Four Seasons Vilamoura T1
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Style: Apartment
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Sleeps Up To: 4
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The apartments overlook the central garden with exotic plants, waterfalls and palm trees. Others have panoramic views across the golf course, north to the hills or south to the Atlantic Ocean and are surrounded by the 9th and 10th fairways of the Vilamoura II golf course. Apartments are designed in a Moorish style and are elegantly equipped with French and Italian furniture.
Room Features include:-
- Air conditioning/heating system
- Cable television and stereo
- Whirlpool bath in master bathroom
- Fully fitted Siemens kitchens
- Direct dial telephone
- Baby sitting services (extra charge)
- Maid service
The Four Seasons Vilamoura has three large outdoor pools, a heated indoor pool, restaurants, bars, games room, Jacuzzi, squash courts and a fully equipped gymnasium. During school holidays a children's programme is offered. Located in the heart of Vilamoura, this resort is well situated for guests to take advantage of the sporting and leisure facilities available off-site including beaches, tennis, horse riding and watersports.
There are three golf courses in Vilamoura and the Vila Sol championship course is a short drive away. Members of the Four Seasons Vilamoura receive guaranteed tee times and discounts on all three courses. Discounted green fees are also available at Vila sol, Pinheiros Altos, Quinta do Lago and Vale do Lobo. Four Seasons Vilamoura organises two weekly golf competitions - The popular Stableford and the relaxed fun of the Texas Scramble.
Vilamoura is located in the central area of the Algarve approximately 30km west of Faro and only 30 minutes from the airport. Faro is easily accessible with daily flights from most UK airports. The Vilamoura area has enjoyed tremendous growth in recent years and now has one of the best infrastructure in the region with wide roads and many facilities which include the marina, a casino and several golf courses.
The Vilamoura Marina is the largest in the Algarve for leisure boasts and can accommodate the largest yachts. There is a good variety of shops and restaurants around the marina and many elegant hotels near the long sandy beach.
To the west a number of golf courses have recently been built, here smart new developments can be found along the golf fairways. There are nature trails and cycle paths leading to the beaches.
To the east is Quarteira, a charming fishing village where you can still buy fresh fish off the boats returning from the Atlantic. Not far inland you can find charming whitewashed villages little affected by tourism for a view of the Algarve of days gone by.
The Algarve has become a magnet for many holiday visitors. Huge numbers of visitors become bewitched by the area's charm and beauty and consequently buy a property there! Some retire to the Algarve, others seek to start a new life away from the hustle and strain of a colder climate and a harsher working environment. Still others buy as an investment to rent out as a holiday accommodation and the majority of the villas and apartments rented by Select Resorts in this region are privately owned.
The Algarvean temperament adds much to the relaxed social atmosphere of the region. The local people are generally courteous and their natural hospitality and acceptance of foreign tourists lead to a cosmopolitan cultural ethos within the Portuguese society. Much to the relief of European visitors, many Portuguese people have an excellent command of English, particularly those working in the tourist industry. However, they appreciate it if visitors make an effort to converse in Portuguese.
SURROUNDING AREA:
Albufeira is often overlooked by tourists and Old Albufeira is actually a very pretty town. Its Moorish influence is easy to see in Minaret-inspired chimney pots and whitewashed buildings. It claims to have the largest sandy beach in the whole of the Algarve and the waters are particularly clean and unpolluted. The Portuguese love their fish and in Albufeira all fish is caught locally. We especially recommend the restaurants in this fishing town.
Almancil offers a very varied picture. This town has become an important centre for providing support services to feed the needs of two nearby stylish well established holiday and rental developments: Quinta do Lago and Vale do Lobo. The town has many shops, banks, post office etc. and some of the finest restaurants in the Algarve are located within the area.
Faro, the capital of the Algarve, was a sleepy provincial town twenty years ago but now has all the facilities of a modern European town with an attractive shopping area. The gateway to the Algarve can be deceptive from the outskirts. However the centre radiates from the old walled town with its delightful square and orange trees, church, museum and several excellent restaurants.
Loule is situated 18 km (11m) north east of Faro. The weekly Saturday morning market is famous amongst the locals and holidaymakers. The market has an excellent selection of fruit and vegetables, along with fresh fish every day. You will often see artisans working brass, copper or clay in and about the streets of Loule - craft is still very active in this area.
Olaho is very like a north African town because the houses and the church are built in the shape of white cubes, sometimes two or three storeys high. Olaho's style owes very little to the influence of Moorish culture and is the result of modern trading links between its merchants and those of the North African coasts. Similar buildings can be found in Tunisia and Libya. The most attractive area of the city is the old part, although surrounded by more recent buildings. Fishing is still popular in Olaho but nothing like as important as in the past.
We highly recommend a visit to all the above places during your stay in the Algarve!
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