| holidaying with a family presents its own special | | | | vessels are moored at the large marina, home to |
| challenges. Keeping non-golfers in the family happy | | | | restaurants, cafes and shops. A surprisingly |
| and feeling like they are having a real holiday, while | | | | cosmopolitan nightlife consists of bars, clubs and |
| at the same time getting your fill of golf, is worth | | | | restaurants. |
| that bit of extra travel planning. The following | | | | Costa Del Sol |
| European golf resort holiday destinations are | | | | Costa del Sol offers variety both on and off the |
| perfect for family holidays. | | | | fairways, and the mild winters and beautiful |
| Central Algarve | | | | springs and autumns are perfect for golf. There |
| Central Algarve, with its beautiful scenery, perfect | | | | are around 20 courses, leisure areas, playgrounds |
| weather, and exceptional golf courses, is one of | | | | and family attractions, as well as beaches and |
| Europe's top golfing destinations. Resorts such as | | | | seaside promenades. Three excellent water parks |
| Vilamoura, Quinta do Lago, and Vale do Lobo, and | | | | are open from Easter for the summer season, |
| Vilamoura offer much more than golf and will | | | | with water slides, pools for all ages and abilities, as |
| provide non-golfers with all the holiday variety | | | | well as picnic areas and restaurants. At a number |
| they would expect from a first-class resort. At | | | | of nature parks you can see animals and enjoy |
| Quinta do Lago, a 2,000-acre exclusive residential | | | | educational programs. Selwo Aventura has over |
| and recreational estate, you have countryside and | | | | 2,000 wild animals and an unrivalled nature |
| pine forests, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Ria | | | | reserve, and Selwo Marina has exotic birds, an |
| Formosa nature reserve as your playground, plus | | | | underwater observation centre, and dolphins. At |
| 72 holes of golf. Horse riding and tennis as well as | | | | the Benalmádena Sea Life Centre, an |
| a variety of water sports will keep your family | | | | interactive underwater park, you can walk on the |
| occupied during the day, and there are classy | | | | bottom of the sea and view thousands of aquatic |
| restaurants, hip nightclubs for night-time | | | | species. |
| entertainment, as well as the Bourganvilla | | | | The Lisbon Coast |
| Shopping Centre and a health club. The stunning | | | | There are great golf courses here and the |
| two-mile stretch of golden-sand is a bonus. | | | | beaches are perfect for families. The scenery, |
| Vale do Lobo, receiver of accolades such as | | | | magnificent with its small fishing bays and |
| “Best Resort of the Millennium", and the | | | | towering cliffs, and the superb local cuisine worth |
| Algarve’s largest leisure resort, has quality | | | | the trip alone. And nearby Lisbon, has all the |
| accommodation and diverse sporting facilities, | | | | diversity that a capital city can offer. Quinta da |
| including one of the largest tennis facilities in | | | | Marinha resort has leisure facilities including three |
| Portugal. Vale do Lobo, with its two (going on | | | | salt-water outdoor swimming pools, a fitness |
| three) 18-hole championship courses, hosts around | | | | centre with heated indoor swimming pool, six |
| 100,000 golfers each year. | | | | tennis courts and a tennis school, a Turkish bath, |
| Vilamoura, twice the size of Vale do Lobo, has | | | | sauna, Jacuzzi, gym, massage room, bicycle hire, |
| tennis courts, a riding school, fishing and shooting | | | | horse riding, and, last but not least, an 18-hole golf |
| facilities, and indoor and outdoor sports | | | | course. |
| complexes, as well as five golf courses. Amazing | | | | |