Rota do Petisco

With completion scheduled for the period from 5 May to 11 June the “Petiscos /Tapas Route” aims to transform the municipalities of Lagos, Aljezur and now also Vila do Bispo in the capitals of the “Petiscos”, where will feature a vast menu of proposals to make mouth-watering, reveals to us the “Teia de Impulsos Association , creator of this cultural and recreational nature project born seven years ago, in the Algarve.

In your seventh edition, the “Petiscos Route starts with the institutional partners members of the Terras do Infante Association, that is, with the municipalities of Lagos, Vila do Bispo and Aljezur, gathering the participation of 75 adherent catering establishments and 11 commercial establishments in the Rota do Comercio. The launch of the 2017 Edition will be the feast of the presentation of the route of the Petiscos Lands Terras do Infante, which will take place on 4 may at 20:30 hours, in Centro Cultural de Lagos.

Rota do Petisco

Rota do Petisco

It should be noted that, according to the Organization, the working model of the route of Petiscos stands. acceding to your establishments present Petiscos menu, in “Snack” (dish + drink) with the unit price of 3 euros, and in “Sweet” in the amount of EUR 2. The “petiscadores” who want to participate must acquire the Petiscos Route’s passport at either event information adherent institutions and, from then on, choose your destinations, enjoy the delicacies and collect stamps for each snack consumed.

It should be noted that in the latest editions of the Petiscos Route the event it was stated as a reference under the gastronomic events in the Algarve and proved to be capable of generating a direct economic impact estimated at 700,000 euros in 2016.

According to the Teia of Impulsos , the Petiscos Route “managed to resurrect in the region a concept about to lose: Petiscar while synonymous with stop, break away from the everyday and get along with those most dear to us”. So “Go petiscar ” is a common expression in the vocabulary of barlaventinos, having become a local tradition.

Hotels nearby (West Algarve):

Tivoli Lagos

Marina Club Lagos Resort

Hotel Luz Bay

Algarve Masters Pro-Am Ready to Start

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Tee Times Algarve Golf – Algarve Masters Pro-Am 2015 at Palmares – Lagos

Tee Times Algarve Golf – Algarve Masters Pro-Am Ready to Start on 13th September 2015

The “Algarve Masters Pro-Am 2015,” a golf tournament in a Stableford Net format, kicks off on 13 September at the Onyria Palmares golf course in Lagos. This tournament sponsored by the Algarve Tourist Board (RTA) and organized the PGA of Portugal, will bring together 80 players, among them the journalist Júlio Magalhães, the presenter Jorge Gabriel and former goal-keeper of Sporting Clube and National football team: Ricardo Pereira.

The team with the highest ranking in this competition will be able to play in the “Pro-Am” of the Portugal Masters, one of the most important events on the European Tour, which will take place on 8th October at the Oceânico Victoria Course in Vilamoura.

The tournament will start on “shot-gun” at 09:00 and will be organized with rating teams of four each, formed by a PGA professional and three amateurs guests. They are registered 20 teams from across the country and also two Spanish teams. Already confirmed for the tournament are James Cross, national defending champion, Ricardo Melo Gouveia, current No. 1 of the European Challenge Tour circuit, and well-known public figures of the Portuguese.

The three teams that go up to the podium receive trophies Vista Alegre/Atlantis, while participants who win the ball closer to the General Amateur flag, the “drive” longer (category men) and “drive” longer (women category) will be awarded dishes of famous pottery of Porches. “The mild climate that allows prolong the golf season for several months, along with the stunning scenery in which the fields are inserted, have brought to the Algarve increasingly practitioners of the sport year after year. In addition, the quality of the golf courses in the region is recognized worldwide. Fruit of this recognition were the awards – seven national and five environmental certifications – the Algarve received in 2014, making it the main Portugal golf destination, “notes Desiderio Silva, president of the Algarve Tourism Board.

Source: oje.pt

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António Sobrinho Wins Optilink PGA Open

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Tee Times Portugal Golf – António Sobrinho Wins Optilink PGA Open

Tee Times Portugal Golf – António Sobrinho Wins Optilink PGA Open at Palmares, Lagos, Portugal.

António Sobrinho proved that at age 44, completed last March, can still tap his foot to the best and won the Optilink PGA Open, the second tournament of the PGA Tour Portugal 2015.

The tournament of 6000 euros in prize money was held in Alvor and Lagos routes of Onyria Palmares Beach & Golf Resort in Lagos, Algarve.

The best Portuguese players were present, except for the injured Ricardo Santos and two residents abroad: Filipe Lima (France) and António Rosado (South Africa).

António Sobrinho, with the record of 11 titles of national champion, the last of which in 2008, totaled 139 strokes, 5 under par, with rounds of 74 and 65, and prevented the best ranked Portuguese in the world ranking, Ricardo Melo Gouveia, to add your 2nd consecutive trophy at the PGA Tour Portugal.

13 years ago, when António Sobrinho lived a memorable 2002 season in which he won almost all titles (failed only one) of the PGA Tour Portugal would not have been news his triumph in Palmares.

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Tee Times Portugal Golf – Palmares Golf Course – Lagos, Portugal

But at age 44, to be able to overcome opponents who are stars of the Challenge Tour, as Melo Gouveia and Figueiredo, both only 23 years old, and recognized national golf values, much younger, as Gonçalo Pinto, Hugo Santos, Miguel Gaspar and members of the amateur national team FPG, is not for everyone.

For many years nicknamed “The Portuguese Tiger Woods”, is the case to say that should change nickname for “The Portuguese Miguel Angel Jiménez”, alluding to the Spanish who, at 50, continues to be the best in the European Tour. The triumph in Onyria Palmares broke a double fast of three years of “left overs”.

His last title dated February 2012, a tournament played at Pestana Golf Resort’s Vale da Pinta, Carvoeiro, which included the Algarve Winter Tour, the international precursor circuit current Algarve Pro Golf Tour.

The next tournament on the PGA Tour Portugal 2015 will be the Liberty Seguros PGA Open, on 4th and 5th of June, also on the Palmares golf course.

Source: pgaportugal.pt

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