Apartment close to beach and golf course — Property 2299

2bedroom, 2 bath apartment 400m from sea. 3 golf courses within 5 mins
Perfect apartment for golfers and golf widows! Benamor, Quinta da Ria and Quinta da Cima are all within 5 minutes drive with Castro Marim 20 minutes. The apartment has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. It has both air conditioning and heating and so can be used year round. It is part of a private development with 4 swimming pools, children's play facilities and a cafe bar and restaurant. The bedrooms are spacious and have fitted wardrobes, security shutters and air conditioning and can be set up as twins or doubles. The kitchen is well-fitted and includes a full oven, hob, fridge freezer, washing machine and microwave, with a small balcony for sitting outside There is also a double sofa bed in the living room, sleeping 2. A child's cot and high chair are also available. Bedding and towels will be supplied and you will be met and shown around. The apartment is 30 minutes by car from Faro Airport and 90 minutes from Seville airport with a train station and bus service.

Cabanas
Quinta da Gomeira is in Cabanas de Tavira The property is in the Eastern Algarve (this area is much less developed than the West) in a low rise resort consisting solely of private villas and apartments - there are no hotels! This is how the Rough Guide to Portugal describes Cabanas - 6km East of Tavira - past the golf course at Benamor - lies Cabanas, with a kernel of backstreets made up of pretty fishermen's houses and a line of low rise shops, cafes and bars facing a picturesque river estuary. Moored fishing boats testify to the villages former mainstay, though nowadays the economy is largely driven by tourism thanks to the glorious sands on Praia da Cabanas over the estuary and to the ruins of an old sea fort just east of the town, Boats shuttle passengers to the beach (April to Oct, 1 euro return). Cross the dunes and you're faced with miles of golden sand plus a couple of seasonal beach cafes. (Source - Rough Guide to Portugal - March 2005).

BENAMOR The first course to open to the east of Faro, it lies between the Tavira coast and the uplands of the Serra do Caldeirão. The course offers views both southward out to the Atlantic Ocean and northward towards the hinterland with its striking hills and fertile valleys. This course is at the entrance to Cabanas and so theoretically you could walk (assuming you left your clubs there!) You can book direct with Benamor on www.golfbenamor.com or on 00351 320 880 In June, July and August they offer a deal of 2 players plus buggy for 89 euros or 1 player 3 rounds for 100 euros Holes: 18 - Par (SSS): 71 (69) - Length: 5,500m QUINTA DA RIA There are two 18-hole courses on the Quinta da Ria estate located near the coast between Tavira and Monte Gordo. The first to open was named after the estate Quinta da Ria. This is around 3-5 miles East of Cabanas Holes: 18 - Par 72 - Length: 6,110 (championship) QUINTA DE CIMA Quinta de Cima is a championship-style course of great character. Running thematically through the stunning layout is a series of lakes connected by a stream which architect William ‘Rocky’ Roquemore has skilfully incorporated as an added challenge to players. Both have expansive views along the coast and inland to the hills of the Serra do Caldeirão. Holes: 18 - Par 72 - Length: 6,256 (championship); 6,045 (men); 4,971 (ladies). CASTRO MARIM As well as commanding views of the ocean, the most easterly course in the Algarve overlooks the broad estuary of the Guadiana river, which forms the border between Portugal and Spain. The course is within the Castro Marim Golf & Country Club, which takes its name from a nearby village famous for its medieval castle. There is a backdrop of rounded hills, rolling northwards towards the Portuguese province of Alentejo. This is around 20 minutes drive East of Cabanas. Holes: 18 - Par 71 (73 Ladies) - Length: 5,265m. There are over 20 other courses in Algarve