Algarve Events – February

The 45th Tour of the Algarve by Bicycle. Algarve Events - February

Algarve Events – February

Algarve Events: The February edition of Guia Algarve is covered with cycling, ballet, and Algarvia’s juicy orange. Guia Algarve is a publication which suggests more than 100 events covering February; the shortest month of the year in the region.

The guide of the Tourism Region of Algarve stated: “Among the music, theater, exhibitions sports fair and dance and suggestions of the program; 365 Algarve, any cultural excuse is good to go from door to door, among the friends or even alone.”

The 45th Tour of the Algarve by bicycle” is the most prominent item, from 20th to 24th of February, which fills the roads with the winners of the 2018 world, European, and Portuguese rankings tournaments.

On Saturday, 2nd Feb. The Ballet Carmen will be staged on Teatro das Figuras in Faro. Carmen’s music is composed by Georges Bizet and Español de Murcia will interpret it. This story describes the relationship between a sergeant Don Jose and a Gypsy Carmen.
Faro nearby golf courses: Quinta do Lago North, South & Laranjal

Orange Capital, Silves, makes the Algarve’s protagonist. It will be the 3rd municipality exhibition. It will last between 15 to 17 February on the famous points of the city. Along with musical entertainment by Cuca Rosetta (15th Feb. at 21:30), António Zambujo (16th Feb. at 21:30) and Fole’Percussion (17th Feb. at 16:30), there will be exhibitions from people from different fields like citriculture, agriculture, confectionery, gastronomy, and handicrafts.
Silves nearby golf courses: Silves

Cuca Roseta

Cuca Rosetta

The month starts with ”Confessions Tour” by singer Aurea, On 1st of Feb, at 9:30 pm, in the municipal auditorium of Lagoa.
Lagoa nearby golf courses: Gramacho, Vale da Pinta.

Kátia Guerreiro, a fado singer will also perform live on her new album named ”Semper” on Saturday, 2nd Feb, at the Cultural Center of Lagos, at 9:30 pm.
Lagos nearby golf courses: Palmares, Penina Championship, Morgado, Alamos.

The month follows with other records, in other tones, for different musical tastes. First of all, with the performance of Daniel Kemish at the Lethes Theater in Faro (2nd Feb, 9:30 p.m.), with the V International Festival of Baroque Music in Faro, from 2 to 23 February in various places of the county (beginning at 21: 30), with the Chinese opera “The Generals of the Yang Family”, will be performed on 11th of Feb. at 9:30 pm, at the Arade Congress Center (Lagoa), with the 18th Al-Mutamid Music Festival, 8-23 Silves, Loulé, Lagos, Albufeira and Olhão, at 21:30.

On the stage of the performance, drama ”Waning Room” brings together seven characters united by a common stalemate: the desire for change without however changing for fear of the new. Will be held at - Teatro Municipal de Portimão on Saturday, 2 at 9:30 p.m.
Hotels in Portimão: Tivoli Marina Portimão, Penina Hotel Golf & Resort, Pestana Alvor Atlântico.

Among the 15 exhibitions, attention turned to ”Symbolus” by Sofia Baptista, in the municipal gallery João Bailote, in Albufeira, in which the artist traverses the symbols of values and personal origins through painting.
Hotels in Albufeira: Real Bellavista Hotel & Spa, NAU Salgados Palace Hotel, Muthu Oura Praia.
Golf Courses nerby Albufeira: Salgados, Pine Cliffs

Symbolus by Sofia Baptista

“Symbolus” by Sofia Baptista

On the other hand, from February 9 to 17, the Chocolate Week takes place in the Municipal Market of Loulé, to sweeten the gourmand visitors of the Algarve.
Hotels nearby Loulé, in Vilamoura: Dom Pedro Vilamoura, Tivoli Marina Vilamoura, Vila Galé Ampalius, Crowne Plaza Vilamoura, Hilton Vilamoura Hotel.
Golf Courses nerby: Pinhal, Laguna, Millennium, Victoria, Old Course, Vila Sol.

And for lovers of outdoor activities, the «Guia Algarve» highlights the Biennial of Nature Tourism, from 22nd to 24th February, in the Multipurpose Hall of Aljezur, with the motto of sustainable tourism.

Time for the unique experiences of the cultural program «365 Algarve», with several premieres to mention. On the first day of the month, the DeVIR Meetings begin, with the international collective exhibition «Le Dessin de Presse dans Tous ses États (Part 1)», in the former Town Hall of Lagos.

On the 5th of February, at 9:30 pm, Cine-Teatro Louletano “Elastic” will open a crossroads of theater and music from a collection of poems by Algarvian authors that mix with the text of Sarah Lemmonnier and João de Brito.

And, the signature of 365 Algarve, the International Piano Festival of the Algarve will take Antonio Rosado to play “West Side Story” (9th Feb. at 9:30 pm) and Pedro Burmester to revisit the Fantasia Choral Fantasia for piano, choir and Beethoven’s Orchestra (16th Feb. at 9:30 pm, at the Teatro das Figuras in Faro).

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IAGTO Costa Calida Murcia Tournament Pre Fam Tour. I was excited to take part in the IAGTO Costa Blanca Trophy this month, which took place in Murcia, Spain.

With 22 golf courses in a 50 km radius, Murcia attracts more and more golfers from all over Europe, mainly because of their high quality golf courses, great climate and gastronomy.

Our team arrived on 18th May to the hotel NH Cartagena for a two nights stay. The hotel is well located, close to the port, a typical modern city hotel. Cartagena is lively and vibrant city. We had a guided visit to the museum and ampitheatre, afterwards we dined at a charming restaurant, La Catedral. A lovely start to our Murcia visit.

Our first round of golf was played at Roda Golf Course. Roda proved to be a great golf course with some gentle slopes, large, fast greens, bunkers and lots of rivines, some of which are hidden from the tees. Being an open golf course the wind played a part on some holes, making for a challenging game. There are more water hazards on the back 9. Two large lakes influenced the play on 5 holes. The driving range is excellent, covered and floodlit with putting área and a small chipping área.

We played our 2nd round the next morning at Hacienda Del Alamo. The golf course has brilliant practice facilities, large áreas for putting and chipping with an academy. This golf course is also very open, quite long and flat. There are large greens protected by water or bunkers, some slightly elevated with undulated fairways. Carefully placed palm trees add to the beauty of several holes. The signiture holes could be either the 8th, par 3, 190m over a lake or the 9th, stroke 1, par 5. Hacienda Del Alamo has all the qualities of a championship golf course.

Hacienda Del Alamo. Tenerife Golf set to erupt with Azalea

Hacienda Del Alamo

After our game we visited the resorts new luxury hotel, due to open summer 2018.

Later the same day we headed off to El Valle golf course, part of the GNK golf tour group. El Valle is a truly fantastic golf course. In my opinon it is one of the top golf courses in the Murcia region. It is a Jack Nicklaus designed golf course. El Valle has an amazing layout, it has a desert feel due to the sand and vegetation, much like a links golf course. There are 2 lakes on the golf course affecting 4 holes on the back 9. The 17th green is protected by a lake and the 18th is played over the lake. There are some gentle slopes and undulating fairways. The golf course has some natural valleys and you feel as though there is privacy at each hole.

After the round we headed off to the Intercontinental Mar Menor Hotel where we received a warm welcome. It’s a great 5 star hotel with a marvellous spa. The hotel is perfectly located to play several golf courses in Murcia.

The hotel boasts a superb restaurant with a terrace overlooking the swimming pool and many other dining options within the resort. The hotel is just 2 steps away from Mar Menor golf course.

Our next round was played at La Serena golf course, par 72. We only played 9 holes here, but we had great fun and played well.

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Mar Menor Golf Course

La Serena is also another flat golf course and has excellent driving range facilites. Almost every hole at La Serena is played alongside a lake and the 8th hole is an island green. There are only 2 holes that don’t have a water hazard involved making for a great test of skill. The golf course guide is very useful when playing at La Serena for the first time.

We played our afternoon round at La Manga South golf course and checked into the resorts 5 star Hotel Principe Felipe.

La Manga South is a modern golf course. It is a long golf course, par 73 with large tee boxes, doglegs, large greens and wide fairways. Some wind, trees and well placed bunkers played a part in the outcome of our shots on the day. The pin positions are marked in white, yellow and red. The best hole in my opinion was the 4th, stroke 6, par 5 with a lake before the green. Overall it was a challenging golf course with good practice facilities, a great example of a championship golf course.

The Hotel Principe Felipe served excellent food and provided wonderful rooms which overlooked the North Course. There is an amazing swimming pool and in general just a relaxing ambiance.

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Hotel Principe Felipe

On the following day La Manga hosted the Costa Calida Trophy Team Competition. It was played at both La Manga West and North Golf courses. The West golf course proved to be totally different to the North and South Courses, it has an old parkland golf course design. It is well intergrated into the land. Although it is par 72 and shorter than the South Course, it is compensated by doglegs and trees. On the West golf course you really have to think about each shot as the fairway can disappear, you have to land your tee shot or it’s gone, ending in disaster. It is a very technical golf course and has one of the best finishing holes, the 18th has a great elevated tee. We were proud to take 2nd place in the competition.

We spent the next day meeting with suppliers in the golf and hotel industry, a great opportunity to make new business contacts to all relevant hotels and golf courses throughout Spain.

Our team played Mar Menor golf course the next day. It is conveniently located on the doorstep of the Mar Menor Intercontinental Hotel. Mar Menor golf course is also part of the GNK Golf Tour group. Another Jack Nicklaus designed golf course. Originally it was a 9 hole course, then a further 9 were added to make it 18 holes. You can see a difference between the original 9 and the new 9 where the houses are futher away from the golf course. There are some houses on the original 9 holes which are very close to the golf course with a few nets around them for protection.

Our next stop was La Torre Golf course, par 68. Also a very nice Gnk Golf Tour Course. This golf course has a lot of water hazards to be aware of. It consists os 6 par 3’s, 10 par 4’s and 2 par 5’s. La Torre is an interesting golf course, not very long but the wind, well placed bunkers and water hazards made it very challenging.

La Torre Golf Course. Tenerife Golf set to erupt with Azalea

La Torre Golf Course

After the game we checked in to the Hotel La Torre. We received a lovely welcome. The hotel overlooks the golf course and is surrounded by a large lake. It’s a modern hotel with lovely spa and indoor pool, good entertainment and friendly staff. There is also a large area for conferences. In general, there is a relaxing, peaceful atmosphere, ideal for those seeking a tranquil holiday with easy access to entertainment and various golf courses.

We played our final round the next day at Altorreal Golf Course. The golf course is located in the city, surrounded by apartments. This town golf course is technical and challenging with nice greens. There is a magnificent clubhouse and terrrace overlooking the putting green. Both the 9th and 18th holes finish in front of the clubhouse. In general a great atmosphere.

We spent our final evening at Murcia Ricon de Pepe. It’s located in the centre of Murcia, a historic town, very dynamic and busy with lots of shops and restaurants and squares where you can sit and enjoy a drink and absorb the spirit of Andalusia.