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Vale do Lobo 620> |
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Bedrooms | Sleeps 4 | Vale do Lobo |
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A
four bedroom villa but rented as a two bedroom property. The first floor is
closed off but guests get the added value of a large garden and pool area, with
spacious living areas and bedrooms.
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Townhouse 47> |
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Bedrooms | Sleeps 4 | Vale do Lobo |
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This linked Vale do Lobo townhouse is
situated less than five minutes walk to the golden sandy beach which
stretches for over 26 km along the coast.
The accommodation is well
furnished and comfortable throughout.
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Vale do Lobo 627> |
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Bedrooms | Sleeps 6 | Vale do Lobo |
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A spacious
three bedroom villa with private pool and large garden is located in the
exclusive resort. Air-conditioning is available and the pool can be
heated.
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Townhouse 64> |
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Bedrooms | Sleeps 6 | Vale do Lobo |
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This three bedroom townhouse
has a superb location situated
less than five minutes walk to
the golden sandy beach and The Praça, the cobbled pedestrian area with its
choice of beachside restaurants and bars. This property does not
have a private pool.
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Townhouse 130> |
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Bedrooms | Sleeps 6 | Vale do Lobo |
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This Townhouse has a superb location within
five minutes walk of the golden sandy beach and The Praça, a famous
cobbled square with bars, restaurants and shops.
The property is comfortably furnished throughout and features
a roof
terrace with fabulous Ocean views.
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Vale do Lobo 599> |
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Bedrooms | Sleeps 6 | Vale do Lobo |
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This traditional Portuguese style property stands on a large
plot with mature gardens. It is within walking distance to Barrington's Sports
and Health Club with it’s fabulous driving range and tennis courts. The beach and restaurants are
also within walking distance.
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Villa Viva>
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Bedrooms | Sleeps 8 | Vale do Lobo |
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This is a superb is just 10 minutes walk to the beach and
The Praça, and 5 minutes walk to
the supermarket. Built to the highest standard, this luxurious villa
is air-conditioned and the pool can be heated.
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Vale do Lobo 640> |
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Bedrooms | Sleeps 8 | Vale do Lobo |
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This
spacious four bedroom villa, with private pool,
is centrally located in the resort of Vale do Lobo. Two magnificent 18-hole
championship golf courses and a Tennis Academy with 14 courts are
available nearby.
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Villa San Antonio> |
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Bedrooms | Sleeps 12 | nr Vale do Lobo |
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'Villa San Antonio'
is a completely renovated, luxury 6 bedroom villa and is located on a huge plot
close to the prestigious resorts of Quinta do Lago and Vale do Lobo.
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All about Vale do Lobo
Located within the resort are two 18-hole golf courses with some holes enjoying
spectacular views. Tennis players are well catered for at the David Lloyd tennis
centre. The Barrington sports & health club offer excellent facilities and a 30
bay driving range. Further leisure facilities like a crazy-golf course, beach
sports and a resort pool make it ideal for a family holiday. Situated by the
beach-side is the heart of Vale do Lobo, the Praça, with is international
shops, bars, and restaurants.
On the 4th january 2008 the 'Portugal News'
published the following article:
Vale
do Lobo, the largest luxury resort in the Algarve, located on 2km of
coastline between Faro and Vilamoura, will undertake a sand refurbishment
operation to halt the depletion of its beach and the erosion of its ochre
cliffs, which have become the signature of Algarve golf throughout the
world.
The sand
refurbishment - the second to take place at Vale do Lobo over the last
decade - will begin in March 2008 and will be completed within approximately
six weeks. The procedure will involve the restoration of 275,000 cubic
metres of sand, representing an investment of more than _1.5 million, fully
financed by the Vale do Lobo Group of Companies and Vale do Lobo
proprietors' club members.
The sand restored to the
beach will be dredged from the seabed and pumped through a network of pipes
onto the beach, following a complex research process in which areas of the
seabed were tested for quality of sand and the possibility of removing some
without adversely affecting the natural balance. The operation will be
carried out by Anglo-Dutch consortium Royal Boskalis Westminster. The method
was chosen after experts throughout the world found sand refurbishment to be
the best and most natural way to protect the coastline. Its result will be
to raise the level of the beach and thus protect the cliff line naturally
from erosion. In the most critical areas, sand dunes are to be created to
increase the protection of the resort's golf courses and homes.
This undertaking was found
to be necessary because the Vale do Lobo coast has suffered a rapid retreat
since the 1980's, with the Atlantic's natural erosive effect accentuated
since the construction of Vilamoura marina, which did not consider any
measures to minimise erosion. Without intervention, erosion has been rapidly
evolving the coastline, resulting in cliff-fall, reduced sand levels making
for less attractive beaches, and destruction of beachside homes and
amenities. Two homes have already had to be demolished at Vale do Lobo - a
powerful contributor to the luxury resort's management and proprietors' club
members' decision that the theory of letting nature take its course should
be abandoned.
The first sand refurbishment
operation undertaken by Vale do Lobo in 1998 - the cost of which was shared
equally between Vale do Lobo and the Portuguese government - was successful
in halting the erosion of the coastline in the following years. It protected
the coastline running from Vale do Lobo to Faro, as part of the sand placed
on the beach was carried to the East side and deposited alongside the coast
running to the Algarve capital.
It is expected that this new
refurbishment programme will protect the Vale do Lobo coastline for several
years to come. However, this is a temporary answer to the problem and
research continues for a more permanent solution. Notably, Vale do Lobo is
researching the possibility that creation of an artificial island could
solve erosion problems, protecting the coastline not only in front of Vale
do Lobo but all the way to Faro. The company is pursuing a study begun in
1984 by Eng. José Carlos Gonçalves Viana (former Secretary of State of the
Merchant Navy and later of Fisheries).
Technical and environmental
research to further this study is currently underway, uniting Portuguese and
international maritime experts with Vale do Lobo technicians.
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