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Savour and adopt our unique lifestyle If your idea of an appealing golf holiday is all about enjoying top quality facilities at affordable prices and excellent hospitality in a relaxing environment then you are sure to relish the Pestana lifestyle in Portugal. With an impressive golf and hotel portfolio endorsed by the legendary Nick Price and an international reputation for hospitality that’s as warm as the Algarvian climate, it’s little wonder that the Pestana success story continues to prosper. There are four fine Pestana Golf Resorts in the Algarve...Gramacho, Vale da Pinta, Silves Golf and Alto Golf...along with one, Beloura Golf, in the Lisbon region...and it’s a strong endorsement of their quality and variety that visitor numbers increase year on year as more and more golfers make these delightful discoveries and adopt the Pestana way of life. Significantly, all of Pestana’s courses in the Algarve have hosted European Senior Tour Qualifying School stages and Vale da Pinta has hosted the final stage of this annual event for the last eight years. But the main emphasis throughout the year is on providing holiday golfers with a pleasurable experience everytime and all of Pestana’s courses are designed, managed and www.pestanagolf.com 44 BACKSPIN maintained in such a way that they are a delight to play whether you are a club golfer or a touring professional. It is important to mention that all of Pestana’s courses are served by impressive clubhouses that are geared to cater for a whole variety of social occasions, business events and corporate gatherings involving up to 300 guests. Here is just a flavour of Pestana’s four contrasting Algarvian courses, which are steeped in history... PESTANA VALE DA PINTA As soon as course designer Ronald Fream saw the land he remarked that it was “God given for golf” and the celebrated architect set about creating a magnificent lay-out on undulating land close to the popular village of Carvoeiro. The highly regarded golf course is complemented by a driving range and academy along with an impressive new clubhouse with terrace, restaurant/bar, beauty and massage salon and real estate office. PESTANA GRAMACHO Ronald Fream’s original double-nine layout was later adapted to incorporate a new Pestana Silves Golf nine designed by Nick Price and Rick Eliot which has transformed Gramacho into a splendid facility offering great variety with 18 holes and 27 greens. PESTANA ALTO GOLF This was the legendary Sir Henry Cotton’s last course design and it was an inspired creation as Pestana Alto Golf, set in rolling countryside near Alvor, serves as a most interesting and manageable test whether you are a low, mid or high handicapper. PESTANA SILVES GOLF The ancestral city of Silves is a serene spot but the new Pestana course is set to place Silves firmly on the golfing map as it offers a challenging round with spectacular mountain and valley views overlooking palm trees and olive groves.. The superbly designed and beautifully presented course, which features dramatic bunkering, takes full advantage of the natural beauty of the area and golfers can even have fun picking a few oranges or figs in between shots. Green fee rates are attractively pitched at all of Pestana’s courses in Portugal and visiting golfers can also avail of excellent resort stay and play packages. Pestana Gramacho
Enjoy the Pestana Lifestyle Last remaining villa plots from €95,000 2 bedroom apartments from €185,000 Twilight Green Fee Gramacho: €26 Vale da Pinta: €31 Alto Golf: €28 From 3.30 p.m. (From January to March, November & December) From 4.30 p.m. (April & from May to October ) Golf Resort Packages Stay in our Golf Resort from €135 p/p: 3 nights B & B 2 rounds of golf Price based on 4 persons sharing a two bedroom apartment.
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