Vilamoura has a world reknown marina, casino, cinema, shops, bars, restaurants & 2 beautiful beaches. The beaches are wide, clean & well looked after. Much quieter is Trafal beach, between Vilamoura and Vale do Lobo. All these are of golden sands, clean and within approx. 5 mins by car. The beautiful Falesia beach (west of Vilamoura) is not much further away. The Algarve is a golfer's paradise boasting 25+ championship courses. Vila Sol is within walking distance from the apartment. Some 12 golf courses are within 10km distance and the 5 courses in Vilamoura (Pinhal, Laguna, The Old Course, Millennium and Victoria) are all within a 5/10 min drive, as are those at Vale do Lobo and Quinta do Lago.
Faro airport is approximately 3 hours flying time from Manchester. Scheduled flights are available all year round. Similarly regular flights are available from Luton, Stansted, Gatwick, Heathrow & Glasgow. The apartment is 20 miutes drive from the airport. A bus stop is 500 meters from the apartment and services run between Faro and Albufeira, stopping, amongst others, in Almancil and Vilamoura.
Vilamoura 2km, Loule 7km, Almancil 5km, Faro Airport 15km, Quarteira 2km. Almargem beach 1.5km, Trafal beach 2km, 6 restaurants within 1km, Aqua Show 1km, 12 Golf courses within 10km.
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