open beach and promenade. Accommodations cover anything from the ultimate in luxury private villas and 5-star hotels and resorts to hotels for business travellers, individuals as well as cheaper accommodations for holidaymakers even on a budget.
Less than 25 minutes from the Algarves Faro airport, Vilamoura deserves its reputation as one of the most desirable resorts in Europe. With lots of excellent dining places, pubs and outlets, it is an ideal vacation resort for many types of holidaymakers, but particularly sport fanatics and golf players.
Arrange your golf vacation in Vilamoura enjoying the best Vilamoura golf courses and staying in the best Vilamoura golf resorts. Its popularity being a famous golfing location is recognized around the world, yet besides this there is so much more available. The sports facilities in the area are excellent, they include lawn bowling, swimming, playing golf, riding, squash & shooting.
With six golf courses, Vilamoura provides services for players on any handicap. Most offer courtesy transfers to the legendary courses including theVilamoura Old Course, the Victoria, Pinhal, Millennium and Laguna, all well known courses providing a challenge to all levels of golfers. Vilamoura’s Victoria Club provides a special treat for just about any golfer eager to have their abilities put to the test. To get a better idea of the golfing wonder that is Vilamoura’s Victoria Club, tune into the Golf Channel between October 18 and 21, where you’ll find 3 hours coverage from the Portugal Masters day after day.
One of the finest Algarve hotels is the Dom Pedro Golf, Vilamoura’a most requested golf and family oriented hotel, a short walk from the nightlife and shops, the international marina and opposite the Casino & Beachfront. The Oceanico Old Course, a parkland style par-73 layout, is definitely one of the oldest within the region, having opened in 1969, and is known everywhere in the golfing world. Golfing vacations to Vilamoura tend not to disappoint.