the local courses - quinta da ria & quinta de cima

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This spectacular 18 hole golf course is in the Ria Formosa Natural Park and runs down to the Ria Formosa itself, providing a stunning view of the sea. It is a par 72, comprising two loops of 9 holes and each loop with 2 par 5, five par 4 and two par 3 holes. Its total length is about 6016 meters.

Five lakes were strategically built along the course, specifically near greens 5, 10 and 14. Hole 16, par 5, is played between the two biggest lakes. The green of par 3 nr. 17 is limited by one of these lakes where an island with various bird fauna may be found. Besides the beauty the lakes render to the course, they are also used as water reservoirs for the irrigation and are nourished by a stream.

Most of the night irrigation water is recovered through drainage, reaching the lakes through an intelligent modulation of the ground. The greens, smoothly undulating, are well protected by bunkers. Greens, tees and fairways are covered with Bent Crenshaw and the roughs with Poa Pretensis with Festuca.

More than 300 trees, such as olive and carob have been transplanted in order to maintain the ancient border of the course and the typical features of the region's landscape. It seems as if the course is of the same age as its centenary trees. From any place in the site, one can see both the mountains and the sea. The surrounding orange trees and vineyards also contribute to the beauty of the landscape.

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Eighteen holes skillfully scattered around the Cima Course make itvery competitive, with doglegs to the right and left and with greens well protected by sand hazards and lakes, particularly holes 16, 17 and 18.

A stream with dams and permanent flowing water crosses holes 4, 5, 6 and 13. The greens have been seeded with Bent Crenshaw. Tees and fairways are covered with Zoysia.

The generously proportioned Driving Ranges, which are built in a south/north direction, provide an especiallymagnificent view of the mountains and down towards the Atlantic.

 

 

 

 

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