Nestled amidst five premier golf courses in the Algarve, Hilton Vilamoura offers a luxurious experience with lake-style outdoor pools featuring waterfalls and a spacious, modern spa. The spa includes a 24-hour gym, a serene resting area with wall waterfalls, and therapeutic massages. Indoors, guests can enjoy the mosaic-like indoor pool reminiscent of ancient Roman baths.
Dining options at Hilton Vilamoura are diverse and enticing. Guests can indulge in modern Mediterranean cuisine at Cilantro, savor international delicacies on the terrace of Moscada, or relish grilled specialties at Aquarela. Rubi Bar serves innovative cocktails and homemade tonics and liquors. For a beachside experience, My Almar offers tapas, light meals, and refreshing drinks. Additionally, guests can explore Marina Vilamoura and dine on Italian cuisine at La Bella Barca restaurant.
The second golf course to call Vilamoura home, Pinhal Golf Course was opened for play in 1976 and owes its personality to both the original designer Frank Pennink, who also turned his hand to The Old Course Golf Club nearby, and Robert Trent Jones Sr., who made a number of significant refinements in 1985.
Traversing undulating parkland, many fairways are lined by pine trees. However, perhaps an even more significant challenge is presented by the Umbrella and Atlantic pines which present themselves on fairways and at times on the approach into greens.
One of the most remarked upon features of Pinhal Golf Course is the stunning panorama provided from the clubhouse, which extends over the excellent driving range and practice facilities and beyond.
The Pinhal Golf Course in Vilamoura is an unforgettable part of the Portugal golf experience.
Boasting a unique position within the Vilamoura portfolio, it is often asserted that the creation of the Millennium Golf Course was pivotal in cementing the status of this region as one of Europe’s most-visited and best-loved for golf. Opened in the year 2000 – comprising nine brand new holes and a refurbished inward half which had previously formed part of the original 27-hole Laguna Golf Course. For many, this stretch bears a resemblance to fairways of The Old Course Golf Club and Pinhal Golf Course, where landing areas grow narrower, requiring greater accuracy. A number of lakes, enrich the remaining holes of the Millennium Golf Course, where a simple course strategy is always the best approach. For luxury golf holidays in Portugal, the Millenium golf course is one of Vilamoura’s best deals
The Laguna Golf Course has earned a reputation as being a somewhat unique offering within the Vilamoura golf portfolio. While its many water hazards and few trees set it apart, it truly finds its individuality in the number of holes which convey characteristics of a traditional links layout. American golf course architect Joseph Lee was given the responsibility for setting out the Laguna Golf Course over low-lying coastal terrain.
The course has been continually improved since the first ball was struck in 1990, although it retains all of the appeal of a modern test of golf, through which the strategic positioning of bunkers and a number of water obstacles demand accuracy of play. The Laguna Golf Course shares a well-proportioned and welcoming clubhouse with the neighboring Millennium Golf Course.
n the heart of Vilamoura lies the "Grande Dame" of Algarve golf courses, Dom Pedro Old Course Golf Club in Portugal. As one of the first-established layouts in the region, the Frank Pennink-design is well regarded throughout the golfing world. Although it is but a mere 20-minute drive from Faro Airport, the course finds itself situated amongst impressive pine trees and set out over gently undulating terrain. There can be no argument that, for all who are lucky enough to play here, the Dom Pedro Old Course in Vilamoura lives long in the memory.
The modernisation programme preserved the challenge of this magnificent layout for future generations and raised the quality of Dom Pedro Old Course Golf Club to new heights. An attractive new clubhouse and the putting green adjacent were the finishing touches to this renovation in the final years of the last millennium and still add much to the golfer’s experience.
As with each Vilamoura course, detailed management systems ensure environmental protection practices are strictly adhered to.
Among Algarve and Vilamoura golf courses, Dom Pedro Old Course Golf Club remains one of the biggest references, known internationally for its layout and exquisite clubhouse.
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