All about Carvoeiro

For golfers Carvoeiro offers three local courses, Vale de Milho, Vale de Pinta and Quinta do Gramacho. Penina, an 18-hole Championship course, is within 20 minutes drive, and the “Golden Triangle” courses at Vale do Lobo, Quinta do Lago, São Lourenço and Vilamoura, to name but a few, are only half an hour away. Other activities in the area include tennis, walking, horse-riding, and big game fishing. For children there are two water parks in the area as well as some of the safest beaches on the Algarve.

The beaches are stunning and plentiful. Many beaches are carved out of the cliffs, providing privacy and shelter from the wind. In the way of nightlife, there are a variety of bars and a couple of night clubs providing entertainment into the night. There are also numerous restaurants, ranging from local cuisine to Indian, Chinese and Italian. One of the best local restaurants is ‘Restaurant Oasis’ – a great mix of traditional & modern food, set in a friendly and comfortable atmosphere! One of the best ‘Sports Bars’ around is ‘The Fanatic Joker Bar’ in Rocha Brava – at the Eastern end – where Miguel & Ana always have great snacks and good value drinks whilst you sit in the sun, or watch the highlights!

This was originally a very small intimate fishing village that has lost any resemblance to its modest origins. In 1965 a foreign resident wrote about the place “ The mode of living remains essentially medieval”. Then there came the tourists and the money. Today, the village spreads to the east and west with expensive villas and comfortable holiday apartments. The one and only village street has now become three, each lined with bars, smart restaurants and tourist shops. Happily, there are still examples of the older quaint small houses tucked in between the more recent ones. A 27 Hole Golf Course and a well run Tennis Centre lies on its outskirts. The choice of this location for the tourist to acquire property was also because of the variety and attractiveness of its many beaches. High cliffs surround most of these, and some of which have eroded to create beckoning dark caves. Most of them are mainly accessible only at low tide. Beaches to visit are Praia de Centianes, Praia de Carvalho, Praia de Benagil, Praia de Marinha and Praia da Albandeira.

The Algarve boasts over 3000 hours of annual sunshine, and therefore virtually guarantees blue skies year round. The climate is great for outdoor activities and golf, horse riding and tennis are widely practiced throughout the whole year. The local people are some of the most hospitable in the world, and many Algarveans speak English as a second language.

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