Vilamoura has grown to become the biggest and among the most beautiful resorts in Europe. With two long stretches of sand flanking an attractive marina, excellent shopping and an intoxicating blend of bars and restaurants at every street corner nightlife is unusually lively in this resort with a casino where you can drink dine dance-and of course you can try your luck on the gambling tables. Life at the marina is more leisurely with pretty cafes, elegant boutiques and a fabulous array of boats and yachts to admire. Watersports, tennis and horse-riding enthusiasts will all meet their match, and golfers are spoiled for choice with two excellent 18-hole courses and one 27-hole course.

The sport of choice in Vilamoura is golf with three exclusive golf courses set amidst the pine woods. Also on offer are: tennis courts, clay pigeon shooting, a horse riding centre, bicycles for hire and a multitude of watersports.