Alcaidesa Links

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Alcaidesa Links Golf Course

Alcaidesa Links Golf Course

Ranked as 35th in the Southern Spain and 71st among the top 100 golf course of Spain, Alcaidesa Links golf course is the older of the two golf courses situated in the Alcaidesa Golf Resort. The golf course was established 27 years back and underwent a tremendous renovation overhaul in 1999 to enhance its features and playability.

Unlike many of the golf courses in Spain that only feature grassy fairways, Alcaidesa Links is nestled in the middle of a valley that is environed by the altitude of Gibraltar and high heathlands on one side and the magnificent azure skyline of the Mediterranean on the other.

The heavenly panorama makes it a real treat for the golfers for a typical ye challenging game of golf. The layout and design of Alcaidesa Links golf course is such that demands a greater dab of precision and control on the player’s part.

Alcaidesa Links golf course as well the resort speaks for the architectural brilliance of Dave Thomas. Featuring 18 holes, par 72 the playing field of Alcaidesa Links has been designed on a strategic blueprint. The placement of the golf holes is such that associates uniqueness to each hole and adds a lot of depth and variety to the game.

Alcaidesa Links features wide and expansive that graduate through ascents and descents and are punctuated with dunes, bunkers, traps and alleyways. Some golf holes are situated on the wide open fairways and the others extend out in the alleyway. Holes 5 to 14 are punctuated along the coasts, where rushing sea breezes make an aerial hazard for the game. In addition to that, the river offshoots into its tributaries and bring about some intense water hazards to the game.

Alcaidesa Links Golf Resort also provides a magnificent practices facilities of 72 bays , half of them covered, allowing you to practice from grass. Driving range as 300mt in length and with magnificent views of the sea.In addition, the practice facilities also includes 2 approach zones and bunkers and an 18 hole putting green.

In short, the perfect place for perfecting your technique, for the professionals to give classes, or joining Alcaidesa golf academy where children’s are welcome.

Situated in the vicinity of the two golf courses, Alcaidesa Resort has a fine dine restaurant, a lounge, patios, a recreational club for kids as well as an interesting pro shop and provides a complete holiday experience to the sightseers and spectators.

Alcaidesa Heathland

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Alcaidesa Heathland Golf Course

Alcaidesa Heathland Golf Course

Alcaidesa Heathland is one of the two golf courses situated in Alcaidesa Links Golf Resort that is considered as one of the best Golf Complexes of Andalucía and Costa del Sol region in Spain. Constructed and launched a decade back in 2007, Alcaidesa golf course is nestled in the magnificent surroundings of San Roque and La Linea and faces the exquisite azure skyline of the Coast of Gibraltar.

A plush masterpiece designed by the acclaimed golf course architect Dave Thomas, Alcaidesa golf course features 2 x 18 holes, all pars-72. Situated in the midst of plateaus and highlands, the golf course features a panorama of valleys on one side and alluring views of the Mediterranean on the other.

Alcaidesa Heathland features wide and expansive fairways that tend to elevate, stoop, stretch or expand at various instances and make the golf course a real treat to explore. The first five and the 17th and 18th holes have been placed towards the plateau side on an elevated heathland.

The other golf holes on the rest of the fairways are situated in the valley by the river bed. The off-shoots and tributaries of the river stretch into the fairways at some instances and make some complex natural water hazards on the field.

In addition to that, Alcaidesa Heathland golf course also features some natural and strategically placed bunkers, traps and dunes, across the 6.373mt expanse of the course that adds to the degree of challenges and complexity and makes it an ideal course for a skillful, strategic and unorthodox game of golf.

Alcaidesa Heathland is the younger of the two golf courses and therefore, offer more advanced prizes to the players. Aside from the playing field, Alcaidesa Heathland also features, in the resort a restaurant, lounges, patios, a recreational room for kids, a pro shop and club house and provides an all-inclusive experience to the visitors, players and spectators alike.

Rota do Petisco

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With completion scheduled for the period from 5 May to 11 June the “Petiscos /Tapas Route” aims to transform the municipalities of Lagos, Aljezur and now also Vila do Bispo in the capitals of the “Petiscos”, where will feature a vast menu of proposals to make mouth-watering, reveals to us the “Teia de Impulsos Association , creator of this cultural and recreational nature project born seven years ago, in the Algarve.

In your seventh edition, the “Petiscos Route starts with the institutional partners members of the Terras do Infante Association, that is, with the municipalities of Lagos, Vila do Bispo and Aljezur, gathering the participation of 75 adherent catering establishments and 11 commercial establishments in the Rota do Comercio. The launch of the 2017 Edition will be the feast of the presentation of the route of the Petiscos Lands Terras do Infante, which will take place on 4 may at 20:30 hours, in Centro Cultural de Lagos.

Rota do Petisco

Rota do Petisco

It should be noted that, according to the Organization, the working model of the route of Petiscos stands. acceding to your establishments present Petiscos menu, in “Snack” (dish + drink) with the unit price of 3 euros, and in “Sweet” in the amount of EUR 2. The “petiscadores” who want to participate must acquire the Petiscos Route’s passport at either event information adherent institutions and, from then on, choose your destinations, enjoy the delicacies and collect stamps for each snack consumed.

It should be noted that in the latest editions of the Petiscos Route the event it was stated as a reference under the gastronomic events in the Algarve and proved to be capable of generating a direct economic impact estimated at 700,000 euros in 2016.

According to the Teia of Impulsos , the Petiscos Route “managed to resurrect in the region a concept about to lose: Petiscar while synonymous with stop, break away from the everyday and get along with those most dear to us”. So “Go petiscar ” is a common expression in the vocabulary of barlaventinos, having become a local tradition.

Hotels nearby (West Algarve):

Tivoli Lagos

Marina Club Lagos Resort

Hotel Luz Bay