We know that a lot our friends play golf. But we didn’t know that there were so many golf enthusiast among them.
When we left Yangon & Kathmand and moved moved Lisbon I started blogging about Lisbon and its opportunities. When I blogged about all the golf opportunities we have one hour by car from Tings Lisbon several of our our European friends whom we haven’t seen for years because of our life in Asia planned to come and visit us. The golfers among them wanted to combine their visit with golf and asked about how to go to Algarve.
Algarve is not that far away – but you don’t stay in Lisbon and go there just for a game of Golf. But instead of telling our friends that I decided to find alternatives closer to us and I spend some time researching for pros and cons between golf in Lisbon vs golf in Algarve.
Thats how I found the story in Golfer that explanes why many players prefer Lisbon to Algarve when it comes to Golf.
WHEN you initially think of golf in Portugal, the immediate reaction is to think of the Algarve.
The country’s south coast has become one of the best known golf resorts in Europe and perhaps the world.
But there is so much more to golf in Portugal.
A holiday in the Algarve can often feel like sitting on a conveyor belt, especially if you are a golfer, being pumped through jam-packed courses and into busy hotel resorts.
Few Portuguese holiday there and it is dominated by German, Dutch and British golfers, which is not necessarily a bad thing but it can make it feel distinctly inauthentic.
A visit to Lisbon on the other hand leaves you with little choice but to join in the party with locals and tourists alike.
The country’s south coast has become one of the best known golf resorts in Europe and perhaps the world.
But there is so much more to golf in Portugal.
A holiday in the Algarve can often feel like sitting on a conveyor belt, especially if you are a golfer, being pumped through jam-packed courses and into busy hotel resorts.
Few Portuguese holiday there and it is dominated by German, Dutch and British golfers, which is not necessarily a bad thing but it can make it feel distinctly inauthentic.
A visit to Lisbon on the other hand leaves you with little choice but to join in the party with locals and tourists alike.