Why Golf is Lisbon and not Algarve
We know that a lot our friends play golf.
… but we didn’t know that we had that many golf enthusiast among our friends.
After our previous blog post last week about all the golfing possibilities Lisbon offers a lot of our friends are planning to come to Lisbon in 2020 an onwards.
Some of them asked about Algarve – which is a fantastic destination with super golf according to golf players.
So I spend a few minutes researching for pros and cons between Lisbon and Algarve from a golf POV
Golf in Lisbon - because Portugal is so much more than just the Algarve
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.
Hi! We’re Annette & Thomas, the owners of Tings. But we are also experienced travelers with more than 2,500 Hotel stays all over the planet on our travel CV. 