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In Vilamoura, prepare to soak up the elegant character of the Algarve’s most fashionable resort. Vilamoura Marina is a bustling area, with shops, bars, water-sports and boat trip outlets, everything from deep sea fishing trips, fishing, parasailing, sailing, water-skiing, scuba diving and jet skiing.
The Vilamoura Marina offers you the most sophisticated modern facilities where you can organize a very successful sailing training camp.
Location
Vilamoura is in the municipality of Loulé in the centre of the Algarve. Its boundaries lie within the parish of Quarteira. Vilamoura is a purpose built resort and Marina which was started from scratch by a wealthy banker from Lisbon. The resort was begun in 1974 and is still expanding outwards from the marine centre. The resort is located 14.3 miles west along the coast from Faro and is 266 kilometres from Lisbon. The nearest airport is at Faro a 20 minutes transfer time. Covering some 20 km? of land, it is one of Europe’s largest tourist beach resorts.
Sailing Facilities
The impressive Marina was built in the 1970's and has a capacity for up to 1,200 boats and is the focal point for the resorts upmarket activity. At the far corner of the marina, it is possible to charter boats for big game fishing. There are also facilities for jet skiing and parascending.
Accommodation
The marina is surrounded by large Hotels and Luxury holiday homes as well as a large casino and numerous restaurants and vibrant bars Vilamoura hotels also have a fantastic choice of leisure activities on their doorstep, with a wide range of nightlife including an outstanding casino. There is quite a lot of accommodation in Vilamoura and it is a great place to find quality hotels. The flat, well-planned nature of the resort and the superb amenities make Vilamoura hotels a popular choice for all visitors to the Algarve throughout the year. There are a large selection of 3*, 4* and 5* hotels in the area to suit the budget and requirements of all sailors.
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