Algarve
With a pleasant climate suitable for golfing all year round, the Algarve is a golfer's paradise, offering nearly fifty golf courses of varying difficulty levels throughout the region. Most of the courses are located within protected areas, providing stunning scenery. The high quality of these facilities is internationally recognized, and their designers include esteemed golfers and legendary champions such as Sir Henry Cotton, Rocky Roquemore, Arnold Palmer, and Ronald Fream. Additionally, the region boasts excellent professional golfers, various hotels, and well-connected golf courses. There are direct flights to many major destinations worldwide, and fast transportation is available between Faro Airport and various resorts.
Lisbon Coast
Lisbon has a mild climate and beautiful coastal scenery, making it an ideal place for golfing, attracting golfers from all over the world. The golf courses here are designed by renowned challenge course designers such as Robert Trent Jones, Rocky Roquemore, Donald Steel, Frank Pennink, Seve Ballesteros, and Jorge Santana da Silva. The quality and diversity are top-notch, and the hotels and clubhouses offer attentive and high-quality services. Lisbon is adjacent to several nature reserves, monuments, and World Heritage sites. Combining a golf holiday or a few days of concentrated golfing with visits to these places makes for a truly perfect experience.
Madeira Islands
The mountain courses of the Madeira Islands also host competitions.
Azores
In the Azores, you can play countryside-style golf in rural areas. However, the courses were initially established in Porto and the North, where the second oldest course on the European continent, Espinho, is located.
