Vilamoura Algarve Portugal
Europe's largest, most complete and diversified tourist
resort has turned into a unique spot to live in or spend glorious holidays.
The dream began about 40 years ago and has never stopped - those early ideas
and blueprints have turned into today's reality. A unique destination in
the national and international tourist scene, Vilamoura is the answer for
those searching for a special place.
Its temperate climate and beautiful landscape are combined
with sustained and sustainable development. Vilamoura grew but has nevertheless
maintained its environmental heritage. Quality reigns in the resort and is
followed religiously in all aspects: infrastructures, landscaping, roads,
hotel units, housing complexes, sports and leisure facilities. This harmonious
development is Vilamoura's brand image at the start of this new millennium.
Whether at the splendorous marina, the prestigious golf courses or the colourful
and diversified shopping area, Vilamoura has everything you could ask for,
including tranquility and good taste.
Around here the days melt into a sequence of memorable moments: on a yacht,
a golf course, a walk along the beach or the excitement of radical sports.
The lively nightlife is the perfect way to end a day lived well and intensely.
An outdoor café overlooking the marina is the ideal moment to propose
a toast to the best that life has to offer: Vilamoura, naturally.
Vilamoura never stops.
There is always something going on. Look towards the horizon and you'll see
sails glistening against the endless blue backdrop, look inland and watch
dozens of horses strutting at the equestrian centre. Chances are you'll pay
a visit the resort at the time of one of the major international golf tournaments
or when you can see the best international game fishermen sailing excitedly
from the marina, keen to catch a prize-winning white or blue marlin.
Vilamoura has unmatched conditions for a number of outdoor
and indoor activities, and it has therefore attracted a variety of renowned
international events. The International Carnival Regatta, one of Europe's
largest, is already a tradition, as well as the International Horse-Jumping
Contest that every year attracts many of the world's top equestrians.
But golf, sailing and equestrianism are not the only sports at Vilamoura.
Residents and visitors alike can unwind at a Lawn Bowling Club, Tennis Club,
Diving Club or other top quality sports facilities.
Vilamoura's Sports Park, a 20-hectare green area, has an exceptionally good
cross-country grass track on which the acclaimed International Almond Blossom
Cross-Country Race is held annually. The park has ideal facilities for outdoor
sports including a grass football pitch used for training by some of Europe's
best football teams. It is also used by the Vilamoura Football School to
coach its aspiring young players.
But Vilamoura's essence is incomplete without an historical account. And,
in fact, its known history spans back to the 1st century A.D. when Romans
started living here. Visit the Cerro da Vila Museum and the Archaeological
Site to take a glimpse back in time when those early settlers made this place
their home.
Whether it's a morning jog on one of the various tracks, a parasailing flight
or a dive into the coast's enticing blue waters, Vilamoura encourages you
to be physically active everyday.
Vilamoura offers you every thing needed to enjoy your holiday
including, 5
top quality golf courses, The marina celebrated its 25th anniversary
in 1999. Just as Vilamoura has matured well over the years, so has the marina.
It has established itself as an enjoyable place to visit, an interesting,
fun place to be. It can offer visiting sailors just about everything - excellent
services, full technical back-up and friendly, efficient staff - with plenty
to do when the work is done!
Vilamoura is
a special place, a unique leisure and recreation resort community where the
pace of life is so easy it feels like summer all year round. Designed from
the start to be self-sufficient, Vilamoura is ideally located, features a
wide choice of prime accommodation,
including The Old Village Apartment
complex offers the commercial structure for day-to-day needs and is bursting
with sporting and leisure facilities for the whole family. It is a place
for rest and relaxation but also for pursuing active pastimes and all types
of sports, including 5 of the best golf courses in the Algarve, "Algarve
Golf Heaven"; a friendly and safe residential haven, but also a vibrant
and exciting night-life centre. It is a luxury hotel, a private villa or
a serviced apartment for the visitor, but also a home to the resident and
seasonal population. It is Portuguese, but also truly cosmopolitan. Away
from the hectic pace and the stress of the modern world, all who visit are
revitalised by the lifestyle, the convenience and the hospitality of this
truly special place.
Vilamoura and the Environment, Vilamoura is
well known for its environmental management program, and in particular the
Vilamoura XXI initiative which won the 1999 'Tourism and Environmental Award'
granted by the Imobiliário (Real Estate) magazine in the its Real
Estate Oscars feature. Vilamoura was also one of only two European tourism
destinations honoured in 1999 by the prestigious US magazine Condé Nast
Traveler in its Ecotourism Awards category.
Courtesy of Lusotur SA.