Considered to be one of the world's leading golf events, the Masters is to hold its first ever edition in Portugal from October 18-21 and an attractive €3m prize money is on offer.

The course at the Victoria Golf Club was designed by Arnold Palmer and alternates well-positioned bunkers with lakes and waterfalls, and offers a continuous challenge for players.

With a guaranteed presence in the PGA’s European Circuit until 2009, the Portugal Masters is sure to consolidate Portugal’s position as Europe’s finest golf destination. The mild, year-round climate of the Algarve means golfers are attracted to the region 12 months a year. This is why so many people choose to buy properties on our near golf courses, to reap maximum rental returns.

Turismo de Portugal, the Portuguese Tourist Board, has offered significant financial support for this tournament and is hoped to be rewarded with the increase in tourists this event will attract.

The Portugal Masters is guaranteed international television exposure with worldwide TV agreements, and all four days of the tournament will be shown live in all the major golf destinations across the globe.

For more details please visit www.oceanicogolf.com  

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Considered to be one of the world's leading golf events, the Masters is to hold its first ever edition in Portugal from October 18-21 and an attractive €3m prize money is on offer.

The course at the Victoria Golf Club was designed by Arnold Palmer and alternates well-positioned bunkers with lakes and waterfalls, and offers a continuous challenge for players.

With a guaranteed presence in the PGA’s European Circuit until 2009, the Portugal Masters is sure to consolidate Portugal’s position as Europe’s finest golf destination. The mild, year-round climate of the Algarve means golfers are attracted to the region 12 months a year. This is why so many people choose to buy properties on our near golf courses, to reap maximum rental returns.

Turismo de Portugal, the Portuguese Tourist Board, has offered significant financial support for this tournament and is hoped to be rewarded with the increase in tourists this event will attract.

The Portugal Masters is guaranteed international television exposure with worldwide TV agreements, and all four days of the tournament will be shown live in all the major golf destinations across the globe.

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And he has predicted that this growth will accelerate in the future as the area reaps the benefits of Beja airport becoming operational in 2008.

'We view the hotspot as the Silver Coast … where properties are normally half the price of the central Algarve and they've got good quality and potential,' he affirmed.

The Royal Óbidos Spa & Golf Resort from Oceânico Developments on the Silver Coast was recently recognised as a project of national interest by the Portuguese Investment Agency, appointed by the Government.

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Crowne Plaza Estepona
Guests at the five-star Crowne Plaza Estepona resort, Spain, in August, will receive 20 per cent discount on deluxe rooms, making a three-night stay available from only £441 per person, a saving of £54 per head.
Prices based on two people sharing a deluxe room on a bed-and-breakfast basis and include return flights and private airport transfers.
For further information call 0870 870 7416 or visit www.classicresorts.co.uk.

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The agency awards developments for their environmental excellence and successful projects should positively affect the community through economy, employment and other innovative programmes.

The new resort – due to be launched later this year - is located near the town of Óbidos on Portugal’s beautiful Silver Coast and has received the award for the environmentally friendly approach being adopted by Oceânico, along with the €160m investment being made into the locality.

The Royal Óbidos Spa & Golf Resort will feature luxury apartments and villas, plus a championship golf course designed by Severiano Ballesteros, and it is only 45 minutes north of Lisbon.

Property owners and visitors to Royal Óbidos will enjoy spectacular views of the golf course with the Atlantic Ocean and some truly wonderful sunsets-in the background.

The resort will include a five-star condominium hotel and spa with one-bed and two-bed apartments. It will also include private condominiums with their own pools, in a mixture of two bedroom and three bedroom apartments, plus four and five bedroom villas.

It will feature a spa, gymnasium, sauna and Turkish baths plus a Zen relaxation garden with a meditation lake. There will also be a children's playground and games' area, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, conference rooms, shops, restaurants and bars.

To add to the resort's green element there will be cycle paths running around the outskirts of the development to try and discourage people from using their cars as much as possible.

Portugal’s Silver Coast is becoming increasingly popular with British property investors, providing the attractions of Portugal, but at prices approx 20-25 percent less than The Algarve. The new A8 motorway has also cut journey times from Lisbon to this region in half, making it accessible from Portugal’s capital in around one hour.

For more information on the development visit www.oceanicodevelopments.com

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The agency awards developments for their environmental excellence and successful projects should positively affect the community through economy, employment and other innovative programmes.

The new resort – due to be launched later this year - is located near the town of Óbidos on Portugal’s beautiful Silver Coast and has received the award for the environmentally friendly approach being adopted by Oceânico, along with the €160m investment being made into the locality.

The Royal Óbidos Spa & Golf Resort will feature luxury apartments and villas, plus a championship golf course designed by Severiano Ballesteros, and it is only 45 minutes north of Lisbon.

Property owners and visitors to Royal Óbidos will enjoy spectacular views of the golf course with the Atlantic Ocean and some truly wonderful sunsets-in the background.

The resort will include a five-star condominium hotel and spa with one-bed and two-bed apartments. It will also include private condominiums with their own pools, in a mixture of two bedroom and three bedroom apartments, plus four and five bedroom villas.

It will feature a spa, gymnasium, sauna and Turkish baths plus a Zen relaxation garden with a meditation lake. There will also be a children's playground and games' area, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, conference rooms, shops, restaurants and bars.

To add to the resort's green element there will be cycle paths running around the outskirts of the development to try and discourage people from using their cars as much as possible.

Portugal’s Silver Coast is becoming increasingly popular with British property investors, providing the attractions of Portugal, but at prices approx 20-25 percent less than The Algarve. The new A8 motorway has also cut journey times from Lisbon to this region in half, making it accessible from Portugal’s capital in around one hour.

For more information on the development visit www.oceanicodevelopments.com

http://www.homesworldwide.co.uk/europe/portugal/news/articles/silver_coast_resort_recognised_as_eco-friendly?news_id=0045376