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20th International Jazz Festival Loulé

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Tee Times Portugal Holidays - 20th International Jazz Festival - Loulé, Algarve, Portugal

Tee Times Algarve Holidays – 20th International Jazz Festival – Loulé, Algarve, Portugal

Tee Times Algarve Holidays – 20th International Jazz Festival – Loulé, Algarve, Portugal – 1st – 3rd August 2014 – From 9:30pm, 1st August 2014

This international Jazz Festival, staged in the magnificent surrounds of the Alcaidaria Castle, offers lovers of Jazz holidaying on the Algarve the chance to soak up 3 nights of music. The eclectic line-up of international artists will be between them playing a fusion of classic Jazz, new-age Jazz, Funk and the Blues. This line-up includes Drummer Sonia ‘Little B’ Cabrita, Electronic Bassist Lee Cicero and Singer Genevieve Sparks with Guitarist John Cane. Summer-nights of live jazz, in a magical setting on the Algarve, would be a perfect addition to a holiday in Portugal. For information and tickets: (+351) 289 415 860 or (+351) 936 988 766.

For golfers on the Algarve, Chez Carlos Golf Society offers the chance to meet up with golfing-friends several times a month, for friendly and competitive games, along with the opportunity for discounted green-fees for society members. This very friendly golf-society also meet up regularly at the Chez Carlos bar and Restaurant, in Vilamoura.

For further information: http://www.algarve-golfsociety.com
Tee Times Golf Agency Golf Agency offers support and recommendations for golfers playing in Portugal and Spain. Golf courses on the Algarve recommended include Oceanico’s, Vale do Lobo’s, Quinta do Lago’s and more.

For those attending the International Jazz festival Loulé that will be wishing for the nights to go on, there will also be a post main-event party. This party will be held in the Poeta Caffé & Lounge Bar, on both Friday and Saturday of this festival, with DJ Yacobian keeping the night of Jazz going.

For the booking of holiday accommodation, in both Portugal and Spain, Tee Times Tour Agency offers both advice and recommendations. For holiday accommodation on the Algarve, these recommendations include Dom Pedro Marina Vilamoura, Tivoli Marina Vilamoura, Dona Filipa Hotel, Hotel Conrad Algarve, Encosta do lago and many more.

By Richard FM Conlon

Tee Times Portugal Holidays: Pirates and Corsairs Festival

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Tee Times Portugal Holidays - Pirates and Corsairs Festival - Albufeira Marina

Tee Times Portugal Holidays – Pirates and Corsairs Festival – Albufeira Marina

Tee Times Portugal Holidays: Pirates and Corsairs Festival, Albufeira Marina, Albufeira, Algarve – Portugal, 11th – 13th July 2014

This festival, which is being held in the Albufeira Marina, will over 2 fun-filled and exciting days be exploring the lives of Pirates, Corsairs, and Sailors in the year 1644. Offering an insight and entertainment for the whole family, while demonstrating the history of the Algarve, the Sea and Navigation through Choreographed Re-enactments, Shows, Fairs, displays of Historical Skills and demonstrations of Medieval Weapons. Bringing alive the Algarve of the 17th Century. This event will be professionally managed, offering the reassurance of a safe and enjoyable festival.

The Algarve offers many ideal locations for a holiday, among this fine selection is Albufeira. Centrally located on the coast, this town is a very popular holiday destination in Portugal. For beach-lovers there are many choices, in and around this thriving holiday resort. Thrill-seekers might enjoy the Parasailing and Jet Skiing on offer. The old town of Albufeira offers a labyrinth of cobbled streets, lined with shops, restaurants and bars that lead onto the main square, Largo Duarte Pacheco, where street-entertainers regularly entertain the crowds. For lovers of the nightlife there is the area know as ‘The Strip’, near the Oura beach, offering an endless selection of bars and nightclubs.

Tee Times Tour Operator offers a great selection of holiday accommodation on the central Algarve. This includes Grande Hotel at Salgados, Real Bellavista Hotel & Spa, Vila das Lagoas and more.

The wide-range of exciting golf courses on the Algarve, accessible from Albufeira, include Balaia Par 3, Salgados, Oceanico Golf Courses and many more.

With Albufeira offering so many things to do and places to go, it is easy to understand why this very popular holiday destination is known as the tourist capital of the Algarve.

By Richard FM Conlon

Tee Times Portugal Holidays: Family-friendly Vilamoura

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Vilamoura Marina

Tee Times Portugal Holidays – Marina – Vilamoura, Algarve – Portugal

Tee Times Portugal Holidays: Family-friendly Vilamoura – Activities, Sightseeing and Sports – Vilamoura, Algarve – Portugal

Vilamoura offers for many, at only 30 minutes from Faro airport, everything that is required for a fulfilling family holiday in Portugal.

There are 2 beaches, Praia de Vilamoura is east of the Marina and Praia da Rocha Baixinha is to the west of the Marina. Both beaches offer facilities for a relaxing time.

Tee Times Portugal Holidays - Vilamoura Beach - Vilamoura, Algarve - Portugal

Tee Times Portugal Holidays – Vilamoura Beach – Vilamoura, Algarve – Portugal

The Fun-Train, regularly following a set route of Vilamoura, is a great way for the whole family to get around and see the area. Amongst other sites, the train stops at the Family Golf Park – Super Mini-Golf. This exciting facility offers 2 fun-packed 18-hole mini golf courses, a café with a children’s menu and a children’s games room. Plus, lockers for private belongings.

If there is the desire to go further afield, the following might be of interest: Aquashow & Park Hotel, Quarteira (near Vilamoura); Slide and Splash – water slide park, Lagoa; Zoo Marine, Albufeira; ‘FollowMe! Tours’ – offering many coach trips, all over the Algarve and beyond. Boat-trips with ‘Algarve Seafaris’ – Grotto tours, Glass-bottom boats, Fishing and Cruises.

Tickets for all the above listed visitor attractions, and many more things to do, can be bought from either of the Tee Times T. O. offices in Vilamoura. For contact details & a map to both of the offices, please see https://www.teetimes.pt.

The choice of golf courses in the area is excellent. These include Oceanico group, Vila Sol, Quinta do Lago and Vale do Lobo.
Other facilities in Vilamoura include: A bike-hire scheme, which is operated by ‘Inframoura’. A lot of hotels offer access to this service, or similar.

The Vilamoura Tennis Club and Academy, offers multiple sports’ facilities for both adults and children, and a restaurant.

Cerro da Vila archaeological site (Roman ruins), near the north-end of the Marina. This open-air site displays remains of several types of Roman buildings. Along with artefacts from over 8 centuries, on display in the visitor centre.

For those wishing to stay in or around Vilamoura, Tee Times T. O. recommends Dom Pedro Marina Hotel, Crowne Plaza and Tivoli Marina Hotel and many more.

By Richard FM Conlon