Set among landscaped gardens in Vale do Lobo, this resort offers self-catering accommodation.

A spa offering tailored treatments, 14 tennis courts and 15 restaurants are just the resort’s highlights. Vale do Lobo shopping centre includes a beauty centre, and several boutiques. A supermarket and a fine wine shop are available on site.

Dinner at Vale do Lobo Resort vary from French to Italian to seafood specialities. Many restaurants are located on the beach, and there is a crêperie offering light lunches and snacks. There is a café located near the tennis courts.

Spinning and yoga sessions, and several water and beach sports are available on site, along with a state-of-the-art gym with hammam.

The famous Royal and Ocean Golf Courses are within easy walking distance of the resort.

Former host to the Portuguese Open, Vale Do Lobo is home to two of the most stunning courses in Europe. With European Tour members Brian Davies and Jarmo Sandelin regular visitors, be careful who you bump into in the clubhouse.

Recognised as one of Portugal’s most prestigious golf courses, its features include the almost island green of the 9th and the famous 16th, with cliff-top carryover – one of the most photographed holes in Europe.

The Ocean course is composed of two of the original 9-hole golf courses designed by Sir Henry Cotton. It’s emblematic holes are two challenging and spectacular Par 4s, the 11th and the 14th – which treats golfers to some of the most spectacular views in the Algarve – and the Par 3 15th, which runs alongside the beach.